Setting Expectations
My kiddo’s third grade class was scheduled to go on a field trip today and field trips are not his strong suit. A bit of a whirling dervish, he tends to make field trips challenging for the teachers and the chaperones in tow. For several days coaching has ensued. “On Thursday, you have a field […]
Getting Through the Fog
I thought I had “made it”. The local papers wrote articles. My friends oooh’d and ahhh’d. It was my first Equity show. I was on my way! Getting cast in The Heidi Chronicles at the Arizona Theatre Company….holy smokes….it was more than 20 years ago… was my first big break. It was an awesome experience. […]
Walkin’ In Their Shoes
One of the greatest gifts the theatre has given me is the ability to walk in someone else’s shoes. If I look over the landscape of my career, it has probably been the single most important skill I’ve carried with me. I remember back when I had my events company in Seattle – what seems […]
Growing Into Ourselves
This week has been a waltz through memory lane. Yesterday an old friend and I caught up on more than 20 years, sharing the stories that paved our separate circuitous paths. And as I type this, I’m waiting to meet another dear friend who has traveled through my life for just as long. And what […]
Livin’ the Dream
I’m wiped and happy. But isn’t that the best feeling in the world? To feel as if you’ve spent every ounce of energy you have doing something you believe in, and then get to fall in bed totally spent? My dream is that we all get to experience this feeling. So often people fantasize that […]
