Who will tell the story of your life? That’s the theme of a musical I performed over the last month at a theatre in Missouri. It’s the seventh in a series of musicals about the “Church Basement Ladies,” which I have been performing at various theaters for over ten years.This one is framed as a […]
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Why be Mary when Martha’s having all of the fun?
Why be Mary when Martha’s having all of the fun? Yes, that’s the name of a production number in Church Basement Ladies: the Musical. It’s sort of a joke, because the characters in the show are celebrating the exact opposite of the well-known story of Mary and Martha. They. Never. Stop. We do the whole […]
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 […]
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 […]
Life doesn’t need to be as chaotic as we make it look onstage in “Church Basement Ladies.”
I’m performing in Church Basement Ladies again this fall, so heads up that I won’t be taking new coaching clients in the fall. Translation: If you’ve been curious about how to feel less busy, less exhausted, less drowning in everyone else’s needs while you ignore your own, let’s talk soon. If you’ve wanted to feel […]
Show your inner fiesta to scatter some happiness today.
Yesterday was 3 Kings, the day we have a piñata every year after church. It was especially fun this year after singing “The Piñata Song” as one of my production numbers in “Away in the Basement.”.The lyrics (by Drew Jansen) could have almost been a theme song for my coaching workshops:“Everyone has gifts that are […]