The reason I have not blogged for the last two weeks is not because I wasn't doing any Artist Dates, but one of my Artist Dates lasted two whole weeks. I took a course in playwriting at the Theatre Artists Studio. Hal Corley, playwriter and 5-time Emmy Award winner, taught the class. The class was designed for people who never have written a play before and focused on writing a 10-minute play. Not only did I write my first play over the two-week course, but I also participated in stage readings for all the other student's plays. This course was exhilerating - but also extremely tiring. The course just ended yesterday, and I'M POOPED!
Over the course of the last two weeks, I also managed to go see three productions. The first two were Hal Corley productions - two plays he wrote and were performed at the Theater Artist Studio.
His second play Mama and Jack Carew is a harrowing look at an unlikely triangle that explores the dark corners of maternal relationships. Both of his plays are very intense dramas and for mature audiences only. On a much light note - the third production I saw was The Producers at the Fountain Hills Community Theater. All the actors were top notch, and the show was better than I expected. I was impressed how a small comunity theater could pull off such a large broadway musical - but they did it - and it was GREAT!
Those who lose dreaming are lost.
AUSTRALIAN ABORIGINAL PROVERB
