Tag Archives: Iolanthe

Who was that masked man?

Whew! Is he gone? I didn’t want to say anything bad about 2008 while he was still in the room, but like, WOAH! Where did that year COME from? AND a leap year to boot so we got to enjoy his company … Continue reading

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Just show me the red carpet.

It’s official. I’ve been nominated for best supporting actress in a musical or pantomime with Community Theatre Coalition, along with a lot of other great people from Iolanthe. http://www.bclocalnews.com/surrey_area/surreyleader/entertainment/23125974.html I have some pretty stiff competition in my category though, so … Continue reading

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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

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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

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Bad Review

My daughter’s class is doing a module on career planning. Parents were asked to come and talk to the class about their jobs. As I think I have a pretty cool job, I volunteered. I went. I made my presentation. It … Continue reading

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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

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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

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Guilty Pleasures

I’ve been thinking about the idea of qualified and sanctioned. Who gets the right to tell us what things to like and dislike? Why are these experts more qualified than our own nose to sniff out what we like in … Continue reading

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Partial Eclipse of the Blog

I am at a trade show for the next few days, so there will be no time to post for me. Although I’m sure I will amuse myself by writing posts in my head, during those long hours. My feet already hurt. … Continue reading

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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

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