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LITTLE CHANGES/BIG DIFFERENCE

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It blows me away how little changes both in the dialogue and in how we are playing certain moments is making a big difference. The relationship between my daughter and me is way stronger and clearer a...

LOSING SARGENT SHRIVER

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He was a great, generous, full- of- life man. I knew him when he was the U.S. Ambassador to France and I was living there and then, later, during some of the Special Olympic Games that his wife, Eunic...

SECOND WEEK OF REHEARSALS

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It has been a madhouse! Rehearsals for the play, award shows, rehearsals for awards shows, parties for nominees, family stuff. Whew! But all’s going well. Part of the reason may perhaps be because I h...

MY DAY OFF

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I will work with Jen Weinstein most of the day learning lines–or, I should say, re-learning lines. Later today is Oliver Elfman (Bridget Fonda and Danny Elfman’s son) turns 6 and is having...

END OF FIRST WEEK OF REHEARSAL

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We all went out for a drink after rehearsal today. We always have a blast when we socialize together and we made plans for more of the same. Always lots of laughter and inside jokes revolving around t...

FIFTH DAY

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We had a short but productive day rehearsing today. David Binder, who produced the show in New York, stopped by for awhile en route to Australia. But today, my heart and mind is full of the horriffic ...

DAY FOUR

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Our three final cast members, Don Amendolia, Michael Winther and Diane Walsh, have arrived! The family is complete! Don plays Diabelli, the famous music publisher in Vienna in the mid 1800s, who wrote...

DAY THREE OF REHEARSAL

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It was a good day. Some breakthroughs. During a walk with Tulea I couldn’t resist photographing some roots. I love interesting roots. And I just had to take another picture of the Gehry building, from...

2ND DAY

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It is nice having 2 new cast members–adds unexpected relish. We got onto our feet today. I remember the blocking (where we are supposed to go within the scenes) but I am surprised by the extent ...

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