Home Away From Home

With any new project where I have to travel a great distance away from home, sometimes to another country, homesickness can really start to set in after a period of time.  Being away from family and close friends can be a challenge for anyone.  The great thing about being away from home is when I discover a home away from home through developing new friendships and a supportive network of people who truly understand me.  Working in Bloomington for the past 3 weeks with a wonderful cast of actors has also allowed me to discover a very close knit First Nations community in this small town as well.  I've been fortunate enough to be introduced to some lovely Indigenous folks here who have shared nothing but warmth, kindness and laughter with me.  They even prepared for me some authentic native cuisine with Navajo NDN tacos, blue corn fried bread and hominy corn soup.  This soul food has definitely fed me well.  Miigwetch to all the people at the First Nations Educational Cultural Centre (FNECC) at Indiana University for opening their doors and welcoming me into the community.  I will be forever thankful. I cannot wait to share this new production of ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST with all of you.  Miigwetch for the gift of getting to know a new circle of Indigenous brothers and sisters.

Pictured Above:  Jeremy Proulx and a few Indigenous members of the Bloomington community at Indiana University's First Nations Educational and Cultural Centre (FNECC)