Staged

Stop.
Stop,if you can.
Stop thinking
about the story,
or the script
and the direction.
Don't get lost
in the props
or the unfolding storyline.
Stop thinking about
beginnings
and endings.
And yet, if you must
then do step aside.
Become the role
you are meant to play.
Breathe into it,
Feel into it,
Live it fully.
Honour everything that arises.
Speak from your heart,
without prompts
or cues from the wings.
Enjoy every word,
every emotion,
every action.
And then, when you're done,
Step out
to watch from the wings,
And you will see
how you enjoy the story
and the part that you played
in a different way,
For the actor
cannot be
the audience
until each has played
his role
to perfection.