"That thought never ocurred to me..."

This shall be my short weekend blog entry and I shall name it short blog entry.

How lucky am I to see Hedda Gabler on Broadway. We performed scenes from the Ibsen great for Characterization in Realism (though I can say for myself that I did not do it justice). Mary Louise Parker played Hedda and it was a real treat to watch her work her stone cold demonic magic on stage. I patiently waited for the scene I performed and when it happened I had a "god! why didn't I think of that?!" moment. I mean that's why she's on Broadway and I am not/will not ever be, but it was still neato to see how committed an actor can be.

I noted the ease in which she graced the stage; her seemingly small character choices went unnoticed until the post-play discussion at a burger joint:

"Did you see her walk?"
"Her hands were so expressive."
"That was weird when lovborg stuck his hand up her dress." (yikes)

I think it's very telling about an actress when you can barely pinpoint the extent to which she transformed herself in order to "become" someone else. She made it look so easy. And although she might have been a more modern "hipper Hedda," all of her, from the tips of her fingers grazing the backs of chairs to the chilling conviction in her step, was Hedda Gabler.

I have more to say about this play, especially about the other characters, but right now I am being eye stabbed so I will go.

-Katie