Cyrano Closes but Chris Sarandon keeps em comin!
Yes, we have closed, and yes, I am sad because i have been working on this play since August, but I couldn’t help but do one last blog just to wrap things up. The last of the funnies, provided mostly by the wonderful Chris Sarandon. I wish I could remember all of them, but I can’t sadly. I do remember a few things and these are all willingly comments from Mr. Sarandon, dedicated to the cadets and my friend Martha. Thank you Chris!
Chris Sarandon came up to the Cadets upstage left and said in the most serious voice, “Alright who is going to be my poodle?” There was silence and I pointed to Stephen and said “He is!” Chris said, “Great! Meet me in my tent in five minutes!” and then he marched up the stairs as if he had given an order…Hilarious!”Parcheesey anyone? Who’s up for parcheesey? Alright meet me in my tent!”"Well…Who wants to play beach blanket bingo? Anyone?!”"Alright! Who’s got the condoms? I point to Macintyre Dixon…and Chris Sarandon says, “Great! meet me in my tent!”"Alright! Who’s got Roxanne’s hymen!” “Come on cought it up!”"Let’s see….Who wants to be stripsearched first?” We all shake our heads then point to Macintyre Dixon and Sarandon says, “Great! he’s first, then your next!”"Ok, Here’s the deal. I am taking you all to a spa for a treatment. I imagine it’s been a long time.” 
There were many more…but I can’t end this blog with out mentioning this, and if you are reading this blog and you might be, you had to know I would write about it.. some people felt some of the things I wrote in this blog were too personal, and private. I assure everyone who has read this blog, that this blog was only meant to serve as a way to share my first broadway experience, no harm or malice or revelation of one’s privacy was intended to anyone. I was even asked to stop writing if you can imagine that, and the way I was approached and handled after this “call to the principal’s office,” was less than professional let alone thought out. Little do these persons know that everything that was written in this blog was seen by those they thought they were protecting, and little do they know these things were said to me specifically to be put in the blog!!!…But I digress…and that is all I will ever say about that again.My blog was about the positive experience I had on Broadway with some very REAL, generous, kind, and talented artists. I was so fortunate to be a part of such a great experience, and to share it with so many warm souls. I learned a great deal from the veterans to the more than 10 of us that had our broadway debut. It was so much fun and I will sorely miss it. All good things must come to a close. I won’t lie. I sobbed. Sobbed and sobbed some more. It was a play for the ages, and anyone that has seen our Cyrano, cannot deny that.
Martha Clutchbutt said,
January 10, 2008 @ 1:26 am
Oh, I feel foolish. Like Mildred the nosy neighbor. But I am a fiercely loyal friend to those I love, and therefore react passionately in their defense. How sad that your blog entries were so grossly misconstrued. To me they had such a positive effect on my view of the cast. Of course many of us expected the stars in the show to be either shallow, aloof, or dim. Your stories made me feel anxious to know them, to see their work, and to support future endeavors. I mean, really, we all expected Jennifer Garner to be just a fixture to sell tickets. Then she proved herself a brilliant stage actress. And, as luck would have it, she’s got a great personality too. Next time I see a movie she’s in advertised, I won’t roll my eyes and make a disparaging comment about tv actors. I’ll remember the stories and the performance and want all the more to see her film. That stories of back pain were too personal is a preposterous assertion. It’s a reminder of the extreme hard work that it takes to pull off a performance. Thank you for expressing the joy you felt at working with these marvelous people and thank you for not allowing your critic to silence you. Poor lady. The stress of running is a show is huge. I hope she will take a day to have a massage, have a nice pedicure, and hug a baby. Maybe reading the stories of Chris Sarandon’s hilarious asides will soften her a bit. A part of Martha Clutchbutt has died a bit with the knowledge that this marks the end of the Sarandon stories.
Elizabeth Loven said,
January 14, 2008 @ 7:45 pm
Gonne have to agree with the previous comment here. Carman’s blog made us appreciate your cast, and it made us want to see future works of anyone in the cast, Garner and Kline included. Bravo Carman.
amphibian said,
January 15, 2008 @ 3:54 am
Thank you Martha and Liz. I appreciate your kind words of support. I did have a great time and I will always remember that time of my life. Truly, truly greatful. Thank you for reading!