So! I had a fantastic meeting with Pat McCarthy who is an Education Consultant and Artistic Producer at Alumnae Theatre (which is where we met – during the New Ideas Festival where Everything… had its first public viewing as a staged reading.) Here is the teachers info package I put together for critique: Everything but the …
So this happened today… I’m too exhausted to tell you ALL about it, but I wanted to mark the day and say that I had an amazing experience. I was just as nervous, anxious, & excited as if I were walking out on that stage. This team of women you see above – they blew …
First the sad news: Secret Lives of Lovers has been put on hold indefinitely. Yes, the movie where I was playing Grace, the dancer alcoholic, is pretty much done at this point. We got two days on set – I did my tango which took a lot from me as I have never had to be …
Hello! Thanks for stopping by to read a little about me and why I wrote “Everything But the Cat…” I wrote the play in response to my brother’s suicide. It is the first year of bereavement and what I did to cope. I really wanted this to be through the filter of one person – …
A writer friend, Chloe Whitehorn, tagged me in her writer’s “interview” that will be shared with other writers all over the web! Here are my answers: What is your working title of your play? It’s called “Everything But The Cat…” Where did the idea come from for the play? As an actor and sometimes playwright …
I saw this last night – I needed a creative recharge after my last post/painful cold read experience. So naturally I turned to my two of my living muses: Daniel MacIvor and Sandra Shamas. I met Sandra just recently, and revelled in her storytelling. Her style is a huge inspiration to me and my writing style. She …
Rant time. If you’re not in the mood to hear a rant – press on to here: http://links.laughingsquid.com/ where you can get lost in what’s happening elsewhere. The rant: Last night I did something I have never done before: I had my script read by strangers in a public forum. It was a cold-read, which …
Have you ever had a Disney Princess that you adored? For a time – it was Belle. She was the only brown eyed somewhat auburn haired princess I could relate to. She liked books. She was independent and brave. Then came along Merida (from Pixar/Disney’s Brave) and I was OVER THE MOON! A red head …
Learning Through The Arts – it’s something I have always facilitated, but maybe I just didn’t call it that. I have been teaching drama (well Shakespeare first and foremost) to kids since I was a counselor at 14 years old. Now at 30 years old, I am a program developer and facilitator with the City …
My show “Rebellious Women: Teaspoons Raised” is having a remount for the 175th Anniversary of the 1837 Upper Canada Rebellion this December 9th. Take a look at the anniversary events happening around Toronto (and yes that’s me, teaspoon raised!) Go to The Gibson House on Facebook to learn more about tickets and venue.