If you build it, they will come. Such is the mantra of a theatre artist trying to recruit actors to the try-outs. It’s an insane delusion which directors must sustain, especially in these beginning labor pains of putting a play together. The delusion that people are going to give their time, without pay. That they’llContinueContinue reading “Flung: Announcing … Auditions!”
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My Next Gig: Flung
Content warning for those who have been following me for awhile: shameless self-promotion and angsty posts about the process are coming back, because my next directing gig is right around the corner! I’ll try to remember to tag and title appropriately. Caveat, occasional theatrical metaphors and references will almost certainly bleed into my other posts.ContinueContinue reading “My Next Gig: Flung”
The Show Must Go On
Live performance gigs are officially back. Yesterday I supported my good friend’s live storytelling event about living, learning, and loving with brain cancer. My role was audio/visual effects designer and technician, which turned out to be a delicious smoothie blend of what I do at the office, what I do for community theatre, and whatContinueContinue reading “The Show Must Go On”
Moving Forward
Whether it’s incredible successes or heart wrenching losses — both of which we tend to experience in any given year or two — there comes a time, amidst your brooding by that old oak tree in your amygdala, as you have been for countless days and nights, pages of your journal open to those oldContinueContinue reading “Moving Forward”
Juiced Up Cafe
Presenting a new cafe venue with more sound equipment and progressive personality than you can throw a chai tea latte at: Berkley Coffee. Stopped in this weekend to support genius keys player Jarrod Champion and am certain I’ve never seen anything like this coffee-roasting / non-alcoholic bar / event space. My inner theatre sprites areContinueContinue reading “Juiced Up Cafe”
A Sandcastle’s End
Today was good.Today was fun.Tomorrow is another one.Dr. Seuss It’s difficult to say what happened, exactly, that made this latest theatrical journey such a powerful experience. Some have said it’s that we tried something completely out of our comfort zone. But we’ve done that before. Some suggest that it’s the incredible cast, oozing with talentContinueContinue reading “A Sandcastle’s End”
Sandcastle Building: Hell Week
We open in 4 days. Preview performances tomorrow and Tuesday. I find myself desperately reaching for ways to fine tune it, to get it another inch or two closer to what my mind’s eye can see just around the corner. A little closer to perfect. So many things are going right, and a handful ofContinueContinue reading “Sandcastle Building: Hell Week”
Sandcastle Building: T minus 20 Days to Launch
I’ve reached the point in directing a show where even on my “days off” I still find myself working on the show. Not that it needs the extra work – more that it’s just such a frolicking good time. Thus it continues.
Sandcastle Building: Houston, We Have a Production
Our ticketing site is set up, and the publicity launch began yesterday on the socials. I guess this virtual theatre concoction of mine really has to happen now. Although it would be super funny in that Andy Kaufman way if people showed up to the online event and there was just a photo of myContinueContinue reading “Sandcastle Building: Houston, We Have a Production”
Sandcastle Building: Don’t Underestimate the Force
This post has been a long time drafting. Not that it’s going to be very long, it’s more that the show has taken on some degree of substantive form, which means it has mass, and it’s accelerating, which means it has force, which means I haven’t set aside much time this past week to continueContinueContinue reading “Sandcastle Building: Don’t Underestimate the Force”
Muttering Retreats 