And then it snowed in Buffalo…

Just back from a whirlwind conference trip (and a side vacation to Disney World!) that almost didn’t happen. For the first time Craig and I split up to go to two difference conferences - I was going to Jacksonville, FL for the Florida Association of Theatre Educators and Craig was flying to California to check [...]

The reality of movie making

I’m not sure how movies ever get made. I was watching an episode of “Project Greenlight” this week - it’s a show that shows the step by step process of a movie being made - and it seems like a huge stressful ulcer inducing mess. The casting director is undermining the director and the [...]

24 hour playwriting contest

I forgot to talk about the teacher I met at NYSTEA who runs a 24 hour playwriting contest with his students. This is amazing and truthfully as a teenager I would have done anything to be a part of it. What a wonderful experience for writers, directors and actors!
The event starts out at 8pm with [...]

5 stewardesses in pink dresses

A whirlwind trip to New York this weekend for the NYSTEA conference. On paper it was a good idea to take an early morning flight the day of the conference (it’s so expensive to stay in Manhattan and we didn’t have time to make this a business/vacation trip) but I don’t think we quite [...]