March
2008
My first Interview and Macbeth0
Tuesday, I traveled to Brooklyn by myself for my first interview with Amy Graves. Amy was a professional actor since she was young and now has established and owns her own children’s theatre in Brooklyn.
The journey to Brooklyn was rather insane actually. A guy flashed a young woman on the train and then a homeless man came up and asked me for food and a hug from a pretty lady (I told him where to go)!
So, I finally met Amy at Connecticut Muffin. It was a lovely coffee shop by Prospect Park. When she walked in I knew there was no worry and I was not nervous at all. We talked about how she got into the business. She actually went to NYU. She talked about the importance of confidence. She tries to instill that into all the children in her theatre company. Her message of confidence really effected me. There are times when I retract and lose focus and sense of what I am doing because I lose confidence in myself. Her message of keeping that confidence definitely helped me.
Amy also discussed the importance of her family. She chose to give up the actor’s life for the moment because her family was more important. She said there is a point where one needs to get there priorities in order. I think that made a lot of sense. She said when her daughter is a bit older she might go out and audition again- but for now the theatre was what she was focused on.
The class also went to see Patrick Stewart in Macbeth at the BAM. I did not like it. It effected me and it did its job- but it was too loud , I was too high up, and I did not like being frightened the whole time. The acting was wonderful, and the new and revolutionized concept was also amazing- but I did not like the blood, the noises, and the horrific scenes. I certainly apprecreiated the art and was grateful to the actors- but it was just not my cup of tea.
