Tangles In Your Teeth
Good Things Coming |
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Good Things Coming |
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It has been a few months since I've given any thought to Tangles In Your Teeth. We had a successful first reading last year. (I love the idea of having a reading in a museum!) I was filled with good vibes from actors and audience alike. Then, the holidays came. Then, work (my day job) got busy. Then, Contemporary Park Shorts was denied a grant we'd applied for. It's enough to make you want to throw your pages into a bonfire in a trash can. (If you grew up in Revere, you'd understand the metaphor).
Luckily, for me, Amy, CPS's founder and director, is fierce. I'm the writer, so, I'm moody. As co-producer, I'm wimpy. I'll stop talking about myself, as the adjectives are dreary... ... Some good material for a sonnet... Back to my previous point: Amy, fierce as she is, has brought hope into my life. She is optimistic. Her enthusiasm for CPS, and for my comedy Tangles In Your Teeth, has lit a fire in my brain (just can't shake the bonfire image). I'm prepared for rewrites! I recently added two scenes, and eliminated one character. I'm once again looking forward to table readings and talks with our actors. Amy has some great ideas for rewrites already! I'm dying to hear our actors' thoughts. I frequently admit that I love development and rehearsals. I enjoy seeing my play performed onstage, of course. But, I dig being a part of an ongoing creative process. I think of it this way: The performance is for the audience. The behind-the-scenes processes are for me. Onward and upward. Will CPS ultimately get a grant in 2018? Who knows? This I do know-- we are soon gathering, as a troupe, for readings, talks, and brainstorming. There SHALL be two public readings this summer of my full-length play. And, there will be a performance in the Fall of 2018. I shall not fall into despair again. Well, I may. But, I shall try not to. Boston needs good, strong experimental writers, like me, who have the ability to create work for both indoor and outdoor spaces. And, a playwright who understands iambic pentameter and verse is priceless. I'll end my post by sharing that I am inspired today by female friends. First, I am in awe of my friend Amy's gumption. Amy created CPS, and I'm extraordinarily lucky to tag along. I am equally inspired by two other ladies, Lisa and Judith. They are smart playwrights who have started their own theater company in Boston, Two Sharp Quills. Judith is producing her play Rockabye in Watertown in May. These ladies tried to get produced by Boston theaters, couldn't, so, they've taken matters into their own hands. Write/Right on, I say! And, Amy has a lot of future plans for our little troupe, just as my comrades from Two Sharp Quills have future plans for their company. The theater world will be seeing a lot from all of us women. I'm feeling optimistic and inspired. I'm happy that I am surrounded by so many strong women.
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