I do not love you except because I love you;I go from loving to not loving you,From waiting to not waiting for youMy heart moves from cold to fire. I love you only because it’s you the one I love;I hate you deeply, and hating youBend to you, and the measure of my changing loveContinue reading “Dying Medium?”
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Last Chance
Your favorite food item or household product gets discontinued. Your favorite restaurant or store is about to go out of business. Tension is created. You might suddenly be spurred to buy a whole bunch of the product or visit that restaurant one last time. It’s here today, gone tomorrow. That’s the magic of live theatre.Continue reading “Last Chance”
Don’t Forget About Your Dreams
“There are times when dreams sustain us more than facts.” -Helen Fagin “We are such stuff / As dreams are made on, and our little life / Is rounded with a sleep.” -Prospero in Shakespeare’s “The Tempest” “And, please, as you visualize your future, don’t be afraid to be blue sky. People these days areContinue reading “Don’t Forget About Your Dreams”
Find Yourself Lose Yourself
You better lose yourself in the music, the momentYou own it, you better never let it go -Eminem, song “Lose Yourself” Oh! Move over, RoverAnd let Jimi take over -Jimi Hendrix, song “Fire” For whatever art you’re trying to create, you must bring all of yourself to it. Whether that be writing, acting, painting, etc…theContinue reading “Find Yourself Lose Yourself”
Kind Vs. Nice
You’ve gotta be cruel to be kind, in the right measureCruel to be kind, it’s a very good signCruel to be kind, means that I love you, baby(You’ve gotta be cruel)You gotta be cruel to be kind -Nick Lowe, song “Cruel To Be Kind” Being nice is about you. Being kind is about the otherContinue reading “Kind Vs. Nice”
“Thinking, Thinking, Thinking”
“Your thoughts are just tiny secretions.” -Jeff Bridges “To realize you are not your thoughts is when you become spiritually awake.” -Eckhart Tolle Thoughts are just thoughts. You’ll have thousands upon thousands of them every day. Like an endless stream of running water or breathing, you can’t turn them off. Nor should you. Just beContinue reading ““Thinking, Thinking, Thinking””
“Somebody Should Do Something”
“Somebody should do something.” The next time you find yourself thinking or saying those words out loud, realize that YOU are that somebody. Uncle Ben was close, but it’s actually the other way around….With great responsibility comes great power. Step up. Make it happen. Make your art. Make the world a better place.
What’s My Dream And My Dream Response?
For the actor… When working on a role, know what your character’s dream is. Assume the other characters all know what that dream is and want it desperately for you too. That way when you don’t get what you want and you don’t hear the dream response to your line, you will fight even harder.Continue reading “What’s My Dream And My Dream Response?”
Mission Possible
“The play’s the thing.” -Shakespeare, Hamlet It’s not about you. It’s about the work, the work, the work. Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is simply to avail yourself to the work at all times. Ask yourself where best can you fit in? How can you serve the piece? Be a medium. ChannelContinue reading “Mission Possible”
Stagnation
“Nothing in the world is as soft and yielding as water. Yet for dissolving the hard and inflexible, nothing can surpass it.” -Tao Te Ching by Lao-Tzu (Stephen Mitchell translation) “Be like water my friend.” -Bruce Lee Take the most amazing, miraculous, purest element in the world–water–yet remove it’s ability to flow, and it tooContinue reading “Stagnation”