Last night we had our first read through for Things I Know to be True by Andrew Bovell. I like having the read through. There’s no pressure. The cast just reads the lines of the script. It’s the last time that the play will be just the playwright’s. Starting with our next rehearsal, we will…
I spent a good amount of time reading plays this week. I’m on a play reading committee. And our first meeting was today, so I needed to have some plays to recommend. I read more plays this week, than I’ve read in the last couple of years. That’s crazy! I should be reading more plays.…
Choir started back up a couple of weeks ago. But I’m still enjoying that quiet before rehearsals start up. I mean, I’m looking forward to starting rehearsals. It will be fun to play and get ready for the show. But it’s also nice to be able to stay home after work. In a few weeks,…
That’s the name of the next play that I’ll be in. It’s written by Andrew Bovell. It’s a family drama and I play Bob, the father of four kids. We start rehearsals on February 4th. I’m looking forward to it. I have worked with or know most of the people involved in the show. I…
I darkened my hair for the last show I was in. It took a little while for it to darken enough to be noticeable. At first, I was afraid it wouldn’t get dark enough in time for the show. But now the show has been over for a couple of weeks, I fear it won’t…
It’s Friday night and for the first time in a few weeks, I don’t have to get ready for a performance. I don’t have to review my lines. I don’t have to make the trip to Grimsby to get ready for The Game’s Afoot. I also don’t have time to really miss those things, either!…
I was intending to submit something to the Hamilton Fringe Playwriting Contest. I had missed the deadline, but it got extended a week. I found an older project that had fizzled out, but I thought I could submit it with a little tweaking. You’d think I would have taken full advantage of the extra time…
The lottery results for the Montreal Fringe are in! And we were not successful. Wah! It was a record year for submissions to the Montreal Fringe and I’m happy for them. But it worked against us. We are on the waiting list again. This time, we aren’t close to the front of the line. We…
Way back in August, I applied for the Montreal Fringe. I was hoping to get one of their early bird slots. But I was not successful. It’s been a long wait but finally the big day is here. Tonight, the Montreal Fringe will have their official draw, and I’ll find out if we got in…
This morning as I was signing into my computer, I got a phone call. It was my boss’ boss. I don’t usually get phone calls from him… He’s a VIP and my Team Lead gets called directly if there are any issues. Gulp. I put on my poker “voice” and answered the phone cheerily. Expecting…
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