Man,
"Ordinary Heroes" is becoming THE place to be in Nashville. we're now on to operation PACK THE FISK CHAPEL for the last two weekends of the play.
today i spoke at the CABLE luncheon. CABLE is a fabulous networking organization for professional women in Nashville and they were very gracious and responsive to the two scenes we did from the play.
Saturday night, two actors did a scene from the play at the packed NAACP Freedom Fund Banquet at the downtown Sheraton. it went over well also, so we're looking for a lot of people to come from that event.
and last week, we packed the house with kids grade 5-12, who responded well to the play. this is an exciting time, because some of the intiatives i've been planning for years are starting to bear fruit, and it really has been a blessed process.
so... one of the greatest things possible has happened--some people don't love the play. they like, but not love. they disagree with some of the structure, some of the language. and i LOVE it!! it means that you've put together a decent piece of work when people can have debate and discussion on things like theme, structure, timing, meaning, symbolism, and the like. if everyone left the theatre thinking the exact same thing, i would've failed HORRIBLY as a playwright.
so if you haven't seen the play, go see it, and let's rap about it. you know me--i love a good debate. and if you're around on this 'net thing for a minute, click on my NPR link to the left. "Ordinary Heroes" has a full 20-minute feature on News and Notes on February 12th. so set your time and alarms if the show airs in your market. if it doesn't, stop back here and click on the link to listen to the archived story. it's the scene in the play that i think capsulizes the contrasts in race and perspective.
beginning tomorrow, i'm going to attempt something that requires a new level of discipline: i'm going to blog on the characters in Ordinary Heroes. i'll rap about their exoteric AND esoteric meanings (yeah, some of ya'll didn't know that they aren't just historical, but metaphorical, characters). it ought to be fun and insightful.
at least, i hope it will be one or the other.
have a great one--watching "Lost" in a minute.
joc
