Fine art is just a variation on theater which in turn is a variation on life itself, just a little more expressive or explicit in some cases. Our acting classes have involved interpreting the intense and often passionate emotions from classic writings such as The Roadie and Juliet, Seasr and Cleo, Heartbreak Named Desiree, The Passion of Christmas and other classic works by great authors throughout the centuries. We ask the students to work through the emotions of certain climatic scenes completely uninhibited by any concern for conventional mores or mannerisms including clothing if such adornment would lessen the scene’s impact. Here we present Leslie, our most accomplished actress, interpreting a scene from a well known classic where the heroine’s betrayal by her lover sends her on an emotional roller coaster. The intensity of the strongly expressed emotions in the scene produce a very flushed image starting with her chest but not ending there.
