I remember getting a lot of email forwards from my Uncle Boots back in the early aughts. Email was still fresh and new back in the day and it was a good way that information could get passed around. Nowadays, I never get email forwards because they're usually garbage. But back then, I didn't know any better.
There was one that remember very clearly, in the lead up to the invasion of Iraq. It was a father explaining to his son that the world was like a big neighborhood and that Saddam Hussein was like a suspected murderer living several blocks over. What would you do if you knew that he had moved in, the father asked? The boy responded that he would do nothing because he hadn't done anything.
The father then began to tell this elaborate tale where the serial killer began to claim victims and that the police (re: the UN) were powerless to stop them. By the time that the serial killer had reached the boy's home and there was no one there left to defend him.
I thought that it was an interesting metaphor, then and now, though obviously not perfect and is based on the supposition that the police were not going to do anything about it.
So, the idea for this play is quite old (for me at least) and I've changed it from the father telling the son about the neighborhood slowly dying one by one from a serial killer that no one would do anything about to a man who's convincing his girlfriend and friend that his roommate is dangerous and that they have to go in and handle him right away. I originally wanted it to be a full-length play (and still might make it one day) but then I came across the American Science Theatre 9/11 Ten Minute Playwriting Contest.
It's a pretty open contest and was able to write out the first draft relatively quickly. Sheila, Thomas and Matt are coming over tomorrow to read it for me. I really appreciate their help. I'll post and let you know how that reading went and how the contest goes in general!
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Showing posts with label ten minute play. Show all posts
Showing posts with label ten minute play. Show all posts
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
Thursday, July 21, 2011
New Targets
Planning for the UpStart Theatre Company has shown to be a little more tricky than I would have cared for it to be. I think that the next 24 hour 10 minute play festival, The Winter's Tales, is going to be a hit, but that's further down the road.
I've been writing a lot, but not a lot of plays. I started writing a political blog on www.nuzcom.com, so I won't talk much about that here. While I have to learn to be an advocate for the things that I do, I want this blog to remain true to art and theater.
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I try not to use the teacher/student roles lightly. To mentor is to take a deep personal interest in the student's development not just as a learner but as a person as well. There's not a better word for what she did, but we haven't kept in touch since that festival five years ago.
The reason why I mention it at all is because if you go to her website, it's easy to be overwhelmed by the work that she's done and that I'm not working in the way that I wish that I was, in terms of playwriting.
I was thinking about the success of the Manhattan Theatre Source and that I didn't to forget or lose that opportunity that my work had. And I was thinking why that did well in the way that it did.
And then I remembered: I wrote something from the heart, I wrote what I wanted to write but, perhaps most importantly, someone else set the deadline.
So, I went and found another website that has links to playwriting contests and found three that are happening soon. And I mean in the next month soon.
There's a 9/11 themed 10 minute playwriting contest in LA by the American Science Theater. There's a 15 minute play contest by Valley Rep in CT.
But the one that I found that I'm the most excited about is the Yale Drama Series. $10,000 prize, a reading at Yale and publication at the Yale University Press.
Deadline: August 15th, 2011.
Better get on it!
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
The Upstart Theatre Company!
So, when I stood up in front of the audience the night of A Midsummer Night's Play Festival, I was visibly nervous speaking in front of a group of people for the first time since I don't know when. Reason mainly being that I hadn't slept that much in 48 hours, but I was also proposing a new venture in Savannah, GA: The Upstart Theatre Company.
Now, there are a lot of theatre companies in Savannah. Bay Street Theatre, Savannah Children's, City Lights, the Collective Face, the Savannah Theatre. But I wanted to start something that would start new works in Savannah and the Lowcountry. There's going to be an outreach to local authors (some connections have already been made because of MNPF) to create new works here in town. It's going to start off pretty small. We might do two full-length productions in the coming year, but there was MNPF and this coming February, we're going to do another 24 hr 10 min play festival called The Winter's Tales at Muse Arts Warehouse. There are a few other events planned that are still being fleshed out. It kind of depends on the
If you are interested in the projects, want to know more about it, please email me at theatreupstart@gmail.com. I'll be more than happy to discuss at length!
On another personal note, The Errant Knaves opens this week at TestoGenius Fetival in New York. Even though I haven't seen any of it, I'm absolutely terrified. Of it being a failure and of it being a success. Everything is going to be fine though. I'm proud of my work and I'll stand by it!
