Adam has already given you some of idea of the volume of meetings and productions we had during Wonder Days. MaryBeth, our exceptional tour guide, filled up every ounce of our time with someone/something really valuable. Every single person we spoke to gave me something new to think about and opened my perspective. Since our arrival in Ithaca, the amount of information we have to take in every day has only increased. I am trying to make my whole body into a sponge - absorbing names, faces, details, dates, ideas. I am so inspired by the excitement and genuine joy of all the artists, board members, staffers and even townies that we have met. They all have great pride in the Hangar Theater, love the Drama League program and can't wait to see what we do with the amazing Wedge.
This has been my first time observing the inner workings of a Board of Directors and meeting board members of major institutions. The board members of the Drama League that we met last week were informed and inspired. And, even more than that, they were welcoming. They were so warm and enthusiastic - engaging us about our art, sharing their own experiences, introducing us to their families, welcoming us into their homes. I have joined a community that is committed to each other - and committed to me. I feel a real responsibility to honor that commitment.
Similarly, our first official stop in Ithaca on Monday night was the Hangar Theater Board Meeting. After a long, winding (we got lost just a few times...) drive, throwing our things into our new apartment, driving into town (and getting lost once more), we finally straggled into the meeting room. And, we were greeted with rousing applause! What better way to arrive?? The enthusiastic smiles of the board, their questions, their declaration that they are "Wedgies" and their promise that they will be at every Wedge show is the kind of welcome that I could not have imagined. I wanted to get started making a kick ass show for them right away!
Thank you to all those great board members of the Hangar and the Drama League who give not just their time but their heart to this program.
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