I’m in a play. (Midsummer Night’s Dream!With so many amazing and talented people!) Back onstage for a full production for the first time since my daughter was born. This would be enough all by itself, but I am an overachiever. TW: pregnancy loss, profanity, current state of the US Not only am I a primary […]
Tag: drama
New Play Festival
In addition to the overflow of ideas in September, some bizarre part of me thought it would be an excellent idea to sign up for the 24 Hour New Play Festival. As a writer. This is how it works: a group of awesomely insane people get together on a Friday night and split into teams […]
The Devil’s Puppet Show
Oh, Internet. I have so much to tell you! Potential theatre-related opportunities are cropping up in the strangest (and best) of places. They may amount to nothing, but just the experience of trying will be priceless. Dracula has been insanely popular. Even our “slow” nights draw decently sized audiences. An iconic story like Dracula performed […]
Why I Haven’t Posted
Confidence. Once upon a time, I had none. High school theatre helped. It gave me the courage to explore, to try on different personas until I found a combination that fit right. College for me was more about the people and the experience than the academics. Funny, since I went so deeply in debt for […]
Dear A$$hat, An Exchange
On my way to lunch, I passed this particular asshat on his way in. AH: What’re you, leaving? MJ: Running away; I saw you coming. AH: Better run faster. . . . On the whole, this would have been significantly less disturbing without our last meeting: AH: *in a voice and manner that reminds me why […]
Definitions
As “Dear A$$hat” looks like it’s going to actually turn into a blog series (I will have fodder for at least as long as I am paid to interact with people), I want to take a moment to define, well, things. There are many words I could use – some that would be less offensive […]
Dear A$$hat
*Note about this post: I am experimenting. Because people are stupid and my patience is finite. Dear Asshat who told me (again) that if I ever get divorced, he’ll take me (he’s married too [which somehow makes this ok?], but “that’s what lawyers are for”): No. Hell, no. With such a classy display of disrespect for […]
Still Pretending (To Be An Adult)
There is so much I want to be when I grow up. Carmen SanDiego has led the race for a while. At this point, I only need the hat, trench coat, and Interpol file. Not so far from 30, I still feel like I’m playacting at being an adult, and even that is only when […]
Having Fun?
In our latest Nostalgia Adventures, our heroine spent the weekend in a high school theater reliving the glory days watching some amazingly talented kids and writing. (Seriously, high school was relatively good to me, but, uh, no turning back the clocks, ok? Daylight Savings is bad enough, and visiting high school only helps me appreciate […]
Melissa Burkart 