Comments on: AH, THE JOY OF GETTING NOTES

By: Kassidy

Kassidy — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 20:47:53 +0000

Speaking of “chopping at the bit,” do you ride anymore?

By: Kelsey

Kelsey — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 00:35:27 +0000

Jane, you look WONDERFUL!

By: Amanda

Amanda — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 17:57:24 +0000

Jane, when you were on Broadway 46 years ago, did the directors stick around for the entirety of the show’s run, or did they move on to other projects? Maybe part of why you find Moises’ presence comforting is because this is your first time back on stage in so long. It’s always refreshing to have someone to reassure you that your work being well received, especially the writer/director of the piece.

Best,
Amanda

By: mary

mary — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 13:56:30 +0000

i suppose the drifting away and coming back is part of the challenge and the fun of acting in a live performance. when i see a play, there is nothing that the actors could do to disappoint me, except if they just walked off the stage. if i wanted spot on perfection, i would watch a movie where re-takes are possible.

By: Redbeard

Redbeard — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 04:48:28 +0000

This is one of my favorite entries in your blog. Your creative drive is admirable. I remember Pauline Kael once said you were fun to watch because your engine ran a little faster than others’. I think she meant you come across more present/alert in your work than most — if so, she was right. Now we understand why.

And you really should keep blogging after the show, even if just sporadically. You’re a natural at it.

By: Andrew Flynn

Andrew Flynn — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 04:09:30 +0000

Dear Jane,

After seeing “33 Variations” and reading your blog I was finally led to your book and am now compelled to tell you how much I have enjoyed reading it and how it has resonated with me. As a man, (albeit a gay one) there are so many elements in your life and your writing about them that spoke to me deeply.

It has been so fascinating reading an autobiography that is so much a part of my time and development. Your movies and political activism are both things I grew up with and I have to tell you that I spent many a soap box moment defending you at the family dinner table. (FYI. My mother did finally come around and you can now count her among your fans.)

But, even now I still carry you around with me a little bit. I just went to see “Hair” tonight and had some strong impressions I wanted to share with you. (Something that would normally seem silly to me, but your blog and the internet and your “voice” in “My Life So Far” make it seem somehow reasonable now.) I had so many mixed emotions seeing this kind of musical flash from the past here and now. And I think that it was all made even more potent after having just finished your book. I realized how much power the Vietnam war and our reactions against it still remain in my system. If you get the chance to see “Hair” I think you’d find it a tremendously moving experience.

But, be prepared. Experiencing the past in this way can certainly have its pros and cons. The thing that struck me strongly and made me think of you was the depiction of the female characters in this musical. Something that was suppose to be such a breakthrough, so “anti-establishment” is also so blatently sexist! While all the guys are their own entities, the female characters in “Hair” are only defined in relationship to the male characters. It really bothered me and to a certain degree distracted me from the otherwise moving experience of the whole thing. It really pissed me off and you were the first person who I knew would appreciate my anger. We thought we knew everything back then, heh? Well, clearly we didn’t. Not everything. Thank you for sharing your life so honestly and openly in your book. I look forward to the next one.

Best, Andrew

By: Ingrid

Ingrid — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 03:14:35 +0000

I’d like to re-word my former reply – you are not ready to retire in Santa Fe! Sorry! I had read a comment somewhere where you were considering where to retire and I read that before I found this website. I was outdated! Come to New Mexico sometime to experience the Land of Enchantment if you haven’t already – visit Shirley McLaine or Julia Roberts! I realize that you have so much that you are going to do yet – thank you for contributing so much good to this old world. You’re a credit to your Dad.

By: laurencebeck

laurencebeck — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 02:43:11 +0000

Jane Fonda in an actual movie of the making and performing of this play would be a great. No documentary.
But an actual recreating movie of the whole caboodle which could be begun to be scripted now from these blogs and would reach it’s completion when the actress quits the run.
Ext: street. Dawn.
Jane looks up at the marquee. Her name, the title, the grand name of the theatre. Full of emotion her face flushes to a young woman’s reality and force.
Centre of the street she walks to the corner, hails a cab that minute passing before her centre crossroads. She gets in. Cab traverses the intersection, rolls out of shot.
Credits.

By: Sue Fawcett

Sue Fawcett — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 01:42:13 +0000

I think feedback from the director (or a director) gives you a needed perspective in regard to your acting, and acts as a confidence bolster in the end. It seems the director’s notes enable you to see your performance in a clearer fashion, and provide, well, direction for your acting. You – or any actor – can see your performance only to a certain extent, and the director provides valuable feedback. So no, it doesn’t seem weird that you want Moises’ feedback.
The best of luck – I’d love to see the play. In regard to 9 to 5, young women don’t realize how far the workplace has advanced in the past few decades, and how difficult it was to achieve true change! There’s still much to be done, but we’ve come a long way.

By: vicky veale

vicky veale — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 22:00:37 +0000

Hi Jane, I have always been such a fan of yours and have had alot of admiration and respect for you. I read your book and really enjoyed it. Best of luck with the play….Enjoy
Vicky