Mirrors are for reflecting back our outer self as we make adjustments. What mirror do you have for your inner self that helps you make adjustments?Sometimes we see ourselves in shows and movies and learn something that improves our lives. Sometimes we are more intentional with our inner life so we seek out books and […]
Tag Archives: Actor Life
Onward with our “Would-Have-Beens.”
Ah, that “would have been” life. This would have been the opening night of my next (9th? 10th?) production of “Church Basement Ladies.” We all have a few “would have beens” right now. What are yours? Celebrate them. Mourn them. Maybe recreate a part of them. Perhaps I’ll fling a few peanuts through the air […]
Ask for help.
How do you ask for help when you need it? Or do you even ask? I’m headed back to the “Church Basement” next month. We haven’t done this particular “episode” of the series in 5 years, which means that this month is about memorizing. And asking people to help me memorize. I was talking with […]
While I live in Brooklyn
Someone asked me the other day whether I’ve become fully “Brooklynized” or if I’ll come to Manhattan for a social event. I said that Brooklyn is just where I sleep and run errands. Manhattan is still where I live my life. I live in Brooklyn in the sense that my things are there in my […]
A few things about me
I’d love to find out more about you and what we have in common, so here’s a few things about me to get the conversation started. 1. I grew up in Ohio, Minnesota, and North Dakota, went to school in Indiana, and now have lived in New York City for 16 years.2. I was an […]
Consider why you were born.
“The two most important days in your life are the day you were born, and the day you find out why.”That quote was near the end of the production of “Church Basement Ladies” that we closed yesterday. It’s the sixth in the series, so regular audience members definitely know the characters, and enjoy seeing them […]
How are your old stories holding you back?
I’ve been knee deep in editing Season Two of “A Dairy Tale,” a web series I co-created with my friend Joe.Editing is near the end of a long process in which we discuss possible story lines, secure shooting locations and actors, create scenes based on the resources we have, and then improvise a number of […]
How often do you set aside time to plan?
Today I’m parking myself and taking off the sunglasses to look more clearly into the next 6-12 months. I’m balancing live musicals that take me out of town with leading various Lutheran events and retreats around the country, producing the web series, continuing VBS for grownups, launching new coaching groups, and time with family and […]
When have you worked on a team that is so committed to the vision and having so much fun being great, that the massive amount of work does not feel hard?
I went to (another) Marvelous Mrs. Maisel private event and was reminded of how excellence is the result of entire teams of people catching a vision. Although The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel is clearly the brainchild of Amy Sherman-Palladino and Dan Paladin, something so huge cannot become excellent without others not just understanding the vision, but […]