ALMOST LISA - Pt 1, "The Introduction"

  Almost Lisa: Pt 23, “ Nodus Tollen”   "The Lord giveth, and the Lord taketh away..." A friend sent me a video from Broadway the other day. Two singers, in a blackbox (rehearsal space or hall), at the upright, with director and stage director looking on, in first rehearsals together, running through a duet. My heart nearly exploded inside my chest. I could feel the vibration of the piano through the hands of one singer, leaning gently upon it. I could feel her inhale and exhale, as the notes escaped her throat to linger in the air, mixing and perfectly blending with another. I could smell bad coffee and the dust of old costumes, just from that video. I know this environment. I lived for it for so much of my youth and into early adulthood. This is HOME. Until it was taken from me, never to enjoy again. I miss it every... single... day. I try not to be jaded about loss, witnessing others living the dreams I knew I could have had. But the pain of standing on the sideline...