Well my baby if I may still call you that, I watched a grown and sophisticated actress in a play the other night do a job better than I have witnessed many others who have years well beyond your life span doing what you do.  Your work was excellent and your interpretation of what you were portraying was deep and full of understanding.

I once stood by camera watching Katherine Hepburn in scene.  It was the movie “Guess who’s coming to dinner.”  It was Christmas and everyone was cheerful and before her scene, she was going around the set giving gifts and generally being delightful. The backing in the shot depicted San Francisco as I remember but the important thing was, she took her position before the camera and the cheerfulness went away.  She was to look very sad, broken hearted. As I watched she transformed into a person with such emotional pain that I had to look away.  I could not look at her.  She was so intense and powerful in her character. My heart was breaking just observing this wonderful actress doing her work.  There were many years of training being displayed.

I watched my little girl do a job that was every bit as powerful and painful as I have ever observed in the forty five years of watching someone like Hepburn.  I would add that your entire cast did a magnificent job and although I did not enjoy the ending of the show as it did not depict a pleasurable topic, I appreciated it as a valuable piece of work from all of you. The two friends that were with me are actors of stage and screen and they were amazed at the power and intensity of the show. They are still talking about the really fantastic work you and your fellow cast-mates delivered. I am so proud of you and thrilled at the work all of you did.  Congratulations to you and all of the folks at Deaf West. What a wonderful display of talent.

I have enjoyed watching a good number of performances at Deaf West, and there will have to be something really very special to top this work.  You have truly outdone yourselves.

I will talk to you after you have finished.  You must come and have coffee with me and meet Dawn and Ed as they do so wish to meet you.  Even more so now.

P.S. Troy sure looked the handsome devil standing up there on his perch.  I thought at the time that he could play a great Abe Lincoln. All he needed was a tall top hat as he looked huge standing there like a large animated statue.  Give him a hug for me... Love you both and gramp’s baby as well.

Love,
Dad