::1 SHOW LEFT:: CLOSING NIGHT:: #AsYouLikeItOSF 1) The final Final Kiss I can’t quite process yet that we’ve come to a close on this season & esp on my 3 years at @osfashland. But I’d be remiss not to acknowledge the ones who made this incredible journey possible: 2) ROSA JOSHI— Rosa is a literal dream of a director. W/ unmatchable grace, humor, fierce intelligence, & boundless energy, she sets a joyful & easy-going tone in every room— to play and also be serious about playing. Bc she leads w/ such clarity of vision & steady calm, she can also foster an open environment where everyone feels they have agency and authority to add to the work. She saw something in me, all the way back when I auditioned for her as Princess Katherine in #HenryVOSF in #OSF2017—which wouldn’t have happened in the 1st place if it weren’t for (3)JOY DICKSON calling me in. Before coming to OSF, I never expected to be cast as a young leading lady by a major theatre, much less a romantic leading lady & def not ingénues, even when I was in my 20s. I didn’t think I fit the mold. But thankfully she, Joy, & (4)BILL RAUCH had more imagination & confidence in me than I did. No matter what I had been told in the past by lesser people, no matter my age or race, I’m worthy of being seen & heard, of my existence taking center stage & not on the periphery, of having my point of view represented in all stories—not just the “ethnic” ones. & it gives others who look like me permission to make themselves known too. W/ each year at OSF, I was able to grow into my power, own my uniqueness, & without apology inhabit the stage & the world as fully myself. 5) Rosa’s opening night speech. I was documenting as usual & then she caught me off guard when she thanked me 6) The one of only 2 times the automation ever actually worked for the dramatic transition from Court to Arden. What we ended up w/ was actually perfect & more “us”, but... oh, what coulda been. 😆 7) all of us crammed in the studio w/ @palmzhefferan, recording “Come Hither" 8) Rosalinds of #OSF2007, #OSF2012, #OSF2019 9) Rosalinds & Orlando’s of @osfashland 10) The Final Scene w/ my beautiful cast #OSF2019 #ArtisticHomeForLife #theatrefamily (at Oregon Shakespeare Festival) https://www.instagram.com/p/B4F9cW2JOnJ/?igshid=19h1jjvo1aciv
