I asked the universe for one pretty giant birthday present. And the universe came through. I’m in a show and opening night was my birthday. Shakespeare. Taming of the Shrew. My character is one that usually gets cut from the film versions, but ends up being pretty central to most of the machinations in the […]
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Overachiever
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 […]
Things I Am Looking Forward To:
Performing Shakespeare at Fort Knox Next week when Julius Caesar is over and I have enough time and brain-space to return to my less-irregularly scheduled blogging Crossing things off my mile-long to-do list (after the show run ends) Finishing this novel rewrite so I can make more headway on my to-read pile and work on […]
FYI
Shakespeare is kicking my ass. This is awesome. But this does mean that on days I have rehearsal, the computer never turns on. On one hand, it’s great for my productivity. On the other, it means I have an even harder time staying on top of this whole communication thing. So my posts here could […]
Three Good Things
One of my friends introduced me to this idea years ago. When we talk — call, chat, or text — she’ll ask me to list three good things. Whether those are three good things in the day, or the week, or life in general doesn’t really matter. It’s a way to remind us of the […]
Perfect People Being Perfect
I just saw an amazing production of Shakespeare’s The Tempest. The man playing Prospero is a friend and a brilliant actor/director/teacher. I watched it with one of my sisters (an artist), her younger daughter (who is certainly an artist, but I’m not sure she would say or think that of herself… at least not yet), […]
Melissa Burkart 