Archive for the ‘Voices From Chornobyl’ Category

I Don’t Have an Accent in ASL

Today, it was very difficult to get up. I only had about 4 hours of sleep and it was Sunday and one was supposed to sleep in.
But I had to get up! I’ve been planning this class for  three weeks and nothing was going to keep me from it. If I had been in an [...]

May 17, 2009   Posted in: ASL, Auditions, Bike Ride, Rehearsals, Voices From Chornobyl, studies  No Comments

Interview for Voices From Chornobyl Promo

On Saturday I was interviewed for the project Voices From Chornobyl. I was nervous. I tried to imagine in my head what the interview would be like. What I would look like on the screen once the interview was cut. I pictured my movements, when I would bring my hand up to my face or [...]

January 19, 2009   Posted in: Interview, Voices From Chornobyl  No Comments

I Found Some Interesting Links

I did some search on MySpace. I typed in the search “Chornobyl” and a bunch of stuff came up. A lot of people write about the incident and I also found some people who are personally affected by it.
One couple for example adopted two children from Chornobyl. Find out for yourself by going to MySpace.
I [...]

October 11, 2007   Posted in: Voices From Chornobyl  No Comments

That Chicken Won’t Leave Me Alone

It’s been a week since we performed at the Empty Stage and that chicken song won’t go out of my head.  HEEEELP!  I  wake up with it and I go to bed with the song and thorughout the day it’s constantly, and I mean constantly, in my head.

October 6, 2007   Posted in: Voices From Chornobyl  No Comments

Full House at “Voices From Chornobyl”

I performed last Sunday in VOICES FROM CHORNOBYL and we had a full house. It was incredible!
My hubby and I had a few cyclists join us on our ride to the theatre and as promised, all cyclists got $5 off their tickets . We were three riders going over to the west side, [...]

October 5, 2007   Posted in: Performances, Voices From Chornobyl  No Comments

Less Than One Day Left

Todays rehearsal was so much fun! I think I laughed some tears
I wish I could see the production as an audience member. I got goosebumps a few times during the run-through.
Cindy said that she got emotionally involved when she watched the rehearsal. Cindy read the book a million times, she knows some of the [...]

September 29, 2007   Posted in: Voices From Chornobyl  No Comments

I Fell Asleep During Rehearsal

This cast is pretty amazing. I feel completely safe with everyone. I felt safe just crying my eyes out yesterday. I was crying from exhaustion. I felt safe today falling asleep while we were running lines.
That’s all we did today at rehearsal. Running lines. We ran them italian style, which is the speed read. We [...]

September 28, 2007   Posted in: Voices From Chornobyl  No Comments

I’m Really Nervous Today

Yesterday I had no time to work on Chornobyl.  I’ve rehearsed for another play, that will open in October, then I had to do some VO work for that other play.  After that, I ran to vote at my Neighborhood Council election and then I was off to a Women In Theatre Quarterly Mixer that [...]

September 26, 2007   Posted in: Voices From Chornobyl  No Comments

Anna Petrovna Badaeva and Me

Anna Petrovna Badaeva loves nature. And so do I. Cindy offered me Anna’s role because she new that Anna and I are very compatible.So why do I struggle with my character? Why do I struggle with my lines? Why do I have such difficulty to connect to some words? Because I did not live through [...]

September 20, 2007   Posted in: Voices From Chornobyl  No Comments

One Day I’m in Russia And the Next In Germany

I’ve been rehearsing all week long for two plays that I’m involved in. “Taking Sides” and “Voices From Chornobyl” (I just built the website for it, check it out) two plays that are historical and that are heavy.
I have been rehearsing each day rotating the plays. One day I’m in Russia in 1986 and the [...]

September 14, 2007   Posted in: Performances, Taking Sides, Voices From Chornobyl  No Comments