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Blame Rosie O’Donell and Lily Tomlin

You might wonder why, at age 71, I am launching my first blog. Well, good friends of mine (Rosie and Lily) have been avid bloggers for a long time and I’ve noticed that what they offer is intere...

Yearning For O’Neill

We’re doing run throughs almost every day now and Monday we move into the Eugene O’Neill Theater for the start of technical rehearsals. These are to theater what camera blocking is to movi...

Missing My Dad

Today, during lunch break, I took my dog, Tulea, for a walk and it really hit me how much I miss my dad. When he returned from his stint in the Navy after WWII he went straight to Broadway to star in ...

January 25

I spent the morning rehearsing by myself, trying new ideas and tonight I ran scenes for a few hours with my assistant, Rachel. I feel ever so much better. Sleep! What a difference it makes for me plus...

Stumble Through

We’re doing another stumble through this morning. I like to do these because it gives me a chance to see the arc of my character and of the whole play which you can’t get when you’re rehearsing scenes...

The Afghan Quagmire

We are into our second week of rehearsals. I feel like I am getting my feet under me in this role. It’s a good feeling. But I woke up at 3am this morning, tossing and turning and running lines i...

The Morning After (Inauguration)

Woke up still high from yesterday. Saw the photo of Obama at his desk in the Oval Office! Goose bumps. Loved reading the New York Times with so many wonderful articles, especially the one about Obama&...

Inauguration Day

I collapsed last night after a two hour costume fitting that started after rehearsal and woke up this morning at 6am feeling as though a jolt of electricity was coursing through me. It’s inaugur...

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