The Directoresposa, Brian no es una persona apre-surada. Se toma el tiempo necesario para lavar los platos o barrer. Emplea el tiempo en el momento. Pone atención y disfruta los detalles de la vida. Valoro esto pues soy una persona orientada a los resultados. Hay personas que pa-san toda su vida tratando de aprender a vivir el momento y valorarlo. Así que es maravilloso conocer personas que tienen esta habilidad innata.

Brian Sylvester: “La vida es impredeci-ble y nunca sabemos que puede traer-nos el día de mañana. Uno no tiene control sobre lo que sucede. Hay que dejarse llevar o, al menos, intentarlo. Me he dado cuenta que para tener éxi-to en la pintura y el arte, uno debe se-guir estos mismos principios. Hay una hora y un lugar para todo. Debemos tratar de encontrar lo bueno incluso en las peores situaciones. Siempre hay algo que aprender que nos ayudará a hacernos más fuertes para el futuro.”

“El arte ha sido como un regalo para mí, algo que nunca esperé o busqué conscientemente. Pero así tenía que ser, sucedió tal como estaba planeado. Sin embargo, cuando miro atrás, siento como si me hubiera estado preparando todo el tiempo para recibir este regalo. Creo que todos recorremos un camino en la vida y que todo sucede por una razón. Recogemos lo que sembramos y lo mejor es tener una vida sencilla.”

El teatro incluye todas las formas de arte y de talento: actuación, música, baile, artes visuales, iluminación, dis-fraces, peinados, maquillaje, diseño de escenario, sonido, administración, producción, publicidad, ventas, recau-dación de fondos y más. Lo bello del teatro es que es un proceso de colabo-ración y cooperación que depende de cada uno de los participantes para que juntos den vida al espectáculo.

Si usted tiene un talento especial en cualquiera de las áreas mencionadas anteriormente y le gustaría participar, por favor escríbanos. También tene-mos un pequeño concurso: la primera persona que nos escriba y nos diga el nombre del tipo de heliconia que apa-rece en nuestros anuncios se ganará una entrada para el espectáculo navi-deño.

A show or movie is a collaborative pro-cess seen through the eyes of the di-

rector. A good actor can change and be molded into the director’s vision. A good director understands the acting process and is able to bring out the best in an actor. This is known as an actor’s director. This is why so much credence is given to the director and why certain actors prefer working with certain di-rectors and vice versa. It’s a dream to work with a director who understands the actor’s creative discovery process. It’s a dream to work with an actor who is flexible and understands the director is in charge of the creative direction. A self important actor misses the bigger picture and can hinder the overall vision which makes the show seem disjointed. Likewise, a director can shut down an actor emotionally with negativity and demands or can allow and encourage an actor to flourish and discover the emo-tionality of each scene. When you have a good director and good actors, you win awards.

The Dominical Little Theatre is happy to have Nansie Benton as the director for the Christmas show this season. Nansie is talented and experienced as both a performer and as a director. She comes from The San Francisco Bay Area. She served on the board of the Contra Costa Musical Theatre for four years before moving to Costa Rica as a full time resi-dent two years ago. Looking back, she feels her role as “Kim Kim the Jungle Girl” on cable television foreshadowed her life in the jungle. She is now a board member with us here.

Nansie has brought generations of expe-rience with her. Growing up in a theatri-cal and musical family, her mother was a vaudeville performer among other fam-ily members in the business and now two of her own children work behind the scenes in Hollywood.

Vocal training began early and Nansie sang her first recital in French at the age of thirteen. In the 80’s and 90’s she be-came inspired to sing gospel music and sang in many types of bands over the years. Nansie’s true artistic love is mu-sical theater and has portrayed count-less characters; Her most memorable role as the witch in “The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe”. You wouldn’t know

that her biggest performance fear is singing Karaoke. She prefers to sing in character.

She expressed to me that the process of rehearsing and performing with an ensemble is so rich that there is a deep level of love and trust that actualizes over the course of a show. It is like no other she has experienced in any other area of her life.We know that you will thoroughly enjoy the Christmas show this year. There are some very talented newcomers along with some old and not so old favorites. Our adorable group of teens keeps our show fresh. We consider this a great success to have so many young people and their parents involved and an even bigger reason to help support our com-munity theater.

