This post is from the insightful Brian Sutow. Brian is a graduate of the UNCSA School of Drama. He is pictured on the left as a Martian Cop in Peril on the Red Planet.
We are getting pretty close to the end of this wonderful season of the Open Dream Ensemble. It has been a fascinating, thought-provoking and inspiring journey so far, and I'm sure there are still a few more wonderful memories on the way before we finish. One thing that has been really interesting me lately has been how the shows have continued to grow since we started performing them. This is the longest run of a show I have ever performed. I was very concerned that doing the same shows for months on end might lead to them growing stale, or ideas growing tired. Fortunately, that has not been the case at all! Recently the shows have picked up new energy and steam, and some of the performances we have delivered this week have been the funniest, clearest and richest shows to date. It's nice to know that all of these months later there are new things to be mined, specified and deepened in our performances - and that we are keeping the show fresh and finding them (while of course upholding the integrity of the shows, and the directors' vision). Of course, what really keeps us inspired are the fantastic audiences we have been having. Their fresh eyes watching the show help to keep it fresh for us! Now I'd be curious to have an experience like Topol has had with "Fiddler on the Roof." What would it be like to play a role for years? Decades? I can only imagine the richness, insight and heart that experience could give to a performer.
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