The Odyssey
The Kitchen Sink Post
The weather has drifted down into the cooler temperatures, slowing everything down a little bit more each day — including this this blog post, which I’ve rewritten and added to six times to reflect the changing reality over the past month. And so, I’m hurrying to post it before anything else happens to force another rewrite.
One Step Forward, Two Steps . . . Um, Somewhere Else…
This weekend’s mail brought me a DVD of the production Northwestern College did of my adaptation of ‘The Odyssey’ along with rejections from Samuel French on two of my playscripts (one of which was, at least, a good bit of writing and somewhat of an award-winner already so what’s their problem, honestly?) which was all [...]
Talking to Myself
Talking to Myself
There’s a scene or two in the movie The Commitments where the character Jimmy Rabitte is seen interviewing himself about his own (self-imagined success).
I’m not too proud to admit that I used to do that, from time to time. At a certain point, I had some long commutes between school and work and [...]
Strategies and Needs
Given Oltion’s Strategies below, I did some digging at Wikipedia on Maslow’s Hierarchy and the concept of self-actualization.
One of the questions I prepared for when I went to lecture to classes at Northwestern College a few months back was this: Why do you write?
No one asked.
Released
Well, although it was being considered by the committee, Northwestern’s production of ‘The Odyssey’ was not invited to participate in the ACTF regional festival this year.
Taking a show to the festival is a big task — you have to remount the show, go through rehearsals again, move costumes and actors and sets to the festival. [...]
Odyssey Over
Back home after a quick-but-very-nice trip to Iowa to see the opening of ‘The Odyssey’.
Sleep now, post more later…
Talkback
Early on, when I was still in college, I was fortunately to have one of my plays produced. There was a talkback afterwards and someone in the audience asked me what the play meant.
I’d been prepared for this and, because I was exactly that kind of writer, responded by asking what they thought it meant?
They [...]
Morning and the Maze
I spend about two hours in the morning trying to figure out what time it is and if I’m late for my breakfast with the Director. Because it’s so early, most of this is done if the dark, fumbling with various clocks and laptops set for EST and CST.
The phone rings — My wake up [...]
Lockput
I escape with my life after the afternoon writing workshop and head back over to the hotel to primp and prepare for opening night.
No jitters, not worried at all.
The faculty potluck is a bigger concern than the show, oddly enough. I shouldn’t have worried. Everyone is very hospitable and kind and in a way I [...]
Spiritus Interruptus
Eventually, I head off from the potluck full of homemade Indian food. The Director asked us to show up early at the theatre to join in with the cast’s pre-show prayer and I don’t want to disappoint him. It’s all of two blocks away and parking is easy, but I have no idea where I’m [...]
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