"Treasuring the End"

Hi followers! I've sure been busy this last week or so. As I've been put on some more interesting projects such as entering data about the surveys we took during the Target Arts and Wonder Day. It was a wonderful day and that is much reflected in the surveys! I have been blessed with new feelings of appreciation for this experience. I have never not appreciated this experience, but I felt bogged down and unhappy earlier this summer. Thank the Lord, I have finally come out of my slump and am enjoying my time here. I have only a few weeks left, but there is so much to still do and experience. I saw "A Streetcar Named Desire" last week and it was absolutely wonderful! Ricardo Antonia Chavira was wonderful as Stanley, while Stacia Rice gave a different look to Stella that I had never seen or thought of before. I felt her portrayal of Stella was more real; she was less of a victim. Not to mention, Gretchen Egolf performs wonderfully as Blanche. Watching her, I felt that she gave the audience a look at how a tortured woman was trying to keep it all together the only way she knew how. She was trying to find a solution to the problems in her life and sadly, there was no way out. I will get to see this show again with my dad next week and am excited to watch it again and discover all new things about the production. It also was very interesting how comical John Miller-Stephany(the director) and the cast made this production of a traditionally serious play. The next night, my dad and I will be going to the opening of "Scottsboro Boys", a new musical that is making its way to Broadway in New York, but stopping at the Guthrie first. I am so excited for this musical and have heard AMAZING things about it! It is opening in New York on Halloween and I wish I could be there for that great event! Another update: two nights ago I worked an event held at a donor's home. The event was Joe Dowling, the director of the Guthrie, reading some Irish readings for donors who would like to hear him. He really is a talented artist and captivated his audience. Afterwards, I was able to mingle with some of the donors and was told all of the things I must do before I leave Minneapolis. I don't know if I will get to all of them, but I am surely going to try to! On Sunday, some friends and I will be going to Powderhorn Park to watch a production of "A Midsummer Night's Dream" that is staged outside in the park. I'm excited for my first Shakespeare in the park experience! I'm really enjoying Minneapolis and St. Paul and I hope to come back many, many times. There is so much to do and see and the theatre-scene is awesome! I have already learned a lot from my experiences here at the Guthrie and I am looking forward to what I can learn in the coming weeks before I head back to school for my last year. Exciting and terrifying :) *Left ear tug!*