Maya Angelou
I heard Maya Angelou say something a few months ago and it has stayed with me.
She said...
"Bitterness is like a cancer, it feeds upon the host but does nothing to the object of it's displeasure."
I mention this today not because anyone is "bitter" at Tale's closing but because I feel it's important to remember that although we can feel sadness, melancholy and even slight anger at certain situations in life we need to focus on the good things. Life is indeed change and without it we have no growth.
When I'm on stage at night looking out at the audience standing on their feet at the end of the show, I know that we've done something good. I know that we have moved folks in a positive way. I know that we have taken people on a journey that they will hopefully remember for a long time to come.
I made a promise to myself a long time ago that my work, whatever it is, be a catalyst for positive change in the world. If I can affect one person in a positive way then I've done something good.
Tale's message of love and hope is one that is universal in our world. It is one that I take each night as I don the character of Carton and is a journey that I am truly grateful to have trekked.
But most importantly grateful to have shared it with all of you.
Here's to a few more performances and a few more moments to cherish.
She said...
"Bitterness is like a cancer, it feeds upon the host but does nothing to the object of it's displeasure."
I mention this today not because anyone is "bitter" at Tale's closing but because I feel it's important to remember that although we can feel sadness, melancholy and even slight anger at certain situations in life we need to focus on the good things. Life is indeed change and without it we have no growth.
When I'm on stage at night looking out at the audience standing on their feet at the end of the show, I know that we've done something good. I know that we have moved folks in a positive way. I know that we have taken people on a journey that they will hopefully remember for a long time to come.
I made a promise to myself a long time ago that my work, whatever it is, be a catalyst for positive change in the world. If I can affect one person in a positive way then I've done something good.
Tale's message of love and hope is one that is universal in our world. It is one that I take each night as I don the character of Carton and is a journey that I am truly grateful to have trekked.
But most importantly grateful to have shared it with all of you.
Here's to a few more performances and a few more moments to cherish.
Comments
"...But anger is like fire. It burns all clean."
So while I agree that bitterness can eat away at your spirit and leave you wounded-there is something to be said for anger.
Bitterness lingers.
Anger, can come in bursts, like a gust of wind.
It then swiftly leaves you just as quickly as it came.
Left behind is a sense of peace, calm and satisfaction.
And a soul will find that bottled-up anger eventually leads only to bitterness.
As in Tale, the strong voices that started the revolution were found out of - passionate anger. And injustice can only be fought by passion.
Passion and anger go hand in hand...
..just let it burn clean, as the wise MA says.
"Bitterness is like cancer. It eats upon the host. But anger is like fire. It burns all clean."
Your words are so true. Every cast member we spoke to last night was so positive about the experience associated with "A Tale". I was concerned that I would feel a bitterness from the cast when I attended the performance for the eighth time.
I was so happy and proud that the actors were as passionate and sincere about their peformances this time as they were the first time I saw the show in August.
I will never forget the experience of "A Tale of Two Cities".
Thank you.
Rae
So sad that the show is gonna close so soon. I won't be able to catch the closing performance, but I'm glad I've seen it twice, and enjoyed it very much. This is one of the shows that could touch my heart. And I really enjoyed talking to you back in October when I did a short interview backstage.
Best wishes to you and the cast, and wish the tour a success. And I hope you and the show will come to China in the future.
Grace from China
devin