They say that when you love something, when it's really in your bones, in your soul, that you can't NOT do it -- That every day you don't do it, you die a little inside. I don't know who "they" are, but they were right. Last November, I announced my retirement from theatre, and I…
More Than Stage Fright
TW: This post references anxiety/mental health and eating disorders [specifically not eating] On November 5, 2017, I took my last bow on the CRPAC stage and hung up my acting career. I cited several reasons for this retirement – burnout being the biggest, along with age, health concerns, and my desire for a private, personal…
It Wasn’t Closure, After All
At the core of my being, I’m a writer. A storyteller. Always have been. I love giving voice to stories, listening to stories that others have lived and written…. Loads of people have told me that I should write a book about my life, and I always smile and say, “maybe someday.” That’s been the…
Point me Toward Tomorrow
I try hard not to be too self-indulgent here on my blog, or get too sentimental, but y’all are going to have to bear with me this morning, because I’m feeling nostalgic, weepy, sad, satisfied, peaceful, and frankly, a little sappy today. Yesterday afternoon, I took my final bow as Jack’s Mother in CTC’s run…
13 Days. #Lifechange
My alarm clock went off at 6:45 this morning, and I cried. I’m not kidding. “Not Throwing Away My Shot” started to play on my phone, my brain turned on, my eyes opened, and I literally burst into tears. I’m officially “sobbing when my alarm goes off in the morning” tired. And it’s not without…
My dad is…I mean, was…..
I wish you could've met my dad. I find myself saying this phrase over and over throughout my life. As I grow older, meet new people, and experience new things, I wish my dad was here to experience them with me. I wonder what it would be like to take him to the Hamilton for…
When you’ve Come From Away
It’s that time of year again. The most difficult week of the year for me. The week when the very date on the calendar is enough to make me anxious. Smells set me into flashbacks. Loud noises make me cringe. Planes overhead make my heart skip a beat. It’s the week of 9/11. In my…
Walking Fat in a Skinny World
I’ve been struggling lately. By all accounts, my life is pretty damn great. I live in a great town, have fantastic friends, and an amazing girlfriend who surprises me more and more each day with her capacity to love….but I’m struggling. Sister Act opens on Friday night, and I’m playing one of the nuns. I…
Shoe Envy
Susan Hershey is *MUCH* cooler than Christin Kapp. Susan is stylish, confident, popular, wears fabulous shoes and bright lipstick, lots of eyeshadow, and has hair with volume to spare. She goes to the club with her friends, and meets them for dinner after their dance class. She’s COOL. She’s not awkward or anxious, or self-conscious.…
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