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My Year of Living Dangerously

A Missed Anniversary

I missed celebrating an anniversary last October.  No, it wasn’t my wedding anniversary.  I remembered that.  Last October marked the tenth year that I have been blogging.  Wow. I’ve blogged in fits and starts over the years. And the subjects of my posts have ranged all over the place.  There was my “year of living…

June 3, 2021 in 30 Days of Shipping, Genius Project, Life, My Year of Living Dangerously, Peter Gruner, Uncategorized.

Looking Back at 2014

“Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” George Santayana I originally meant to write this post a couple of weeks ago, but a Christmas cold grabbed hold of me and refused to let go. Although the cold is still lingering, I figured I better get this post done before January ended.…

January 14, 2015 in grants, Hamilton Fringe Festival, ITP, My Year of Living Dangerously, Peter Gruner, Playwriting.

Maybe THIS is the year of Living Dangerously…

Last year, I wrote a post called “My Year of Living Dangerously” and I called it that because I was starting the ITP (Independent Television Producer) program and journeying into the world of self-employment. The ITP program provided a bi-weekly stipend until August. But with the stipend being absent for almost four months, I realize…

December 13, 2014 in ITP, Life, My Year of Living Dangerously, Peter Gruner, Playwriting.

Holding onto the Fire

It’s the morning after the night before…  Actually, it’s the “evening” after the night before.  Last night, I had a public reading of the play (“Out to the Folks”) I’ve been working on for two years.  And I’m still basking in the afterglow… However, I don’t want to fall into the trap that I usually fall…

December 9, 2014 in My Year of Living Dangerously, Peter Gruner, Playwriting.

Reacting to Reviews

The Good, the Bad, and the Mean   As artists we put weeks, months and sometimes years into a project and present it to an audience.  A reviewer sees it once and, depending on their skill and time pressures, writes something in a fraction of a fraction of the time we’ve spent on it.  Sometimes…

July 25, 2014 in Hamilton Fringe Festival, My Year of Living Dangerously, Peter Gruner, Playwriting.

First Review of Mommy’s Mask is in!

The currency of a Fringe Festival is word of mouth.  And reviews of shows are what get carried by word of mouth.  Tom Mackan is a familiar presence in the Hamilton area theatre scene being a well known director, actor, reviewer and general encourager of Theatre.  He won the Theatre Ontario Maggie Basset Award in…

July 20, 2014 in Hamilton Fringe Festival, ITP, My Year of Living Dangerously, Peter Gruner, Playwriting.

Something About An Audience…

When you rehearse a play, you spend weeks with the same people going over the script, learning lines and testing out blocking.  It is an insular experience and after a while, it is easy to feel that you don’t have an objective view about the piece that you are working on.  Something is missing… You…

July 18, 2014 in Hamilton Fringe Festival, ITP, My Year of Living Dangerously, Peter Gruner, Playwriting.

Mommy’s Mask Campaign Begins!

The countdown is on and the campaign has begun! For the next two weeks or so, I will be living, breathing and spouting about the Hamilton Fringe and my show Mommy’s Mask. Let me apologize in advance for getting on your nerves. Advertising for your Fringe show is a delicate balance of informing and annoying…

July 12, 2014 in Hamilton Fringe Festival, interviews, ITP, My Year of Living Dangerously, Peter Gruner, Playwriting.

Why Fringe Festivals Are Important

The 2014 Hamilton Fringe Festival is almost upon us!  It opens a week from today on July 17, 2014.  There will be some great theatre to be seen and some not-so-great theatre to be seen… or not-seen.  But the Fringe is an important part of the theatrical environment in any city and Hamilton is lucky…

July 10, 2014 in Hamilton Fringe Festival, My Year of Living Dangerously, Peter Gruner, Playwriting.

Fighting the War of Art

I’ve been meaning to read The War of Art by Steven Pressfield for a few years. It has been recommended on a few Recommended Reading lists that I’ve come across. But I wasn’t sure that I wanted to buy it, so looked for it at the library. My library didn’t carry it, so I’d forget…

May 22, 2014 in Life, My Year of Living Dangerously, Peter Gruner, Playwriting.

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