Here’s a pretend letter from a pretend reader of a blog dedicated to thinking through various issues related to art-making and Christian faith. “Dear Blogging Person, How does a working artist deal with criticism? I don’t mean mean-spirited people dishing out vindictive diatribes, but the simple, ongoing critique of one’s work that comes from all [...]
Posts Tagged as ‘acting’
July 15, 2010
Each Man’s Life Is But A Breath
So says David the King in Psalm 39. This psalm gives us an image of a man wrestling with God, his relationship with Him burning in his chest. He resolves not to speak, but then must. He asks to know how long he will live, knowing that a “man’s life is but a breath.” From [...]
July 14, 2010
Impossible Dreams?
So last week Taproot Theatre opened Man of La Mancha. I get the privilege of singing “The Quest” or as it’s more popularly known, “The Impossible Dream.” While thrilled to have the opportunity to take on the role of Don Quixote, there is also something daunting about singing such a classic song. Fortunately, the song [...]
April 14, 2010
“Places”
Each night I stand backstage pacing back and forth, running a small ritual that has become important to me as a preparation for a coming night of emotional journeying. The role of Eric Weiss in Brooklyn Boy is a challenging one, one that I relate to all too well. And then, inevitably, my friend Carla [...]
October 26, 2009
Enchanted April’s Closing Weekend
Friday morning, as I stood with Scott and Pam Nolte in the Gordito’s parking lot watching water cascading into the lobby of Taproot Theatre, one thing was very clear: there would be no performance of Enchanted April that night. There would be a mountain of work, sorting everything out, getting the theatre back on its [...]
September 25, 2009
Opening Enchanted April
Another opening night tonight. Enchanted April, at Taproot Theatre, opens tonight at 8:00 p.m. It’s been a good process, a nice re-entry back into the world of acting after a two year hiatus. My role is small, but has enough in it to make it challenging, and I’m pretty sure I’m not really hitting the [...]
September 22, 2009
Notes from a September Week
So I took a week off from blogging. It was full week, as they all are. Rehearsals for Enchanted April (Taproot Theatre, opening this Friday) continue to go well. I will, of course, be terrified as we move through opening weekend…I always am the first few times around with an audience. But that will pass, [...]
August 24, 2009
Letting Go: What I Meant to Say
Letting go is a ruthlessly practical matter. Actors get bound up by inhibitions, fear, and wasted muscular tension. Relationships go south because wrongs committed become posts to wrap fists around. New careers go unborn because persistent, outdated self-perceptions just won’t fade. At this juncture in my life–one more sermon to preach, a new play rehearsal [...]
