Me

Complex Character Mask: Marie in Le Park

The Ramblings of an Actress, Painter, and Poet…

I guess a good way to start out here is to explain why I’ve chosen this photo as my “profile” photo. This is a character which I developed in movement class. I believe that every character I play is some distilled, maybe adapted,  part of me and this particular character, Marie, is one of my childhood characters. She is 5 years old, wants to make people happy, and likes to watch people in the park. She’s not afraid of strangers, but is smart about them, and will ask them for help (such as to open a tricky bottle of bubbles) if necessary. She’s generally only duped by computer nerds who run off with her bubbles.

I love to create characters with ridiculous backgrounds, stories, and secrets; and I love to be obnoxious with them backstage. Though occasionally it makes me feel like a circus act.

As a painter I primarily work on scenic art, that is for scenery. I am trying to get back into creating art for myself or for profit, if at all possible, but not a priority. I am also getting into doing other “crafts” such as knitting, and jewelry. This summer I will be an Art Director at a summer camp. I could be more excited, because as much as I love theatre– I need a break, and I need to never work my old summer job again.

The poet in me has often gone in to hiding. Its presence doesn’t always show. however, I’d like to get back in to writing poetry. I just have to figure out how to be inspired.