The Morning After

l-r:  Taylor Gordon, Rebecca Whittington Ross, and Debra Zalkind in the dressing room

l-r:  Nathan Kosla, Robin Gilbert, Christian Serrano

Warm up onstage:  Mark Peters, Nathan Kosla, Christian Serrano, Taylor Gordon, Rebecca Whittington Ross

Toni Foy, LPAC's Artist Liaison/Assistant House Manager, against the LPAC doors.

What a great experience our LPAC Residency has been! To have been in a place where the arts are cherished and nurtured, with a fine staff making everything perfect for us was sheer pleasure! The latest chapter culminated in an "Open Rehearsal" last night, in which we premiered the brand new "Arnie's Ballet," a new monologue for Natasha (which will open the second act), and a completely restructured "Act One, Scene 1." I presented a history of the project and gave a demonstration of the Life Forms animations used in the work. We also performed "Zelda and Brooke on the Freeway" (with live dialogue this time, instead of the pre-recorded dialogue we used previously), and Debra and Mark took their turns with monologues from multiple characters (i.e. Mark as Edgar and Boris, Debra as Natasha and Zelda).  In looking at what we've got now I think that the addition of much more dance and movement was the right decision, and the next step will be to continue on this track, giving dance a more prominent place throughout. --Felice Lesser