Theatre

I've been doing a lot of quotes lately, and not really writing. It's been quite busy.

I actually got a job which would qualify as my dream job, outside of acting. I got to do public relations and marketing for a theatre company. I'm greatly grateful that I had this opportunity to be a part of something I believe in. That I got to contribute to thousands of people enjoying Shakespeare, for free, in a park.

Theatre should be more accessible. It’s not normal that people have to pay more money to go see Shakespeare in a small theatre, produced by a small independent production, than it is for them to go see a crappy blockbuster at ScotiaBank Theatre. A blockbuster that cost millions of dollars to make and which will make millions of dollars back. Theatre companies are not ripping off the public, trust me, I know. They are barely making money, when they do make money at all. But this is the world we live in; a crazy, crazy world, where crappy, drowned entertainment is cheaper than live and exciting performances. Where a trio at MacDonalds is cheaper than broccoli. No wonder the arts are dying.

I wish theatre was like the movies. You could just go to one place and look around at the posters, and pick the representation you wish to see that fits your schedule. “Yeah, let’s go see Hamlet at 7h30 since we clearly missed All My Sons at 7h05”. Then people would walk into these rooms and be witness to live and amazing theatre instead of mass produced, overly glossed, cheap entertainment. Now, don’t get me wrong. I love movies. But I don’t understand why it’s such a standard to go see a movie, and not to go see a play. They are both extraordinary medium, and they both deserve an audience.

Closer

Closer, by Patrick Marber, is my favourite play. It was also adapted for the big screen in 2004 and it became one of my favourite movie. One of my dream still remains to play Alice in a production of Closer. And I will one day, you'll see.

I love this play because it is the best and most accurate representation of love and sex and how completly confusing it can be. How love can be completly overly romanticized when really it comes down to hormones and timing. We can love many, but it all depends on who we CHOOSE to love and how. There's no such thing as a soul mate. But when you are in love, it's impossible to imagine ever being in love with anyone else.

Here's some of my favourite quotes:

Dan: What do you want ?
Alice: To be loved.
Dan: That simple ?
Alice: It's a big want

Larry:You women don't understand the territory, because you are the territory

Alice: Do you still fancy me?
Dan: Of course
Alice: You're lying. I've been you!

Alice: It's the only way to leave; I don't love you anymore, Goodbye
Dan: Supposing you do still love them?
Alice: You don't leave

Marley & Me

A dog has no use for fancy cars, big homes, or designer clothes. A water log stick will do just fine. A dog doesn't care if your rich or poor, clever or dull, smart or dumb. Give him your heart and he'll give you his. How many people can you say that about? How many people can make you feel rare and pure and special? How many people can make you feel extraordinary?

I watched Marley & Me because I was in the mood for an easy romantic comedy. But I actually enjoyed it much more than I expected. There may have been tears...Yes, I'm an emotional sap! But still, overall, that movie exceeded my expectations, especially for a Jennifer Anniston movie!

Lancaster, Ontario

I've been gone for a really long time peeps and for this I apologize. During my absence, the leaves turned all kinds of beautiful color and the temperature dropped significantly! But I was gone for a good reason, living out one of my dreams; being the lead in a horror movie. I spent a month living in a trailer, showering in quarters operated public showers and peeing in the woods. I am banged up all over from doing stunts and running through the woods in high heels and barely any clothing. And yet, I had the time of my life! I met amazing people and laughed everyday. I discovered so much about myself as a person and as an actress.

I would do it all over again even if someone were to warn me about the 28 consecutive days sleeping in a chilly damp trailer in the middle of a creepy trailer park. It was worth all the scratches, bruises, rug burn and runny nose.

I'll post some pics of my adventure soon!

Verdun Library

Today I went to the library. While that sounds very normal, even boring, it was extremely exciting for me. See I can't remember the last time I went to a library that wasn't my university's library, where I looked for research material. No, I went to my community library and took out movies! Movies! At the library, you can take movies out for free and keep them a week. Isn't that fantastic? You can also get recipe book and cook yummy things without spending money on cookbooks and, of course, you can take out books. Which you can read for free. And if you don't like them, you don't feel bad for buying them on a whim and being stuck with them (coughToss of a Lemoncough).

Happy Tuesday

Today, I had a vanilla soy lattee, took a long shower, went to the movies and saw a sweet movie with a good friend (Crazy, Stupid, Love), had an homemade garden burger and took a nap.

It's been a pretty good day my friends! I love the simple pleasures in life.

I find that I appreciate food much more now that I don't eat meat. I have to think about what I will eat and I look foward to it. The fact that I get all my produce from an organic farm helps as well. It feels like everything I put in my mouth is heaven. I just hope to keep feeling this great about food and life.

Blue Valentine

I saw Blue Valentine last week with a friend and I really appreciated the script and the acting. Blue Valentine is about a couple coming together and coming apart; about the beautiful love story between two strangers and the devastating truth that they do not belong anymore many years in the future. As depressing as the movie is, it is so acurate and raw that we cannot refuse its reality. It might not sugar coat and offer a happy ending full of hope, but it does offer a naturalistic look at love, at sex and at marriage. It is not because something is right at a time that it will stay right. People change, people grow apart and, unfortunately, love is lost. Not to mention that Michelle and Ryan act their butts off. The abortion scene will make every girl who watches the movie reconsider taking sexual protection lightly. You've been warned!