This is my first ever blog entry. I'm going to write from the heart and hopefully coherently. First off, if you haven't yet visited the Annenberg Beach Community House, you must, immediately. It is an oasis and such a beautiful place to visit and even more welcoming as it is a public beach house. That is very cool.
I relish the time I've spent rehearsing here. Nothing beats having the ocean as an audience and as a source of inspiration. I can literally stare off into the distance whilst trying to remember my line and I imagine it looks as if I am deep in spiritual thought. To a certain degree I am.
For the past five years, spirituality and a connection to the Great Creator as I like to call it, have been a daily practice for me. Clowning and the Pacific Ocean are two of the main sources through which I tap into that divine source. It is so thrilling to have these two entities come together at the Marion Davies Beach House and to be telling such epic tales.
Telling the tales of Noah's Ark and Jonah and the Whale has felt very epic. Four Clowns and all of its amazing creatives I am blessed to work with ask me to dig deep down into the heart of myself for the funny, the poignant, the human. I have been mining for these for the past 10 years through my education in theatrical clowning.
Clowning to me is all about bringing to the surface those basic human turmoils and triumphs that penetrate through language and culture and are universally human. What better material to test this out on than The Old Testament and what better setting than the beach?
I am so looking forward to the next weeks of rehearsal and then 6 performances we have. I hope to see all of you there and please stop by and watch us rehearse. It's a hoot and a half. See you at the beach!
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