Catching up part 2

So there is more news to catch up on that I ran out of time for yesterday. The delayed presentation of Old Hickory is delayed again. This time because the renovations on the space haven't been completed and won't be in time . . . so delayed until further notice. That's a shame, I was looking forward to it. But I am committed to doing the piece in the city and reached out to Wallace to see what he thinks; I asked him about Theaterlab, where we rehearsed last year, and she suggested either that or perhaps Westbeth, where the playwrights unit meets.

I like that idea as well. I'd just like to have at least a few performances of the piece in the city . . .

And I'm working on new stuff. Reading a lot and getting inspired. Just finished All Quiet On the Western Front, which blew my mind! What a great story . . . also read Travels With Charley, a great Steinbeck work (but I have yet to read one of his novels that I didn't love). This stuff I find inspirational in important ways as a writer. It's people sitting down and trying bringing something into the consciousness of the world, in hopes it will make it a better place . . . nice work if you can get it.

So I have an idea for a new two hander, that sort of germinated from All Quiet, we'll see what happens with that, and I'm working on something that may or may not be a new solo piece . . . but I'm writing every day, and trying to reestablish the groove . . . it's easy to get out of the habit, and once out it's hard to get the discipline to keep after it, but you just have to turn away from distractions (in my case, I no longer check emails and then write, I write and then check emails . . . you'd be surprised what a differenc that makes!).

Even just a little bit every day sets the tone . . .

Looks like it's gonna be dueling writing groups again this fall, with both starting on the same day . . . as much as I like the one the meets in Nyack, Woodstock Fringe has been a game changer for me . . . can't walk away from that . . .