The Official Raúl E. Esparza "Spread the Love" Thread — Page 44

*hugs*

I'm lifeguard/firstaid/cpr certified, but if I had to save a conscious choking victim, I would probably freak out. It's so horrifying. I've gotten more scared since I got certified, which is NOT a good thing.

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Praying mantises are really cool! At least it wasn't a cockroach, or a fly, or a bee, or...yeah. I don't really like bugs.

I guess I'm making my skills sound a lot worse than they are. This summer I had to jump in THREE times in ONE day at Barnard, twice for the same girl! They were "active drowning" victims, so it wasn't a huge serious thing, but I did it, and I was really proud of myself. I didn't even think, just jumped in. Your instincts just take over. I didn't really hold the tube properly, but it was fine. I fell like the same thing would happen in any other situation. Your brain just takes hold of you. The only problem was that I was traumatized and during free swim every week I was SO tense, even when I wasn't guarding, and even though I had had to jump in during classes, not free swim. My brain didn't trust anyone else to guard, which was silly. But nothing happened after that. I guess I just got lucky that day.

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eeeeew bugs.

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Ahhhh, you guys, I just started filling out my first college application!
I'm scared.

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Oh, I haven't seen that... thanks.

God, the more I read, the more in love I fall.

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I feel the same way, Emcee. Who'da thunk it?

I just read the Playbill interview, too. He really does interview well. Now I just need to listen to the audio ones.

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*reads TheatreMania interview*
hmmm, I wonder what kind of lawyer he would have made. I bet he would have been a fantastic one, given how dedicated and detailed he seems to be about everything.

I'm glad Broadway has him, though!

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That's what I love, greatdct. THAT is an actor.

Look how far he's come, Elphie! He makes a lovely drag queen.

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I also love how in tune he is with his audiences. To me, that is important. The audience should participate and add to the experience. That's what makes theatre different from watching TV.

That's like what I had posted while I was chatting with Glebb yesterday - about a page back - about the emotional immediacy of the theatre, etc, etc.

I love that he's so responsive to his audiences. It makes experiencing him very unique, and just brings the theatre to an even more personal level than it's already at - because there's a person there who's not just performing for you, but with whom you, as his audience, are forming a relationship. He said something about The Normal Heart once, about doing a play that was being watched by the people for whom it was written, and he could feel that sense of "yes, let's do this," and all feeling it together at once. He put it really beautifully, and just hit the nail on the head, as he always does.

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Updated On: 9/9/05 at 01:00 AM

I definitely agree with you. It's such a treat to see a performance of his because you can tell that he is 100% in the moment.

The eyes don't hurt, either!