Post show discussion

Everything went well at the Fringe. 'It Can't Happen Here' was well received, and a lot of fun to do, though the commute could be a tad daunting at times. It was a real joy to work with everyone, no head games, no divas just a group of people cherry picked by Wallace to bring his play to life . . . we were pretty simpatico. Bette and I had two scenes together and it was just so much fun to let it rip as the troubled parents of a troubled teenager. Bette and I ended our involvement for this year with readings. I read my newest solo piece, Letter of Resignation and Bette read Next. It went very well. Nice turn out, warm response from the audience . . . all in all a nice way to end it (though we're going up on Sat. to see the readings and Rain Pryor). So 2012 has been an amazing theatrical year for me. From Old Hickory in Nyack to Like a Sack of Potatoes at the One Man Talking then Letter at the Fringe (unless my calculator is broken, that's three solo pieces this year . . . I need to figure out how to package them as an evening) No idea what comes next, but I'm ready for it. Actually I do have an idea what comes next: back to the writing. I've been negligent in the last few weeks (can't imagine why) but I need to go back to work on the Beulah piece, which is part three of my miner's trilogy, and I have some ideas for a new solo bit that might gestate into something. But it's nice to take a moment to reflect and appreciate. My daughter is safe in Peru (though Isaac disrupted her getting there) and all is well on the home front. And last but not least on the artistic front as well! In fact I just completed my application for New Dramatists, haven't done that for several years, but they made it easy - all electronic so you don't have to print and mail and all that daunting stuff! So . . . a day or two to be lazy . . . and then the great work continues!