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…
I’ve been waffling for months to get started on another playwriting project. And I decided to revisit one of my old plays: Minced. Minced is a one act play with two characters. I always thought it could be expanded into a longer piece. And taking a page from Great By Choice, I can consider it…
It’s that time again. I’ve got to curb my TV watching so that I can get other things done. At least, I need to curb it during the week. I don’t smoke. I don’t do drugs. And I don’t drink to excess. But… I watch a heck of a lot of TV. It keeps me…
I’ve been in plays where I’ve had to kiss someone. It’s part of the play. And it’s not as interesting as one would think. You’re performing a role. There’s no emotional involvement and it’s mechanical. It’s nothing like when you kiss someone you have feelings for. But in the olden days, when a play called…
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.…
I submitted a play to the Hamilton Fringe Playwriting Contest. I didn’t expect to win. And I didn’t. I didn’t even place in the top three. Who knows? Out of 54 entries, mine might have come in at 54… I didn’t expect to win. I didn’t expect to place. Why did I submit a play…
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…
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