thoughts...

hey all,

it's joy. before i start, i want to say two things:

1. janice, i'll boycott h&m. what a terrible thing.
2. roze looked BEAUTIFUL at her coronation. i got a little teary eyed just looking at pictures. she's grown up so much. i wish i could've been there.

ok, so the real point in me writing this entry....so i'm winding down from rehearsal and i just really have to express to all of you what i'm currently feeling. sorry if this seems like a downer.

as most of you know, i'm in a show called "anon(ymous)" about a young refugee boy named anon who is trying to find his way back to his past. the story is: anon and his mother was separated during a sea storm when he was just a little boy , and the entire show is anon's journey of finally finding her. he searches for his identity and mother throughout the span of the play. i play the asian goddess "naja" who helps anon reunite with his mother.

...after all of this work on the show...i can't help but think of mommy betty every single time i'm in rehearsal. the girl who is playing anon's mother had to learn a chinese accent...and every time she sings the lullabye, i really just think of mommy and her singing to me when i had to wake up for kindergarten. "wake up, wake up, chirps the SPAH-ROW...don't you know it is TO-MAH-ROW." that's what she sang to me every morning.

i'm not quite sure how this play parallels with the story of mommy and me, but it's somewhere there. it's hard to do these rehearsals and not get sad about it. it makes me miss mommy alot.

i don't know. that's depressing, right? sorry. i just had to say it. this play means alot to me and because i have this connection with mommy through it, it means even more. it's an extremely special experience to do a show and to have memories of my family incorporated in my acting.

...anyway, that's all. i just had to say it.

here's some info on my show:

Anon(ymous) By Naomi Iizuka


A cutting-edge adaptation of Homer's The Odyssey by award winning dramatist Naomi Iizuka, Anon(ymous) tells the story of Anon, a young refugee on a journey to a new life in America. After surviving a boat wreck and being swept ashore, Anon survives one absurd situation after another by wit and instinct, offering a rich sensory exploration of the many different ways in which we search for home and identity in a multicultural America.

Dates:

Oct. 24, 8 PM ($10) **Preview Night
Oct. 25-27, 8 PM ($27, $15 students)
October 27-28, 2 PM ($25, $14 students)

RESERVE TICKETS AT CCM BOX OFFICE: 513-556-4183

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---joy