Yes, my life is crazy. Yes, I don't feel like a normal college student. And YES, New York theatre is amazing.
I just saw a great off-Broadway musical called Next to Normal. I cried a lot during the show and was not the only one. Great performances, great music, and great, albeit ponderous, message. It's shows like Next to Normal that inspire me to be an actor... to tell stories through music and expression that really move people.
Sometimes I wonder if I just think too much... and maybe that I need to separate my analytical mind that exists everyday from my actor's mind. I think it inhibits me. I think I start to see the characters I play from the third person to the point where I analyze them like I analyze Milton. I know its needed... but I think it might be excessive to the point where I can't allow myself to fully engage and let go as an actor.
Well, I guess that's what training is for.
And sometimes it really sucks to feel lonely and not a part of social normalcy, especially when I've accepted that that is who I am.
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ha, yeah, i think there probably was a greater message. It was just hard for me to get past the portrayal of the clueless psychiatrists and the rock-concert ECT sequence. It got me in the end, there was definitely some honesty there...especially the part where the son finally confronted the father. that was solid. i think i'm just too sensitive. ;-) or perhaps that maybe i need to tell my analytical mind to shut up so that i can just enjoy something for once. heh.
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