A Blog by Margaret Rose
This week, the Tony Award Nominations will be announced, and the Tonys will be presented on Sunday June 10. All the articles and hoopla of “awards season” has reminded me of other awards given out for theater, awards that while not in the same echelon as the Tonys, are nevertheless important. I’m talking about
I was listening to SiriusXM, enjoying an interview with Greta Gerwig, the Oscar-nominated Writer/Director of Lady Bird. I was feeling a connection to Ms. Gerwig because, while I don’t actually know her, I feel as if I do because she and I share the city of Sacramento as a mutual treasured friend. I was imagining how I’d love to compare notes with Greta, who
I’ve always hated doing improv. Whether in acting classes or on the speech and debate team, I always wanted the script ahead of time. I wanted to be able to memorize it, rehearse it, try different phrasing, different delivery styles, wanted to be sure of my lines and sure of myself. Put me on a stage with a bunch of comic geniuses and nothing more than a couple of prompts, and I froze in terror.
In life, I want a script, too. I’m a list-maker. And when life throws me a curve ball and something
It was 1984 and I had just moved to New York City. By night, I was working as a Stage Manager for a production of Comedy of Errors at the Equity Library Theater. By day, I held down a job typing contracts for a publishing company. I would work through my lunch hour in order to be able to leave work a little early. I’d throw on my sneakers and
