Wow! I feel so very loved. You all know how to brighten a board celebrity's day!
shameless If you were recuperating in a hospital, who would you want in the bed next to you, excluding relatives? This question is hard cause I don't really want anyone to have to be in a hospital bed!! But, and this is probably a cop out, I am going to say Jason Robert Brown. I'd really love the opportunity to pick his brain, and spending the day discussing theory, form and composition sounds divine to me (yeah, the music major geek in me is coming out) and perhaps some of his genius would rub off by proxy? A gal can dream.
What has given you the most pleasure in the last year? A production of "Joseph" that I closed a few months back. I had been out of the Twin Cities theater scene while I was in college, mostly focusing on school shows and directing at my children's theater, and wasn't feeling creatively fulfilled and was very socially cut-off. "Joseph" was me stepping back into the scene and it was glorious.
What's something that we would be surprised to learn about you? That I am shy to the point of absurdity. Seriously. I am. I've struggled with panic disorders a lot in the past and it often manifests itself in complete social retardedness.
If your house were on fire, what would you grab on the way out? Other than my animals (which are just a given), my photo albums, my computer backups (all my digital photos are on them) and I'd probably try and carry my baby grand piano out on my back.....I don't have renter's insurance!!
If we asked an important person in your life to describe you, what would he or she say? How accurate would it be? People who know me REALLY well would probably comment on my passion. I don't just like something, or enjoy something, I put my entire being into it. I'm also a major dreamer, which surprises people who don't know me well because I portray myself as practical and very serious, but I always have big ambitions even if the focus isn't always there (I tend to be off in a million directions, if it was up to me I would have graduated from college with three majors and four minors).
What’s something that you’ve never done, but have always wanted to try? This is probably fairly cliche, but sky-diving. That seems like the ultimate adrenaline rush.
What’s the last great gift that you gave someone? And, that you were given? I don't know that I've ever given anyone a great non-material gift, but I'm trying to change that. Lately I've been very focused on not leaving things unsaid. For example, on opening nights for shows I'm working on write out handwritten notes for the cast and crew telling them each what they mean to me as a person and an artist. The greatest gifts I have ever gotten are the genuine responses I've received in return.
"You just can't win. Ever. Look at the bright side, at least you are not stuck in First Wives Club: The Musical. That would really suck. "
--Sueleen Gay
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