Farewell to Cyrano

We just closed with the play, this last Sunday and from what I can tell, our last performance was perhaps our best. And if you have to end a play that you love doing, it’s always wonderful to go out on a streak of light. Of course now, I’m going through Cyrano withdrawals and find I’m missing taking on the guise of the impetuous guardsman and lovelorn poet. Of course, all I have left to show for it, is what I started out with- the nose. Well, that’s okay. I wanted a little souvenir from the production anyway and this one is actually attached to my face.

Still it would have been lovely to spend more time playing this wonderful character. And the dialogue! I swear, some of the best lines ever written, can be found in this play and like nibbling potato chips, you just can’t say one. If you’re an actor (or actress), looking for a stunning role, you simply have to play Cyrano de Bergerac, if you get the chance. Of course, it’s an incredibly demanding part, but it has everything from the physical, the intellectual, to the emotional with one of the most dynamic death scenes ever seen on stage. However, the rebellious aspect of the character was the most intriguing, as the real-life Cyrano de Bergerac, (and yes, he was a real life person), was always calling to task the political and religious powers that ruled his day. A stunning example to take to heart, in this time where there is so much to question.