December 11 /2009

Projects, projects, projects…I feel overwhelmed right now.  I’ve got a whole lot on my plate and all I want is to take a break. Hmmmm....that sounds like a good line to add to a song, lol Wink

It’s a weird place to be. I mean, how does one balance the need for rest when inspiration is overflowing?  If I could, I would bottle up all this inspiration, store it and sip it in small doses. One cannot put inspiration on hold. If you can – well – I tip my hat to you. 

Right now, I am writing new songs, getting ready for a couple of music gigs, reading, re-reading & analyzing scripts that Altera Vitae will produce, working on character development for a play that I will be acting in January…and getting a schedule set for Altera Vitae’s first children’s show in March. 

I'll eventually get around to updating the shows/gigs page on this site, but for now I'll keep it simple and take it easy.  I’m having fun and I am exhausted and I am looking forward to the couple of days off during the holidays.

Just when I thought it was over...

BENT closed November 15 and I am still getting phone calls and emails from people who saw the play and those who wished they saw the play.  I am gratefully shocked!  Amongst the callers was a lady who survived the Holocaust.  She only read about the play one week after it closed, when she picked up one of the old newspapers at her senior’s residence. I spent an hour with her on the phone.  Her voice sounded weak and fragile but her words were made of steel.  She shared details of her life in the camp and insisted that we never forget.  She insisted that I keep her information just incase I decide to remount BENT.  To that I say: 

 Madame, it would be my honor to remount it just for you.