Monday, June 13, 2011
A Midsummer Night's Success!!!
So, it got down to crunch time and wasn't able to do the live-blogging as much as I was hoping that I would be able to (I know I did four posts but that was just for the writing!) Skipping the play festival and getting to when I went to bed at 1am Sunday morning, I slept until 2p the following afternoon. Then, I went back to sleep. Woke up, had three tours last night and then went back to sleep. 8am, back at work... well, I say work, I'm writing on my blog now...
The festival was a complete and total success! The fundraising, the organizing, the turn out to participate and the turnout for the show itself was awesome! I spoke to the audience before the show began and it was the first time that I was nervous speaking in front of a group in I don't know how long. Below is a list of the things that I loved about the festival and some things that I would change for next time:
JUST A FEW THINGS THAT WERE AWESOME
- People doing things that they had never done before and being totally successful at it. Bill Cooper and Morgann Daniels had never directed before. They had done some pretty impressive work.
- People moving out of their comfort zone and being totally successful at it. Ruby was pretty nervous about doing the show. But she pulled through and was a great success. You have to remember, that the audience doesn't want you to fail, they want you to succeed! That's why they come out, that's why they donate or pay for the ticket! It takes a sick bastard that wants to see the tight-rope walker fall into the net. You don't play for that crowd.
- Everyone, the audience and the performers were ENJOYING themselves. I think that the flaw of my early days in theatre was that I took everything so deathly seriously. I had a hard time enjoying myself and it stressed me out and theatre seemed to be more of a masochistic ritual than a pleasurable experience. And here I was, stressing out, getting even more gray hairs, but in my heart I was enjoying myself. Hopefully everyone else was too.
THINGS THAT SHOULD BE TWEAKED FOR NEXT TIME
- There should be stricter guidelines for the writers. The theme was okay (and a decision that I'll stand by), but the chance to the use the line was thrown away in some cases. This may sound strange, but if there was more consistency in the sets, the table and two chairs, the transitions would have gone a bit smoother and not have had as much to worry about. JinHi had also suggested that there be a dedicated stage crew for the set. That's for next time.
- I should have a second banana that can take over when I need to take a disco nap. I find that I'm more effective when I'm awake and when I'm not awake, things tend to go the wayside. A right hand person could take over for a little bit and that would mean that everyone would kind of have to know the schedule of everything that was going to happen. Which leads me to the next point...
- Things seemed to go a little bit better when I was very explicit and direct. Something that I know I find frustrating about processes is when the person in charge is kind of wishy-washy. I think that as the producers there were some moments, where I wasn't being clear and that can lead to frustration and whatnot. My concern was being too dictatorial when I really wanted everyone to express themselves and have a degree of destiny throughout the process. However, I think that there's a balance that can be struck. At least, I'll have a chance next time...
A common question that I got throughout the festival was "Are you going to do this again?" At first, the question was hinged on the success of MNPF, but when I arrived with Morgann to get everything set up, JinHi was already primed for a sequel. To put it mildly, everything with the MNPF was a success, so JinHi and I are planning The Winter's Tales (tentative title), another 24 hour 10 minute play festival slated for this January, kind of as a beginning to the theatre season of 2012! Stay tuned for details.
All said and done, I'm really pleased with the way that the event had turned out. This was a good coming out event for the UpStart Theatre Company and I can't wait for more events like it in the future.
Again, thank you to everyone who was involved in the event, directly and indirectly.
The festival was a complete and total success! The fundraising, the organizing, the turn out to participate and the turnout for the show itself was awesome! I spoke to the audience before the show began and it was the first time that I was nervous speaking in front of a group in I don't know how long. Below is a list of the things that I loved about the festival and some things that I would change for next time:
JUST A FEW THINGS THAT WERE AWESOME
- People doing things that they had never done before and being totally successful at it. Bill Cooper and Morgann Daniels had never directed before. They had done some pretty impressive work.
- People moving out of their comfort zone and being totally successful at it. Ruby was pretty nervous about doing the show. But she pulled through and was a great success. You have to remember, that the audience doesn't want you to fail, they want you to succeed! That's why they come out, that's why they donate or pay for the ticket! It takes a sick bastard that wants to see the tight-rope walker fall into the net. You don't play for that crowd.
