I found out last night that I won’t be playing Vanya in Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike. At least not any time soon. Not only did I not get the part — I didn’t even get a callback. Talk about adding insult to injury. Oh well. I’ll be honest. It stung. It always…
I auditioned for a role yesterday. It was to play Vanya in the play Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike by Christopher Durang. Deb and I saw the original production in New York with Sigourney Weaver and David Hyde Pierce in 2013. It was great. And I’ve wanted to play Vanya since then. I…
We have two more performances of Things I Know to be True. It’s always weird when a show is coming to the end of the run. We’ve spent weeks working on this show. Rehearsals started in February, but we met as a cast before that. It feels like we’ve been working on it much longer.…
This is the start of Tech Week for us actors. In the Dundas Little Theatre show Things I Know to be True. For the crew, Tech Week began yesterday. The culmination of Tech Week is Opening Night. This Friday. When paying patrons come and see our show. Gulp! That thing that seemed so far away…
I have three priorities for April. And I broke the goals into mini goals per week. I outlined them here. Last week, my focus was on two targets. This week, I had three goals. I only managed to meet one of the three goals. My weight went down. But only to 199.3lbs. So, I’m still…
I just saw Bluebirds by Vern Thiessen at Theatre Burlington.It’s a beautiful play about three Canadian nurses in World War I.And it made me marvel at the power of words.Well layered words.“We made a vow.”So simple.And out of context it doesn’t mean much.But in the context of the play.And where it comes…A gut punch.That’s one…
One of the perks of running the Around the Bay last weekend was that I missed a rehearsal. It was a milestone rehearsal. Off Book Day. Yes, I would rather subject myself to the pain. The pain of running 30 kilometers. Rather than face the humiliation of not knowing my lines. But I couldn’t dodge…
The Around the Bay is done. Time to rest? Nope. The next countdown is ticking away. Things I Know to be True opens in 24 days! That’s just over three weeks away. And I’m working on those lines. They’re coming, but not fast enough. It’s going to be a great show. After that, the Vocal…
Shortly after my birthday, I came up with three priorities for the year. And for March, I looked at that list every day. To make sure that those priorities stayed top of mind. I tried to find some step every day to move forward on those goals. I plan to do the same in April.…
One of the things I love about theatre is how egalitarian it is. Especially with the actors. It doesn’t matter how old or young you are. We’re all equals working together to put on the show. We’re all peers. There are very few situations where people can work side by side. People with different levels…
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