Joel recently wrote about his experience with The Long Count’s group mind – and now he’s back with answers to our Short Count questions. Also, we’ve learned that his favorite Saturday morning-style cartoon was “Recess.” Says Joel, “I always watched it because it was very funny, but one of the main kids, TJ, reminded me of me – even the way he dressed. I was homeschooled and didn’t have recess, but I imagined that’s the way I would have been if I did have recess.” We imagine that had Joel had recess, he would have always been first picked for the game of awesome.
1. In a word, today I feel: Repaired
2. I am a theatre artist because: I am a naturally curious person, and I find a lot of excitement when I am learning something that surprises me. Being an actor gives me a chance to find out more about myself and how I relate with others around me. The result is almost always endlessly exciting.
3. I am a theatre artist in Chicago because: The humble attitude of Chicago’s theatre. I think this is most important. Ego blinds our art and makes it selfish.
4. In regards to The Long Count:
a) Today, I am most excited about:
The environment that we have been holding and building and sharing in our imaginations for 5 weeks is starting to manifest itself in physical form!
b) Today, I am asking myself this question:
What would it feel like to get eaten by something stronger than you?
5. Five years ago, I thought: Stay here and be a GM Plant floor worker? Or move away to everything unfamiliar and be an Actor?
6. Five years from now, I: will be 28 and very surprised and proud of how far I have come.
7. In a word, how do we build a future from a present we didn’t expect? Eagerly.