- Everyone, the audience and the performers were ENJOYING themselves. I think that the flaw of my early days in theatre was that I took everything so deathly seriously. I had a hard time enjoying myself and it stressed me out and theatre seemed to be more of a masochistic ritual than a pleasurable experience. And here I was, stressing out, getting even more gray hairs, but in my heart I was enjoying myself. Hopefully everyone else was too.
THINGS THAT SHOULD BE TWEAKED FOR NEXT TIME
- There should be stricter guidelines for the writers. The theme was okay (and a decision that I'll stand by), but the chance to the use the line was thrown away in some cases. This may sound strange, but if there was more consistency in the sets, the table and two chairs, the transitions would have gone a bit smoother and not have had as much to worry about. JinHi had also suggested that there be a dedicated stage crew for the set. That's for next time.
- I should have a second banana that can take over when I need to take a disco nap. I find that I'm more effective when I'm awake and when I'm not awake, things tend to go the wayside. A right hand person could take over for a little bit and that would mean that everyone would kind of have to know the schedule of everything that was going to happen. Which leads me to the next point...
- Things seemed to go a little bit better when I was very explicit and direct. Something that I know I find frustrating about processes is when the person in charge is kind of wishy-washy. I think that as the producers there were some moments, where I wasn't being clear and that can lead to frustration and whatnot. My concern was being too dictatorial when I really wanted everyone to express themselves and have a degree of destiny throughout the process. However, I think that there's a balance that can be struck. At least, I'll have a chance next time...
A common question that I got throughout the festival was "Are you going to do this again?" At first, the question was hinged on the success of MNPF, but when I arrived with Morgann to get everything set up, JinHi was already primed for a sequel. To put it mildly, everything with the MNPF was a success, so JinHi and I are planning The Winter's Tales (tentative title), another 24 hour 10 minute play festival slated for this January, kind of as a beginning to the theatre season of 2012! Stay tuned for details.
All said and done, I'm really pleased with the way that the event had turned out. This was a good coming out event for the UpStart Theatre Company and I can't wait for more events like it in the future.
Again, thank you to everyone who was involved in the event, directly and indirectly.
Saturday, June 11, 2011
Live Blogging from the Event! A Midsummer Night's Play Festival! Part 4
The actors and directors are already hard at work on the scripts. Gabe, Peter, Thomas and I got a little sleep (speaking for myself, I might have gotten about an hour). Such is the nature of the event. I find comfort in being tired in a theater...
I'm working on the order of the shows (proving to be a little elusive). Sheila Lynne is very generously grabbing props for us, as well as Kimmi and Jason. Later on, I'm going to be working on getting a sound list together, that way it'll be a fully fleshed out productions.
Morgann Daniels and Bill Cooper are directing for the first time. They seem to be having a good time of it (which is ultimately the point!) Also, new writers as well. Kimmi and Molly Hall have not written dramatic scripts before, so there are some fresh and talented faces here on the cusp of creation!
Stay tuned for updates! And be sure to come out tonight and see how it all turns out!
I'm working on the order of the shows (proving to be a little elusive). Sheila Lynne is very generously grabbing props for us, as well as Kimmi and Jason. Later on, I'm going to be working on getting a sound list together, that way it'll be a fully fleshed out productions.
Morgann Daniels and Bill Cooper are directing for the first time. They seem to be having a good time of it (which is ultimately the point!) Also, new writers as well. Kimmi and Molly Hall have not written dramatic scripts before, so there are some fresh and talented faces here on the cusp of creation!
Stay tuned for updates! And be sure to come out tonight and see how it all turns out!
Live Blogging from the Event! A Midsummer Night's Play Festival! Part 3
The plays are written! Right now, they're printing off and I should be able to close my eyes for about an hour and a half before the directors show up!
Some of the writers are pulling double duty. Peter Griffin, Thomas Houston and Gabe Reynolds are also acting in the plays as well.
It's going to definitely be a challenge, but we have a lot of talent working at the plays. Its going to be a great show. The Who is playing out the evening. Thought that was worth mentioning.
Now, we just have to wait for the directors and actors to get here. There will be some running around for props and costumes during the day. Programs will be taken care of by Creative Approach (they also printed the poster and the postcards, really really excellent work from them!)
Be sure to tell your family and friends and the neighborhood dog! The show's tonight at 8pm! Don't miss out!
Some of the writers are pulling double duty. Peter Griffin, Thomas Houston and Gabe Reynolds are also acting in the plays as well.
It's going to definitely be a challenge, but we have a lot of talent working at the plays. Its going to be a great show. The Who is playing out the evening. Thought that was worth mentioning.
