it takes so long to see what you've been missing

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I've been listening to Passing Strange a lot tonight. It's a great musical (like, really fucking great and it should never have closed), and it means a lot to me. It's very raw and emotional, and kind of rips you to shreds by the end, which is what I love about it. I like theatre that really fucks with you, and tears apart any preconceived notions you have of the world.

That's part of the reason why, as an actress, I really like playing disturbed/disturbing characters. I like unnerving the audience, and I feel like...as someone with a mental illness, I can connect with those characters on a certain level which I find emotionally rewarding for some reason.

But yeah. Passing Strange=awesome.

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[cloudbusting]

Oh, hey! I'm Louisa. :D

Yeah, I've been acting for a few years now, and I really enjoy characters that aren't...aren't really typical, I guess you would say. I think it's more of a challenge that way. :)

And yeah, it's on DVD! You can order it on Amazon. And I hope they have subtitles--It was filmed by Spike Lee and presented on PBS, so I feel like it should, you know? Considering that PBS is usually more sensitive to people who need that sort of thing. At least, I hope they are.