A Great Big Diva!

The Solo Show. Nothing in life worth having comes easy.

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Planning for this one-woman show is a somewhat daunting experience. But, it beats me talking about it for decades and doing nothing to make it happen. Dreams remain dreams because making reality happen is so much harder! But it's worth it. There are so many elements to prepare before we even get down to the performing part! And the whole while I am pushing down my own feelings of self-doubt and honestly, it is not easy to let go of the ownership of this work. I don't mean the practical ownership …

Random Thoughts from A GREAT BIG DIVA

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Random Thoughts from A GREAT BIG DIVA: It's so scary to produce an original piece of work. People have asked me: "Why are you doing this? (My one-woman show)" I have only one answer: Because I have to. I am compelled to do this work. I have tried to ignore it for years - ever since my days at University. It's something that has never gone away. But it was safe in my head, in my notebooks and computer. Now I will put it out there, and that's scary as Hell, exciting and crazy! It (I) will be …

Choose Love. Choose Hope.

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We must not let the horrors of humanity ruin us. There is so much negativity buzzing around us, so much hate and lack of empathy - yet there is more than a small bit of good still out there. We create it every time we show empathy for others. There is no sense in what has happened in Las Vegas. We must feel the shock, the horror of it. There is only the choice to pray (for non-believers, prayer can be a meditation or wish of goodwill), hope, and search for the goodness in all of us remaining as …

Writing My Solo Show.

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Okay, Okay. There have been lots of great stuff happening. I am skipping that list to go to the main event: I am actually working (under a deadline) on my musical AKA my one-woman show. After decades of talking about it, I am actively doing it. For real, for real. My friend the acclaimed solo artist and teacher Arlene Malinowski, who also helped me form some of the early stories I had written, summed it up thusly: You just need to find someone to put their foot on your neck! I found that …

I Survived a Weekend of Performing in 90+ Degree Heat!

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I was worried. Real worried. But I prepared. I went to the gym, worked out with my wonderful friend and fitness trainer Jeremy, who was mindful of what I was facing. I think he was a bit concerned too - and wth good reason. I am a 55 year old obese woman with two bum knees and I was scheduled to do two days of back to back outdoor performance in the heat and a private event. But I did the work. …