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Oh, what an amazing day! I am so glad to have spent it with all of you who came. Memories just keep coming back to make me smile:
- A single camera popping out from behind a tree. Then a very happy-looking dog pulling out from the tree in the opposite direction - the perfect counterpoint to the serious business of spy performance art.
- Dancing lessons... leaping around in a circle with people willing to look a little silly for the sake of creativity.
- Status exercises... particularly the very funny family portrait improv, with uncontrollable children, a very confused grandfather and a mother struggling to keep her sanity and her family corralled.
- Watching photographers in action... I love seeing what each person is focusing on. I can't wait to see more pictures!
- Being witness to glow poi twirling - both Teresa and Ken were already far better than I can imagine ever being, and just after a little practice!
- puppies! We were blessed by no fewer than FOUR canine guests, and it was a delight to have them all with us. I loved hearing them react to the horses, especially. Ethel and Lucy are very talented at alternating barks to get a word in. Adorable.
- Spending time with two beloved friends and actors, discovering relationships and new meaning in a puzzling blank-slate of a scene. I am so proud of both of them for leaping in fully committed, right in the midst of the mania. This was actually a really big deal to me - I literally haven't directed a scene since I got my BFA in directing almost ten years ago. And I was so happy to come back to it.
All in all, the day was everything I could have wished for - time spent being creative and silly and serious and happy, with loved ones, in an unusual place. Thanks so much, everyone, for being a part of it.
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