Re: RAT Re: [bigcheap] THIS WEEKEND

["Christopher DeWan" <skippyd1@hotmail.com>]

>I'm not in New York or DC, I'm in Philadelphia- but I feel
>a need to mourn and to think,and to keep MSNBC on 34 hours a day


My producer and I have been discussing this for most of the day  --
especially owing to some of the content of our show -- grief, loss, body
count, etc.

Ultimately, we're going ahead with our shows, mostly because we both agreed
that it's important, at times like this, to bring people together.  I got
into theatre because I believe that the experiences that get shared between
the people in little dark 99-seat rooms are more valuable than the ones that
happen at home alone, or in front of the TV.

We're also planning to donate the box office of our Thursday show to the Red
Cross.  Maybe this is just a token to ease the guilt we feel, for any
implied disrespect.  But we're artists, and we agreed it's more
disrespectful to stop.

(I'm also attaching the message that the producer sent to our company.)


On 9/12/01 12:37 PM, "Joe Foster" <joe@rbicom.com> wrote:

>Dear Ensemble-
>
>I have decided not to cancel this weekends performances of
>Clyt At Home. David Conner having PSC last night was a boost
>to me personally - even though I was unable to attend. It
>reminded me - once again- that we must bring our community
>together any way we can and offer up our art, community,
>dialogue and strength- most of all out of respect for those
>who are dead or missing. We must carry on. Today, just being
>in the same room with people over the last few hours has
>given me a sense of humanity again. Looking at my co-workers
>and feeling a connection - a true connection to everything
>around me. We are all one.  We must through our work heal
>the whole body that we are a part of.... This play is about
>grief and
>sacrifice and never has our community been so immersed in
>these feelings. I commit to this healing through all I know-
>which is my work and love. And I  pray that through these
>actions we all can gain strength.
>
>It will be difficult. The play will move our audience in a
>way that it has not before. The subject matter, the words,
>the songs...The show will resonate with our actors in a way
>that it has never done so. We must be strong and stick to
>the work. Stay true to our task. It is a brave one. Of
>course, I welcome the cast and ensemble's thoughts regarding
>not canceling the show.
>
>I love you all and please let me know your thoughts. I
>toiled with all of this alone for a day and feel so much
>better now that I have shared my thoughts and love.
>
>Joe

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