I want to do this.

tonight, our shakespeare class went and saw "The Winter's Tale" with theatredelicatessen. It's a group of graduates who, instead of waiting for fate/luck/the biz/whatever to come knocking on their door, formed their own company, fond a venue, and started performing. it was in the back of an old office building. no curtains, minimal lights, boxes to sit on. bricks hanging in places.

Honestly it was one of the coolest things ive ever seen. IT was really cramped during the 1st half, and since we were so close to the "stage" (the playing area, really" the actors really got in touch with us. Direct contact with the audience, looking at us and delivering asides and monologues to us. And, when time comes out and says "let me transport you", the walls behind us moved, and opened up into this paying area with flowers and brght colors and open places. it was very cool. Then some actors come over to set more stuff up, and ask us to move, so we moved to sitting in the round around the playing space. the opening of the second act, the actors come out, and start dancing, and pulling everyone up onto the stage. bascially we got to be a part of the show, a part of the party by dancing and having a good time. everyone from the class got up there I think. except maybe jean. and then they kept interacting with us. and because it's a new company and poor company ,im assuming, it was a ton of double casting, but it looked really fun. (double casting? double roles, i think is what im looking for). anyway, then tey all got on the "ship" and gurried all of us who were sitting in the round to go back to the benches, and they pulled this sheet over our heads. very, very cool.

It's like, this is what theatre is. these found spaces.

also, 3 other people in the group do improv. and we want to do improv here together, me rollie, emily dermann and sara. yes please,