{"id":291,"date":"2016-02-27T16:32:13","date_gmt":"2016-02-27T20:32:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/denisepence.com\/blog\/?p=291"},"modified":"2016-02-29T18:50:38","modified_gmt":"2016-02-29T22:50:38","slug":"creative-synergy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/denisepence.com\/blog\/theater-life\/creative-synergy\/","title":{"rendered":"Creative Synergy"},"content":{"rendered":"

What we do for love . . . (A Chorus Line<\/em>, music by Marvin Hamlisch, lyrics by Edward Kleban). \u00a0I cry every time I hear that song — and I never even did the show!<\/p>\n

My husband and I lived<\/em> the show (“Al” and “Kristine”). \u00a0We continue, 30+ years later, to live<\/em> for the high that comes when the passionate creativity of artists — writers, directors, actors, scenic designers, lighting designers, visionary producers — come together to create an evening of theater. \u00a0Sprinkle in a receptive audience and everyone experiences magic. \u00a0That happened last night.<\/p>\n

My girlfriend, Joanne Dorian, was a founding member of The Articulate Theatre Company so I’ve gone to see their work for the past few years. \u00a0I never expected much. \u00a0Usually presented in a little hole-in-the-wall theater space in New York that holds less than 100 people. \u00a0Actors are professional, but unpaid (except for a small union stipend). \u00a0But, I like to support my friends, so I’d lay out the $25 in support – and repeatedly found myself completely surprised at the number of jewels buried in this unknown gold mine of talented repertory work.<\/p>\n

So last year, knowing my own career is basically in the dumper – no really enthusiastic agent since my youthful glory days on The Guiding Light<\/em>; grey-haired and considered over-the-hill, I still relish being on stage, immersing myself in a world of fantasy and make-believe. \u00a0What better company to consider working with for free than one whose mission is to celebrate “Myth, Magic and the Mundane.”<\/p>\n

Best decision of my life – except for marriage and my kids.<\/p>\n

Last night Folk City Stories<\/em> opened. \u00a0Tonight we close. \u00a0The lucky few who purchased tickets prior to our selling out, share the magic that this amazing synergy of talent has created; and, I’m riding the high that keeps me addicted to continually seeking the thrill that comes from being connected on stage with an audience.<\/p>\n

As the curtain rose on our evening of 10-minute, original plays inspired from the lyrics of various folk songs, I could hear the audience getting sucked into the world of the 60’s. \u00a0As each little vignette unfolded, the audience was taken on a wild ride. \u00a0By the time my scene hit — we were last on the bill — the audience was right there with us from the moment Joanne’s uptight character, “Bella,” entered to the sound of her daughter’s wedding blaring in the background; and the free-wheeling, slightly inebriated “best friend, Sue,” dances her way into the bickering love story, written by company member, Kelly Zekas, and inspired by Leonard Cohen’s “Suzanne,” lovingly directed by Aimee Todoroff.<\/p>\n

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And you probably missed it.<\/p>\n

And tonight we close. \u00a0And we’re sold out — so if you didn’t get a ticket early on, you can’t share the magic.<\/p>\n

Ahhhh, therein lies the rub.<\/p>\n

\"OpeningSet\"<\/a>Oh yeah, I also directed a scene, Babe I Hate To Go<\/em>, written by guest writer, Rhea McCallum, featuring Jennifer Wilson McGuire, Adam Perabo and Stark Wilz, inspired by John Denver’s “Leaving on a Jet Plane.” \u00a0Complete celebration for cherishing those moments and people in your life.<\/p>\n

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What we do for love . . . (A Chorus Line, music by Marvin Hamlisch, lyrics by Edward Kleban). \u00a0I cry every time I hear that song — and I never even did the show! My husband and I lived the show (“Al” and “Kristine”). \u00a0We continue, 30+ years later, to live for the high that comes when the passionate creativity of artists — writers, directors, actors, scenic designers, lighting designers, visionary producers — come together to create an evening of theater. \u00a0Sprinkle in a receptive audience and everyone experiences magic. \u00a0That happened last night. My girlfriend, Joanne Dorian, was \u2026<\/p>\n

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