"I Told Myself to
Sing" is now titled "Wider Than The Sky". Powerful new avenues have come to Barbara Dana's and my dream of a play with music.
With each revision the show gets stronger and deeper. Emily Dickinson's spirit and spunk sparkle
with intensity and purpose.
On Friday evening June 7th, Hudson Stage Company in Croton-on-Hudson sponsored our staged reading of "Wider
Than The Sky". The newest version of
Barbara's brilliant script inspired all of us to new levels of performance. With songs and music that were further adapted
to fit the flow of Emily's journey of accepting her own death, the show was an
emotional success for the actors and audience members alike.
We welcomed Susannah Jones and
Morgan Auld to the cast who found voices for multiples of characters who enter
Emily's life. Elizabeth Morton as Emily delved
into the poet's soul with elegance.
Again, Martin Hennessy and I offered our musical and dramatic talents.
Also, new to this reading was
our director, Anthony Arkin. A veteran
actor and film director, Anthony brought great insights to the show, to our
characters and the overall shape of the story.
Thank you to Hudson StageCompany, Denise Bessette, Dan Foster and Olivia Sklar for making this
performance possible, for providing dinner between the rehearsal and performance
and for your dedicated audience who attended.
Emily Dickinson has taken us on an ever evolving dramatic journey. Next stop on our staged readings calendar was a performance for the Emily Dickinson International Society's conference in College Park, MD. As I have said before, "Wider Than the Sky" is a work in progress. Emily Dickinson's inspiring life and poetry cheer us on.
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