Now, we just have to wait for the directors and actors to get here. There will be some running around for props and costumes during the day. Programs will be taken care of by Creative Approach (they also printed the poster and the postcards, really really excellent work from them!)
Be sure to tell your family and friends and the neighborhood dog! The show's tonight at 8pm! Don't miss out!
Live Blogging from the Event! A Midsummer Night's Play Festival! Part 2
Approaching 2am! Switched over from the Johnny Mercer station on Pandora to Cee-Lo Green. This is about to get real!
We have the first draft of one play completed. Jason Arons was the first to cross the line. He's got a great script and is working on the final draft now.
Even though it's just ten pages and they've been working since about 830pm, they're not all done at this point. But there's a good vibe with the writers. They've talked with each other, running ideas by each other and having a good time.
I'm pretty tired. Its great talking with them about what they've written. It's great being in such a creative and hard-working environment.
More updates to come! Stay tuned!
We have the first draft of one play completed. Jason Arons was the first to cross the line. He's got a great script and is working on the final draft now.
Even though it's just ten pages and they've been working since about 830pm, they're not all done at this point. But there's a good vibe with the writers. They've talked with each other, running ideas by each other and having a good time.
I'm pretty tired. Its great talking with them about what they've written. It's great being in such a creative and hard-working environment.
More updates to come! Stay tuned!
Friday, June 10, 2011
Live Blogging from the Event! A Midsummer Night's Play Festival!
We finally got the internet working after about six hours (hah!). Truth be told, we didn't really put that much focus on it until just now.
At this moment, six writers are working on plays for the event. They've been given a theme (still a secret at present!). The coffee is brewing, the snacks are available and I hope that the new found Wi-Fi connection doesn't distract the authors. They have until 6am to write the plays.
The directors and actors are trying to get some sleep (I assume that's true.) Bill Cooper, local talent, is taking a director position. I'm excited for him! He's never done it before, but part of the purpose of the festival is to get people to do stuff that they haven't done before. Thomas has the best writing process that I've seen so far.
I'm writing a little bit myself. Not going to stage it, but it serves as a remind to some writers, especially the one's whose name begins with a "P" and ends in "Eter Griffin" will focus on the work at hand. Plus, any chance to focus on writing is a good thing. The sound of a keyboard hard at work I find truly comforting.
At 8am tomorrow, the directors will show up, get their scripts, then call the actors and get cracking at the work! It's going to have a fun show and I'm hoping for a solid turn-out.
There should be some more updates later on. Stay tuned!
At this moment, six writers are working on plays for the event. They've been given a theme (still a secret at present!). The coffee is brewing, the snacks are available and I hope that the new found Wi-Fi connection doesn't distract the authors. They have until 6am to write the plays.
The directors and actors are trying to get some sleep (I assume that's true.) Bill Cooper, local talent, is taking a director position. I'm excited for him! He's never done it before, but part of the purpose of the festival is to get people to do stuff that they haven't done before. Thomas has the best writing process that I've seen so far.
I'm writing a little bit myself. Not going to stage it, but it serves as a remind to some writers, especially the one's whose name begins with a "P" and ends in "Eter Griffin" will focus on the work at hand. Plus, any chance to focus on writing is a good thing. The sound of a keyboard hard at work I find truly comforting.
At 8am tomorrow, the directors will show up, get their scripts, then call the actors and get cracking at the work! It's going to have a fun show and I'm hoping for a solid turn-out.
There should be some more updates later on. Stay tuned!
Monday, June 6, 2011
Biography on a Ray of Hope
So, the last thing that I had to do for Testogenuis festival was to send a bio to them. With everything that I've had to do in the last week, it fell to the wayside. I'm writing the bio and for the first time I'm streamlining my career down to just writing. And two things occur to me: first, this is the first time that I've written a bio that focused on me as a playwright. Second, the bio could be depressing as hell. I mean, here I am calling myself a playwright when this is the first time that I've gotten a professional treatment. I thought about the stuff that I had mostly written, sitting incomplete in files on my computer. I thought about the rejections that I've gotten in the past. The last time that I've had a play produced was by my own college and I had picked them to be produced.
The last professional treatment was at the Youth Playwrighting Festival in 2006 at the Horizon Theatre in Atlanta.
But then I thought that this was an opportunity. This isn't the summation of my career, it's the notation of the beginning. Writing "The Errant Knaves" took some work, but it did get done. It's possible, I'm capable of it. They're not mostly unfinished plays, they're opportunities, they're chances, they're beginnings.
