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Bits and Pieces
“He knew everyone had flaws. People fell from grace all the time. But some people fell further than others.” From “Ferrelli’s Fall” (Creek Songs).
Tag Archives: Theatre
To Collaborate or Not?
Collaborating with others on an endeavor is no easy matter. People have diverse personalities, work styles, and learning styles. You may say, “I prefer to work alone,” or “Collaborating isn’t for me.” Granted, it’s tricky. It’s risky. It’s complicated. It’s … Continue reading
Posted in Authors, Books, Creativity, Finding Ideas: The Creative Process, Inspiration, poetry, Reading, Writing
Tagged actor, Art, co-authoring a book, collaborate, collaborative effort, mounting a play, poetry, respect efforts of others, team teaching, Theatre, theatre director, tricks for working together, working together, writing
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Books, Shakespeare, Cats, and Lithia Water
The small city of Ashland, Oregon, located just north of the California/Oregon border near Interstate 5, is known for its Shakespeare Festival. I haven’t been there for a few years but have great memories of the place. My parents lived … Continue reading
Posted in Creativity, Finding Ideas: The Creative Process, Inspiration, Looking for Inspiration, Reading
Tagged Allen Elizabethan Theatre, Angus Bowmer Theatre, Ashland, Ashland Shakespearean Festival, Bloomsbury, Bloomsbury Book Store, Bloomsbury Books, books, Hamlet, John Ford, lithia water, Oregon, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, plays, Shakespeare, Shakespeare Festival, Southern Oregon University, Theatre, Thomas Theatre, Virginia Woolf
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Welcome to Dezart Performs, A Unique and Dynamic Theatre
And welcome to Michael Shaw, Artistic Director. I met Michael at a recent National League of American Pen Women luncheon, where he was the featured speaker. As he talked, his enthusiasm, energy, and love for this theatre located in downtown … Continue reading
Posted in Creativity, Finding Ideas: The Creative Process, Inspiration, Looking for Inspiration, Writing
Tagged actor, Artistic Director, Artistic Director Michael Shaw, Audition, Dezart Performs, director, live theatre, Michael Shaw, new play festival, new talent, Palm Springs, Palm Springs Woman's Club, Pearl McManus Theater, playwright, playwriting, Theatre
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Make it Tense!
Tension in a story is a writer’s best friend. It makes readers and audiences tighten their muscles, feel twists in their stomachs, alter their breathing. It definitely keeps readers attentive and audiences in their seats. What does “tension” mean to a … Continue reading
Posted in Authors, fiction writing, novel, Reading, short story, Writing
Tagged Audrey Hepburn, characters, Das Boot, film, Frederick Knott, Lothar-Gunther Buchheim, plays, playwright, screenwriter, storytelling, suspense, tension, The Boat, Theatre, Wait Until Dark, writer
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The One-Act Play
Like a short story, a one-act play takes you into the intricacies of the human condition quickly. Trifles by Susan Glaspell is one of these plays and is based on an event she covered while working as a reporter. * The … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Creativity, Inspiration, Reading, Writing
Tagged "Trifles", acting, crucial moment, feminism, plays, playwright, pulitzer prize, reading the one-act play, stage directions, stage layout, Susan Glaspell, symbolism, the one-act play, The One-Act play "Trifles", Theatre, theme
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Thank you, Mr. Saroyan
Playwright William Saroyan wrote an inspiring introduction to his 1939 play The Time of Your Life. The single paragraph begins with, “In the time of your life, live … ” Those opening words have stayed with me since my early 20’s when I … Continue reading
Written Beneath the Palms 