Comments on: “I wanted to live, but I couldn’t,” or, Saved by the Theater you don’t expect http://nikku.net/blog/i-wanted-to-live-but-i-couldnt-or-saved-by-the-theater-you-dont-expect/ The Art in the Business of Theater - Collaboration Tools and Technology and the Storefront Theater Movement Wed, 07 Jan 2009 03:46:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: One Year, One Day & One Hundred Posts | Theater For The Future http://nikku.net/blog/i-wanted-to-live-but-i-couldnt-or-saved-by-the-theater-you-dont-expect/#comment-628 One Year, One Day & One Hundred Posts | Theater For The Future Thu, 06 Nov 2008 16:33:58 +0000 http://nikku.net/blog/i-wanted-to-live-but-i-couldnt-or-saved-by-the-theater-you-dont-expect/#comment-628 [...] I wanted to live but I couldn’t - A tribute to injured director Bev Longo (who is now well on the long and complicated road to recovery), and a questioning of theater’s ability to really engage and generate growth in our daily lives. [...] [...] I wanted to live but I couldn’t - A tribute to injured director Bev Longo (who is now well on the long and complicated road to recovery), and a questioning of theater’s ability to really engage and generate growth in our daily lives. [...]

]]> By: Dianna http://nikku.net/blog/i-wanted-to-live-but-i-couldnt-or-saved-by-the-theater-you-dont-expect/#comment-37 Dianna Fri, 18 Jan 2008 22:11:22 +0000 http://nikku.net/blog/i-wanted-to-live-but-i-couldnt-or-saved-by-the-theater-you-dont-expect/#comment-37 Nick - what a beautiful story! Thank you so much for sharing this. DD Nick - what a beautiful story!
Thank you so much for sharing this.

DD

]]> By: Nick Keenan http://nikku.net/blog/i-wanted-to-live-but-i-couldnt-or-saved-by-the-theater-you-dont-expect/#comment-35 Nick Keenan Thu, 17 Jan 2008 19:56:11 +0000 http://nikku.net/blog/i-wanted-to-live-but-i-couldnt-or-saved-by-the-theater-you-dont-expect/#comment-35 I wanted to include a snippet of dialogue from Lilly that she shared with me after she read this post. I have a bad memory in the moment, and like Bev I think I use tools like writing things down or recording them to make sure I get the details right later on. When I wrote this, I was a little frustrated with myself for not remembering more of Bev's wonderful writing and turn of phrase, but Lilly has a great mind for those kind of details: <blockquote> About two weeks ago, I said to Bev, "You know what I've realized? Whenever we are together, we always laugh. Even two months ago when you were still coming around, you were hilarious, and I don't mean in the laugh 'at' way, but the 'with'. I noticed in every place that we have been, you never hear any laughter anywhere else in the building" (side note: not everyone has been as lucky, so this is a given) She said, "Well, get them around me and they'll be laughing in no time!" </blockquote> I wanted to include a snippet of dialogue from Lilly that she shared with me after she read this post. I have a bad memory in the moment, and like Bev I think I use tools like writing things down or recording them to make sure I get the details right later on. When I wrote this, I was a little frustrated with myself for not remembering more of Bev’s wonderful writing and turn of phrase, but Lilly has a great mind for those kind of details:

About two weeks ago, I said to Bev, “You know what I’ve realized? Whenever we are together, we always laugh. Even two months ago when you were still coming around, you were hilarious, and I don’t mean in the laugh ‘at’ way, but the ‘with’. I noticed in every place that we have been, you never hear any laughter anywhere else in the building” (side note: not everyone has been as lucky, so this is a given) She said, “Well, get them around me and they’ll be laughing in no time!”

]]> By: RebeccaZ http://nikku.net/blog/i-wanted-to-live-but-i-couldnt-or-saved-by-the-theater-you-dont-expect/#comment-34 RebeccaZ Thu, 17 Jan 2008 17:24:03 +0000 http://nikku.net/blog/i-wanted-to-live-but-i-couldnt-or-saved-by-the-theater-you-dont-expect/#comment-34 This was beautiful - thank you, Nick. We have a friend in Morgantown, WV, who suffered severe head trauma and his recovery is still happening. Seeing old friends, reliving memories and listening to the music that he loves has been some of the most important things for his healing ... he has a long way to go. I strongly encourage you and and all of Bev's friends to visit as much as you can. I don't know Bev, but she's lucky to have a fellow theatre person along for the ride with her. Thank you for sharing this! RZ This was beautiful - thank you, Nick. We have a friend in Morgantown, WV, who suffered severe head trauma and his recovery is still happening. Seeing old friends, reliving memories and listening to the music that he loves has been some of the most important things for his healing … he has a long way to go.

I strongly encourage you and and all of Bev’s friends to visit as much as you can. I don’t know Bev, but she’s lucky to have a fellow theatre person along for the ride with her.

Thank you for sharing this!

RZ

]]> By: David Naunton http://nikku.net/blog/i-wanted-to-live-but-i-couldnt-or-saved-by-the-theater-you-dont-expect/#comment-33 David Naunton Thu, 17 Jan 2008 14:24:30 +0000 http://nikku.net/blog/i-wanted-to-live-but-i-couldnt-or-saved-by-the-theater-you-dont-expect/#comment-33 Thanks Nick! I now know Bev better then any discussions have ever provided. Thanks Nick!

I now know Bev better then any discussions have ever provided.

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