Quote from Wendy Wasserstein's Isn't It Romantic

Lillian in Wendy Wasserstein's Isn't It Romantic:

When I was your age, I realized I had to make some choices. I had a promising career, a child, and a husband; and, believe me, if you have all three, and you're very conscientious, you still have to choose your priorities. So I gave some serious thought to what was important to me. And what was important to me was a career I could be proud of and successfully bringing up a child. So the first thing that had to go was pleasing my husband, because he was a grown-up and could take care of himself. Yes, baby, everything did take work; but it was worthwhile. I never dreamed I'd be this successful. And I have a perfectly lovely daughter. Baby, I have a full, rich life. 

"This Bitter Earth" Earworm

Yesterday, I spent a wonderful afternoon at the NYC Ballet enjoying a program of 21st Century Choreographers including Ash, This Bitter Earth, The Infernal Machine, Jeux, and Paz De La Jolla. 

Since then, the sun has gone down. 

Night has passed. 

But my This Bitter Earth earworm continues...

Remix of Dinah Washington's This Bitter Earth and Max Richter's On the Nature of Daylight - Shutter Island Soundtrack

Nicki Cochrane Has Seen More Theater Than Any Other Theatergoer in the Universe

I recently read about Nicki Cochrane and Matīss Kaža's Kickstarter documentary campaign.

And honestly, I am curious about Ms. Cochrane. I want to take her to a show, then enjoy a nice meal with her as we chat about the theater. 

So, who is Nicki Cochrane? 

She is a 77 year old theaterlover who goes to 11 theater shows each week (despite alienation from her children and many many conflicts with theater staff). She can be seen outside NYC theaters holding a "One Ticket Please" sign. 

For her, theater is nourishing. And I understand that.

Quote from Jen Silverman's "Still"

Morgan in Jen Silverman's Still: 

I despise weak women. I despise weak anyone, but I especially despise weak women. Ones who are overcome by sentiment. Ones who, in the face of tragedy, do not have the courage and the self-worth to say: I did my best. I tried my hardest.This is not my fault. 

Quote from Lillian Hellman's "The Children's Hour"

Karen in Lillian Hellman's The Children's Hour:

Ah, what happens between people, happens, and after a while it doesn't much matter how it started. But there it is. I'm here. You're there. We're in a room we've been in so many times before. Nothing seems changed. My hand looks just the same, my face is just the same, even my dress is old. I'm nothing too much: I'm like everybody else, the way I always was. I can have the things that other people have. I can have you, and children, and I can take care of them, and I can go to market, and read a book, and people will talk to me --- Only I can't. And I don't know why. Go home, darling.