Nana

The lights were set my costume was straightened and lipstick fresh OPENING NIGHT!  I gave the can-can a new set of rules. Nana is amazing even more amazing are my cast mates and director David Miles. David Miles is giving me a new introspective on acting on interacting with your audience and carrying a story. Not to mention he has directed Laurence Olivier quite a resume if you ask me. In my personal opinion I thought it was nuts that WAAPA was wanting to see this show up and running in just five weeks, and there was a lot of hard work required on all of our parts in this process.

The costumes, set, music, and dancing are amazing. Nana was set in France in the 1800’s but had a very modern day feel language in the text. The costume had a bright design that was painted on silk on each every dress, coat and tails was decorated with this story of art on it. As you walking in the theater you were over taken by blood red silk curtains specifically made for Nana.The chandeliers dangling from the sky took over the stage beautifully. The music believe it or not was created by our cast mostly by the amazing Philippe Klaus also my cast mate. To be honest I feel the mans a genius.

 I feel like a special part of this cast. I was asked to help lead the show warm ups with funky music  (electric slide, cotton eyed Joe, and the Macarena) and group interacting. One of my favorite times of is show is belting this high C during an operetta. I have one line in the play and I’ve got to say as an actress it feels damn good when my line gets a glorious laugh from the audience every night. “Where are the naked Negros? You told me there would be naked Negros”, what can I say you win some and you lose some. Closing the show is going to be bitter sweet but everything must come to an end at some point. Well until then it’s show time!