The Process of Art

There are so many things that go into putting on a live production. It’s a col-laborative process and you have to be able to go with the creative flow and know how to trust that each person can and will pull through. Everybody has something valuable to offer and we can all learn something from one another.

The performance is the outcome of the pre show work so let’s not forget all the people behind the scenes involved in getting the show on the stage and ready for the audience.

In the spirit of promoting art in our com-munity, the Dominical Little Theatre is happy to be using a talented artist in our ads and color posters this season. His work is so exceptional that another contributor to Dominical Days has also mentioned him in his article this month. His name is Brian Sylvester and you can read some extra details about him in “Moontides”. I would say Brian’s art is stylized with an urban tropical edge. What makes his art so hip is that he conveys his perception of reality to the viewer. He’s following his artistic impulses and that is what draws you to his paintings. See for your-selves at www.bsylvesterart.com. Most recently his work is being displayed at Water’s Edge Gallery in Stuart, Florida.After spending a little time with Brian,

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CAPCrime Awareness & Prevention

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Estimados amigos de CAP

Dear CAP Friends

El 2010 ha sido un año muy provecho-so para CAP. Hemos construido una comunidad e incrementado el nivel de consciencia, hemos patrocinado charlas para la comunidad e instalado un siste-ma de vigilancia con cámaras y hemos establecido relaciones con funcionarios costarricenses encargados del cumpli-miento de la ley tanto locales como de rango superior, lo cual ha promovido estándares más altos que muchos ya es-tán adoptando. Hay muchas otras inicia-tivas listas para ser llevadas a cabo tan pronto recaudemos los fondos necesa-rios. Nuestro objetivo siempre ha sido minimizar la delincuencia en la región mediante la difusión de información y la prevención.

La delincuencia es todavía una preocu-pación importante para nuestra comu-nidad y al acercarse los días de fiesta deseamos recordarles algunas medidas para prevenir situaciones no deseadas y para que puedan disfrutar su estadía en la Zona Sur

Durante su estadía en la zona, no hable con desconocidos ni perma-nezca en áreas solitarias.Cuando se bañe en el mar, asegúrese de que una persona de confian-za vigile sus pertenencias.Cuando vaya a restaurantes, mercados o áreas públicas no descuide sus pertenencias.Cuando viaje en automóvil, siempre debe cerrar las puertas con se-guro y nunca deje objetos personales a la vista.Cuando se hospede en un hotel, le recomendamos guardar siempre su dinero, joyas y documentos en una caja de seguridad.Les aconsejamos a todos los turistas fotocopiar sus documentos (identificación, tiquetes de avión, pasaporte y tarjetas de crédito) a fin de facilitar su recuperación en caso de que se le pierdan.Tenga cuidado cuando visite playas solitarias.Esté atento a todo lo que lo rodea y asegúrese de saber dónde está.Saber comunicar su ubicación en caso de una emergencia es de vital importancia para recibir ayuda lo antes posible.Siga estas medidas en todos sus viajes en Costa Rica.

During your stay here, do not contact unknown people or stay alone in isolated areas.When swimming or playing in the ocean, make sure someone is watching your valuables.When in restaurants, markets or public areas NEVER leave your valu-ables unattended.When you travel by car, always lock the doors, and never leave your personal items in sight.When staying in hotels, we recommend that you always use the safety boxes to keep cash, jewels, and documents protected.We highly recommend that all tourists photocopy their documents (identification, plane tickets, passports and credit cards) in order to facilitate the retrieval of any lost items.Use caution when visiting isolated beaches.Be aware of your surroundings and know WHERE you are at all times.Please know enough Spanish to be able to communicate your loca-tion in the event of an emergency and thereby save valuable time in receiving help.These precautions are necessary throughout your travels in all of Costa Rica

CAP (Crime Awareness and Prevention) has had a very successful year by build-ing community, heightening awareness, sponsoring community presentations, implementing surveillance cameras, and building relationships with many local and higher ranking Costa Rican law enforcement officials which has en-couraged a higher standard that many are embracing. Many more initiatives are ready to implement as more funds are raised. Our goal has always been to minimize crime in our region by being informed and proactive in our commu-nities.

Crimes are still a serious concern and as the holiday season approaches we want to remind everyone of some very important things to remember to pre-vent unwanted situations and to make your stay in the Southern Zone as enjoy-able as possible

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