Aspen...been too tired to write...Day ?

So since I last wrote to all of you a lot has happened. I have been WAY too tired to keep up everyday. After rehearsal I usually come home and crash. I have rehearsed all twelve hours for both of my shows. It hasn't been an easy one for me. The other day in Ground rehearsal I broke down crying because I was just so frustrated with myself and that I wasn't giving the director what he wanted. He kept telling me to keep it simple and to stop showing him that I was acting. I finally gave him what he wanted, but I can't help thinking in the back of my mind that I suck. It is truly amazing what simplicity can do for a scene. To me it doesn't feel like acting...but I guess it is. Hooked up is another beast entirely. It has been sooo hard to memorize but I think MArk and I finally have it down. The wording is just not normal so its hard to get it in your brain. We did tech last night, which is Thursday and that went really well. I've been going to these dinners at 10 pm which are ok, I just remind myself not to eat a whole lot....I probably put on five pounds. I will be going on a diet when I am back in DC.

Last night after tech, four of us actors went back to the house to eat some burritos and have a glass of wine. We got there and there wasn't a whole lot of food left, but we made it work. We ended up chatting about Broadway and the trials and tribulations of acting which was really neat. I was home and in bed by 11:30pm. I got the much needed rest I had been looking for. If I had gone another day with very little sleep, I am pretty sure I would have gotten sick again.

Tonight it a run through for the playwrights who are all flying or driving into town. At 5:30 we begin the run and then after we go to dinner at some board member's house. We see how tonight will go. I really hope I have all my lines down and everything goes smoothly. I am very homesick and I miss a lot of people that I usually talk to you...you know who you are! :) This has been a good experience so far, I just wish I had more people to talk to or someone to share this experience with me. I also REALLY wish I could ski....damn foot surgery, keeping me from some of the BEST skiing around. BOO! I guess I don't really want to deal with a blown ACL either....oh well. Fingers crossed for tonight.