Tree
Priest
Actor, Diane
I have always been an artist.
My degree in Fine Arts at Boulder led me to eventually love the colorful
and exciting Theater industry.
I started with the ‘Stagehand Union’ here in the Springs.
Now, being a member for ten plus years, I have worked many professional
Theater and Dance touring shows locally (and toured myself for several
years.)
Presently, I work in the Theater at Colorado College as the Assistant Technical Director. We produce/build shows all year that include Theater and Dance. I am constantly learning more about the technique used in Lighting, Scenery building, Sound and Rigging in any given production and pass my experience on to the students at CC. I love my job!
After reading the script of Camille’s Magic, I got really revved
up on being involved with the filming. I believe in it and think it is
a well thought out and realistic film with a good plot!
I see these really awesome people (our production crew) learning- by reading
and researching what is needed for ‘tech’ in the filming.
This is very intriguing to me and I wanted to be involved with this unique
grassroots production.
I began assisting
with the ‘tech’ on “Camille’s Magic” when
Pam asked me to read for Diane. Well from there, I seemed to fit Diane--
and it seems only natural to play her since she is really not so far
off from who I really am. (yea, as if I could own a restaurant and have
two women after me at the same time!!) So I took the role! Why not?!!
Having never acted before, this endeavor is a real personal challenge
to me. I embrace the challenge.
Because of my inexperience, I rely on the
direction from Pam and help from my fellow actors in making this film.
What a learning experience! Learning from doing it, just becoming Diane
is- and has been incredible!
Tree with boom guy Charles taking a break
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7/12/04 - I am learning what is
easy and what is hard for me to act. The scenes who are most like me-
are very easy and of course being more out of myself and into a different
'Diane' character is very difficult . I am still shy around an audience.
It is hard to act certain scenes . I have learned about myself that I
have a lot of desire to be
a better actor when I did not even know I had that in me!
When I think
I have done well and feel good about my acting, I am uplifted. When I
know I have not looked over my script enough or put
into a scene the energy it deserves, I get frustrated. Mostly, I just
have good days and bad days. I love the comeradery between all the people
involved though every time I go to film. A very uplifting connection!
I am working
on outside Broadway shows such as Rent , Riverdance, and Disney, mostly
for a few bucks. I am designing lights for a senior dance show at CC (for
a learning experience and as a favor). And for my full time job, in the
Armstrong theater at CC, we are building an enormous 'set' for a show
-to go up on the first weekend in May. It is a
huge endeavor which includes a lot of welding and carpentry on a daily
basis. At home, I am remodling a room slowly on my own.