I’m more interested in the experience an audience member has attending a play than I am in crafting the perfect story. Story is important in the writing process, sure, but the liveness of theatre calls for a game to be played: an encounter with strangers that unfolds like a mystery. Audiences are presented with dotsContinue reading “Experience vs Story”
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Strong Decisions and an Open Heart
From where I’m standing, the best theatre is that which includes risk. We have to make big decisions that could result in major failure. Honestly, most theatre I see fails in some way or another, but the biggest failure is keeping things safe out of fear. Be vulnerable and make strong choices that could makeContinue reading “Strong Decisions and an Open Heart”
Stream of Consciousness
Writing every day without planning ahead is like a good dose of caffeine. It kickstarts the brain and makes you less cautious to begin the work. But it’s often garbage. Allot a chunk of your day to stream-of-consciousness creation. Write down whatever comes to mind. Sing whatever melody is in your head. It will mostlyContinue reading “Stream of Consciousness”
Inevitable Dislike
I’m editing a play with the intention of mounting it again in the (hopefully not-too-distant) future. Every time I step away from it it takes me a long time to get back. When I lack focus like this I try to pinpoint the specific obstacles. For this one, as for many projects, I’m caught upContinue reading “Inevitable Dislike”
Centring Kindness
We can choose to centre kindness in our lives and decentre all of the unnecessary garbage. We can stop allowing (some of) the negativity to be the major driving force. Kindness can become the focus instead: to others and to ourselves. But I often remind myself that kindness is not niceness. To be nice isContinue reading “Centring Kindness”
What’s Funny?
I find clarity in comedy. When we land on laughter, we land on unity. Laughter in an audience tells me that whatever just happened on stage happened at some point in each of our lives. That sense of connection says “Don’t worry, that awkward/scary thing happens to all of us. It’s not as mysterious asContinue reading “What’s Funny?”
Writing with Distractions and Fighting Boredom
Distractions are inevitable. I find I have to teach myself how to carry on writing even when there are people around me talking, or when a friend calls (haha that doesn’t happen), or when some device I have is just oh-so-tempting. The work needs to happen even when I would rather be numbing my brainContinue reading “Writing with Distractions and Fighting Boredom”
What Do You Want?
I’m trying to listen to myself more closely these days. What is it that I actually want? How do I wish to serve others? Creativity always begins with curiosity, and it seems to me that curiosity is rooted in a necessary belief that there’s something bigger. Not only “out there”, but also “in here”. I’mContinue reading “What Do You Want?”
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