Just Under A Month

I am finished. Earlier today I submitted the 10 Minute One Act Script I have been working on recently. A little over a month ago I gave myself the goal of writing, revising and submitting a One Act for a Play Festival in Illinois. I met my deadline, early, and am happy to have done so.

The script? The idea? Is it genius? Probably not. It's hard to cram genius into a 10 minute production, especially given the month long development time-frame. I sometimes work on projects for years. This particular script meets the specifics of the festival for which it was written, and, I hope, is different than most of the other submissions that the company will receive.

I am not sure as to whether or not this script will be selected as a finalist, and receive a staging in the festival. Who can predict these things? Right now that isn't as important to me as the fact that I completed this short term goal I set for myself back before the New Year. This latest script was more of an writing exercise than an inspired venture, but it was step in the right direction. Hopefully, I will ride this momentum and contemplate, nay, actually work on some of my other writing projects that have had many hours of creativity, and effort invested in them.

An Artist Playing An Artist?

Or maybe it's more a matter of an unprepared actor playing a self-involved painter who runs off at the mouth... A LOT! We were forced to change scripts, and the size of my role has increased considerably. (I've killed 2 highlighters working on this script.) The show opens the 1st week in March and I feel a little pressure because we've had to start all over from square 1. It's a good group of people, an interesting play, and a tight deadline. That doesn't always make for a relaxing, exploration rehearsal process. It's going to be interesting.

How's It Going So Far?

Well, I finished writing a rough draft of a ten minute One Act Play for the contest I mentioned below. Now I have a few days to read, revise and submit it for consideration. How is it? That remains to be seen. It will definitely need some revising.

I've been nominated for a W.A.T.C.H Award! I was in a play almost a year ago; 'Frozen'. That play was nominated for Best Lead Actor, Best Lead Actress, Featured Actress, Sound Design, Direction, and Outstanding Play Of The year! The Washington Area Theatre Community Honors Award Ceremony will take place the 1st weekend in March. Keep your fingers crossed.

Oh, and the theatre company that I am currently working with decided on a new, completely different script to mount this March. Let the line memorization commence. I also replaced my cracked windshield, and got a MD inspector to sign off on the repair; so that's taken care of... anything else? That's about it.

2 Memorable Quotes From The 1st Week Of 2011

- "Sir, I pulled you over because I'm concerned for your safety."

- "The rights have been pulled."

The 1st quote was uttered by a Maryland State Trooper after he had pulled me over during my afternoon commute for having a cracked windshield. The windshield has been cracked for years, and yes I realized it isn't the safest thing but this Smokey was on the hunt. When I passed him he had just finished ticketing an Infinity, then he found me and pulled me over JUST for the windshield, nothing else, and finally we saw him pull over another driver 2 miles down the road. Hope he met his quota. I am being ordered to replace my windshield. Oh joy!

The 2nd quote came only a few hours later when I was informed, along with the rest of my cast-mates, that the show we'd recently started rehearsing is no longer going to happen. Long story short, the rights were yanked, and we're now exploring other options. Whether that means a different script with the same cast and director, possibly a different director, or we all just go our separate ways and leave the stage dark is yet to be seen.

Yay 2011!