A Letter from Fin and Euba

04/19/04
Dear festival friends: -What a great weekend! Yes, we are absolutely thrilled that our production was so recognized by the adjudicators at the festival…it's a great honor and especially wonderful for us because of how much "Fin & Euba" means to us personally. However, what we will remember most is that the festival atmosphere wasn't one of competition, but rather one of shared appreciation for good work. Even more than the awards, we will cherish the wonderful comments we received. To have people go out of their way to say that they liked our work…to have people say "it was so real"…is the highest compliment. We are also very appreciative of the feedback from the adjudicators that will help us to fine-tune the show even more, assuming we have the opportunity to perform it again one day. There was a lot of wonderful, strong competition this year, right up to the last day with D.C.'s amazing production of "Harriet." The incredible timing of the cast from "Double Date", the extremely challenging production of "The Daughter In Law", the hilarious "A Curtain Call to Arms", the wonderful cutting of "Art" and the unique and powerful "Harriet." That there were so many original scripts being shown at this level was also wonderful to see. 

Now comes the bittersweet part. We (with Michael--our director--and Clare, Guy and Darius--our crew, who are all equal parts in the success of this show) have spent over a year on this production--developing the characters, refining the moments, seeking permission for music and, of course, shopping for gnomes. With the interest in Audrey's script, we realize that we'll now have to let go and allow Fin and Euba to go on to a life of their own. Other actresses will interpret the characters; other directors will stage the scene. It's very difficult to release them into the world, but it's the only way they'll live on. And that's what theatre is really about. We'll move on to other projects (Audrey's next play… "Piano Man") and hopefully we'll see you all again next year.

Thank you for the generosity of spirit shown by all. It was the theatre experience of a lifetime.  

- Erika and Audrey

Update: 09/09/04
Since the festival, Fin and Euba has gone to garner several other awards, including 2nd place at the Nantucket Short Play Competition and finalist at the acclaimed Ensemble Studio Theater's (EST) Annual One-Act Marathon. It received a reading at EST over the summer of 2004 and was a featured one-act at ESTA's 2004 Theater Conference and Board Summit. Keep updated on the play's progress by visiting Audrey's website: www.audreycefaly.com

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