I’m working on the first draft of a project. I’ve had a couple of false starts in the last couple of years. With other projects. This one might get to the first stage. A rough draft. Or the “vomit draft”. Basically, it’s writing all the clunky stuff in your head and not worrying about how…
We opened The Game’s Afoot last night! There’s something about performing a show in front of an audience that never gets old. And it helps so much in validating the effort we spend during the rehearsal process. Does this thing work? Is this funny? And of course, there’s the alchemy that an audience helps create…
Can I let you in on a secret? Acting is fun. I love it. It’s all make believe. Sometimes you play a serious character in a serious play. Sometimes you play a silly character in a silly play. Or maybe it’s a silly character in a serious play. Or the other way around. But it’s…
When I check out someone’s blog, I’ll often go to their About Me page. I’m always curious to know a bit more about the author. Looking the stats for my site, I saw that my About me page gets viewed more than most other pages. It makes sense. You read a post and wonder “Who…
Ah, the things we do for the shows we’re in. When we agree to be in a play, we know there will be sacrifices. I mean, we know that we’re going to give up weeks of time at rehearsals. And many hours at home, dedicated to learning lines. But sometimes we do even more. For…
We open our show The Game’s Afoot in less than a month. Our fearless director set a date for us to be off book. To know our lines, that is. And that date has come and gone. I can’t speak for everyone, but none of us know our lines yet! Okay, maybe I can speak…
Writing can be hard. Especially when you are starting on a project. Getting those first words written can be excruciating. For me, it isn’t for lack of ideas. There’s tons of things to write about. Before I start writing a blog post, I glance at my list of possible post topics. I’ve got about 190…
I finished reading The Comfort Crisis a couple of weeks ago, but I’m going back to read it again. I listened to most of the book with Kindle Assistive Reader. Which is great for listening to the book in the car. But it’s not so great when you want to go back and savour something.…
The new season has started for Vocal Point Choir. And we’re learning the songs for our concerts in December 2024. As often happens at the start of a new session, new people join. And others leave. It’s strange when the choir shuffles a little from season to season. We’ve got two new people singing Bass.…
It seems to happen every month. I have a plan. Enthusiasm is strong at the beginning of the month. And then imperceptibly, a drift happens. A drift away from the plan. It’s subtle. But it seems inevitable. There’s a week left and I haven’t made a dent in September’s plan. My lines for The Game’s…
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