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Category Archives: Stardust
Post-show Exhaustion
For me, performing is a high. I don’t even get nervous anymore, which is a great gift of age. By the time I get to the performance stage, I am at the point that I don’t have to think too, too much about what … Continue reading
Posted in Observatory, Stardust
Tagged acting, creativity, health, Iolanthe, mental health, observations, performing, singing
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Iolanthe (Ahem…The Fairy Queen!) Re-visited
Well, I’ve packed my bags and moved out of Fairyland. It’s been a bit of a culture shock getting back into the so-called “real world” and I must say it’s a bit over-rated. I am still in post-play exhaustion but … Continue reading
Posted in Stardust
Tagged acting, art, culture, Iolanthe, operetta, performing, performing arts, photos, singing, theatre
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Iolanthe
Here I am. The Fairy Queen from Gilbert and Sullivan’s Iolanthe. Check out those eyelashes! They are feathers if you can believe it. I love them a whole bunch more than I thought I would. I’m not sure what that … Continue reading
Posted in Stardust, Sun
Tagged acting, art, costume, culture, Iolanthe, operetta, performing, performing arts, singing, theatre
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10 Things
In random order these are the things occupying my brainspace and time: 1) My daughter has just finished her full-day speech-language assessment, the last component of the larger assessment to determine if she is on the autism spectrum or if … Continue reading
Posted in Aliens and uncharted planets, Gravity, Minor notes in the celestial chord, Mothership, Observatory, Stardust, Vernal Equinox
Tagged ADHD, aspergers, autism, coffee, dogs, home, Iolanthe, learning disabilities, music, operetta, performing, pets, random, singing, theatre, work
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Stranger Than Fiction–10 Ways I Love Thee
If you’re a regular reader, you might by now have guessed that, for the most part, I’m not really what they call an “early-adopter.” That’s why you will see reviews of things that are long since yesterday’s news. But I don’t … Continue reading
World Theatre Day Message
International Message by Robert Lepage There are a number of hypotheses on the origins of theatre but the one I find the most thought-provoking takes the form of a fable: One night, at the dawn of time, a group of … Continue reading
Posted in Leaves, Observatory, Stardust
Tagged art, culture, performing arts, philosophy, technology, theatre, thoughts, World Theatre Day
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Happy New Year!
Tomorrow is my birthday! I love my birthday. I’m not so sure about the numbers that seem to be escalating alarmingly, but I just avert my eyes from that and be happy because it’s MY DAY! MINE! And, I think … Continue reading
Posted in Stardust, Sun, Vernal Equinox
Tagged birthday, change, equinox, happy, life, philosophy, random, spring, thoughts
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It’s a bird, it’s a helicopter, it’s me, plummeting to my fictional death
I’ve been meaning to post this for a while. This is the green screen work that was done for the concert version of “It’s a Bird, It’s a Plane, It’s Superman” with APPLAUSE! Musicals in Concert. In this I got to … Continue reading
Posted in Aliens and uncharted planets, Stardust
Tagged art, culture, film, green screen, performing, theatre
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Losing Self
I had the experience twice this week while singing with a group lost all ability to detect my own voice. It was as if the group was one voice and I couldn’t tell if I was singing or not. It was wonderful. … Continue reading
Posted in Stardust
Tagged art, culture, Iolanthe, operetta, performing, singing, theatre, transcendence, voice
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