Author: Ellen Lauren

Ellen Lauren

Persians Diary September 4, 2014

Impressions of a (Press) Opening Persians-Getty Villa Sept 3, 2014  God knows we wondered over the weeks of rehearsal if this could really be done.  Reading and studying 3 different plays over a… more
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Notes for a Voyage

Here is a link to Notes for a Voyage. I recorded the voice over for this while in Saratoga this summer for the Martha Graham Dance Company. Peter Sparling, the director, approached me on a… more
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The Week of Oct 28-Nov 1, 2013

Perhaps it was Isabel’s ability to dissect the situation in Cuba with such compassion and laser-like vision, giving perspective to the artistic situation there, as well as her own state of being…… more
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Getty Villa Day 6 May, 2013

Day 6, An early morning after reading the Persians last night. The fog and clouds giving way to a pure light that etches everything with such clarity. The beauty is almost too much, overwhelming to… more
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In Search of Stillness

I’VE BEEN HAVING A DIFFICULT TIME SITTING still to write about stillness. What does the study and practice of stillness entail for the theatre artist? Perhaps my difficulty is an illustration of… more
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Getty Villa Day 1 , May 2013

Upon beginning our residency of readings at the Getty Villa with GM, J.Ed, Ellen, Kelly, Bondo, Anne, Jessica Hanna 2013. DAY ONE   We are back. Into the blazing sunlight, the heat of the valley… more