Our run is half-way over. Kevin's talk with us is still strong in my head: there are only a few more times that we will be performing this play. The cast and crew know it. With each performance, everyone is discovering something new. Without deviating from the director's intent and direction, we have hit upon a moment when, having to decide to settle into what is comfortable or to attempt to push ourselves beyond where we were the night before, we mostly decided to push. New discoveries are made nightly.
'The Tulip' lends itself well to this sort of exploration. The arching messages are abstract, almost Campbellian in their nature, and to convey them in two hours is a challenge. Without a more conventional, linear flow, each scene-- and maybe even monologues within scenes-- is its own island of message, all of which make up an archipelago of meaning.
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I attended Sunday's performance and just want you all to know how much it touched me. The language is beautiful, really enchanting. I'd go floating along with it and then one of the characters would describe a very private experience that I've had too. I don't know how to put words to these experiences - like when the atmosphere thickens or shimmers sometimes. But it is comforting that Kevin can put words to these things. They are experiences that lift the veil and usually for me they are so very private. Thanks to all of you.
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