It's been a crammed last couple of weeks, between moving, two jobs, graduation and everything. A Midsummer Night's Play Festival is happening this weekend (!!!) and I couldn't be more excited for it! Things are coming together and life is good!
Going to go write something now!
The last professional treatment was at the Youth Playwrighting Festival in 2006 at the Horizon Theatre in Atlanta.
But then I thought that this was an opportunity. This isn't the summation of my career, it's the notation of the beginning. Writing "The Errant Knaves" took some work, but it did get done. It's possible, I'm capable of it. They're not mostly unfinished plays, they're opportunities, they're chances, they're beginnings.
It's been a crammed last couple of weeks, between moving, two jobs, graduation and everything. A Midsummer Night's Play Festival is happening this weekend (!!!) and I couldn't be more excited for it! Things are coming together and life is good!
Going to go write something now!
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| And, as usual, a picture that I find when I Google "budapest theater". |
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
MNPF, The Errant Knaves, the Odd Lot and An Evening With Cthulhu
Hello there, blogger world! It's been a while since my last post (God, I hate reading that in other blogs but I can never say that it's not true.) but I have been quite busy as of late (Cliche!). Started to get in the groove of things with the day job, working harder in the evening for the tours AND re-discovered an addiction to the game Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion. But that doesn't mean that things are working and coming to fruition! It's one thing to have all the ideas but they should be implemented at some point. (Looking at the right side of my brain re: Journey musical.)
Right side of my brain: ... what?
First, the fundraising for A Midsummer Night's Play Festival was a total success! Kickstarter is an excellent website and I'll definitely use it the future. It was my first time using it and a lot of friends and even some people that I didn't know chipped into the final effort. I might have to turn to them to get the funds raised for the Journey musical but I see that as more of an Internet wide campaign.
I'm really happy at the level of support for the festival (link will send you to the event page on Facebook; please invite yourself and others)! Everyone seems to want to participate or chip in or something to that effect and it's great having a community level of validation. Now the festival is less than two weeks away. Posters were handled today as well as postcards. Get in touch with me if you're going to have time to throw the posters up around town!
The Errant Knaves in NYC is going well. Shaun, the director, is a really outstanding gentleman who's keeping me very well informed about the progress of the play. I also sent him a snippet of another play I'm working on called Here Are The Rules. I believe that I've mentioned here before. Haven't heard back from him in the last week, but no news is good news.
He's very open with me about what he thinks of the play (which is generally supportive with moments of confusion and a lack of clarity on my part) and he has a dynamic approach with me. Because I haven't really established a coherent style as of yet, I have to explain a lot of the choices in the play. That actually works to both of our benefit. It makes me more critical and careful of my choices and Shaun gets a chance to find out what the 'eff I'm talking about.
Last week, I had a run at the Odd Lot. Pirates of the CarODDbean. Love working with these actors. They are engaged, not trying to be funny by themselves and they're happy doing what they are doing. They have become a true ensemble and that's always a wonderful thing to see. Improv terrifies me. All performance does, in a way, but there's something about improvisation that scares me terrifically. I wish I didn't have the work schedule that I do, that way I could play with them on a regular basis. If you haven't seen them at Muse Arts Warehouse, DO IT! They're open most Monday nights, check the website for show information.
Last but not least, I'm working with Sheila Lynne, Chris Soucy and others on an evening reading the work of HP Lovecraft. In my head, I'm calling it An Evening With Cthulhu. That's pending approval from Sheila, but if it goes through, I'm totally copyrighting that shit. I'll post more about it as the details come in. But end of July! At Muse Arts Warehouse (naturally!) Mark your calenders... Do it...
And, at the end of this post, we have the poster as designed by the illustrious Morgann Daniels. Faustina Smith donated $200 to get her hands on this puppy! Thanks to Morgann and Faustina!
Right side of my brain: ... what?
First, the fundraising for A Midsummer Night's Play Festival was a total success! Kickstarter is an excellent website and I'll definitely use it the future. It was my first time using it and a lot of friends and even some people that I didn't know chipped into the final effort. I might have to turn to them to get the funds raised for the Journey musical but I see that as more of an Internet wide campaign.
