Aside from that fun piece of serendipity, I was happy to finally meet and hear Miss Amalia's work and attend a show at Playhouse West; a School and Repertory Theater in North Hollywood founded by Robert Carnegie and Jeff Goldblum. I am fascinated by how they teach their acting classes; the Meisner Technique. My friend, A. had studied this technique at their sister school in Manhattan. I am so intrigued that I would like to consider becoming a student in the future.
I loved the show, it is the playhouse's first musical and I was impressed and went through so many emotions during the course of the show. The story is about a unique choir of people gathered together for rehearsals where they support one another through the catharsis of music and relating. Through the leadership of a band, they meet, improvise, deal with life and build relationships.
I enjoyed the story, it was intricate, intelligent, emotional, funny and well woven. The stories between the 12 characters were real, had substance and was unapologetically real at many points that I had to sigh and think... whew... this is real life... Real hard core life in its glory and tragedy.
"Angels We Have Heard On High" has two more shows; next Saturday and Sunday evening. It's free. They ask for a donation and all the proceeds go to a cancer foundation. It's a great show. Attend their last weekend if you can.... You'll have a hard time deciding who your favorite character is and the music rocks.... at some points you may find yourself singing along.... or wishing you could be in "the choir." I may go again Sunday evening and bring friends along. If anyone wants to join us, dash me an email.
JNET
Very well written. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteCiao,
Filippo