I'm really happy at the level of support for the festival (link will send you to the event page on Facebook; please invite yourself and others)! Everyone seems to want to participate or chip in or something to that effect and it's great having a community level of validation. Now the festival is less than two weeks away. Posters were handled today as well as postcards. Get in touch with me if you're going to have time to throw the posters up around town!
The Errant Knaves in NYC is going well. Shaun, the director, is a really outstanding gentleman who's keeping me very well informed about the progress of the play. I also sent him a snippet of another play I'm working on called Here Are The Rules. I believe that I've mentioned here before. Haven't heard back from him in the last week, but no news is good news.
He's very open with me about what he thinks of the play (which is generally supportive with moments of confusion and a lack of clarity on my part) and he has a dynamic approach with me. Because I haven't really established a coherent style as of yet, I have to explain a lot of the choices in the play. That actually works to both of our benefit. It makes me more critical and careful of my choices and Shaun gets a chance to find out what the 'eff I'm talking about.
Last week, I had a run at the Odd Lot. Pirates of the CarODDbean. Love working with these actors. They are engaged, not trying to be funny by themselves and they're happy doing what they are doing. They have become a true ensemble and that's always a wonderful thing to see. Improv terrifies me. All performance does, in a way, but there's something about improvisation that scares me terrifically. I wish I didn't have the work schedule that I do, that way I could play with them on a regular basis. If you haven't seen them at Muse Arts Warehouse, DO IT! They're open most Monday nights, check the website for show information.
Last but not least, I'm working with Sheila Lynne, Chris Soucy and others on an evening reading the work of HP Lovecraft. In my head, I'm calling it An Evening With Cthulhu. That's pending approval from Sheila, but if it goes through, I'm totally copyrighting that shit. I'll post more about it as the details come in. But end of July! At Muse Arts Warehouse (naturally!) Mark your calenders... Do it...
And, at the end of this post, we have the poster as designed by the illustrious Morgann Daniels. Faustina Smith donated $200 to get her hands on this puppy! Thanks to Morgann and Faustina!
| Designed by Morgann Daniels |
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
A Midsummer Night's Play Festival: SHARE THE LINK!
Had an awesome dinner last night with the cast of The Boys Next Door. Chris Stanley shall forever be one of the most kind and generous souls I have ever met. After the dinner at Alligator Soul (one of the best meals I've had in Savannah, FYI), we went over to Club One for drinks and karaoke. I did sign up for a song (To Make You Feel My Love as done by Billy Joel) but it was getting too late and the day job came too early.
But it's really nice to be amongst peers and colleagues. Maybe that's putting college words on people who are just friends, but it's nice to experience a kind of night life every now and again.
The fundraising for A Midsummer Night's Play Festival has begun. Already had some donations, but still a ways from the goal. Below is the link for the fundraising website, Kickstarter:
http://kck.st/gKZcRK
Give what you can and pass the link along. Naturally, I'm going to try to annoy everyone to death with raising the money. The more you donate, the sooner we are to making goal and therefore, the sooner I will stop asking for it.
But very happy about the outreach that many have done already, offering their services helping set-up the event. Not just happy, but kind of touched. It's good to get this kind of encouragement with events. Makes me feel that I can do anything in this town but... well, let's take one thing at a time.
One last note: if you're interested in being involved in the event, through writing, acting, directing, please go ahead and let me know. I'm making lists of those expressing their interests at this point. I haven't settled on the number of plays until I get a better idea as to the number of people involved.
Keep watching this space for more updates. Again, SHARE THE LINK!
But it's really nice to be amongst peers and colleagues. Maybe that's putting college words on people who are just friends, but it's nice to experience a kind of night life every now and again.
The fundraising for A Midsummer Night's Play Festival has begun. Already had some donations, but still a ways from the goal. Below is the link for the fundraising website, Kickstarter:
http://kck.st/gKZcRK
Give what you can and pass the link along. Naturally, I'm going to try to annoy everyone to death with raising the money. The more you donate, the sooner we are to making goal and therefore, the sooner I will stop asking for it.
But very happy about the outreach that many have done already, offering their services helping set-up the event. Not just happy, but kind of touched. It's good to get this kind of encouragement with events. Makes me feel that I can do anything in this town but... well, let's take one thing at a time.
One last note: if you're interested in being involved in the event, through writing, acting, directing, please go ahead and let me know. I'm making lists of those expressing their interests at this point. I haven't settled on the number of plays until I get a better idea as to the number of people involved.
Keep watching this space for more updates. Again, SHARE THE LINK!
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