Month: December 2013

I’ve periodically been told that I can be too blunt, too judgemental, and too impatient. I am definitely my own worst critic. These qualities don’t exactly bode well for a compassionate self assessment of the past years’ progress towards my long term goals, but I’ve been working towards treating myself, and others, with more patience… Continue reading A gentle assessment of 2013

Say yes to opportunities! We’ve all heard this one before, but I’m going to give you all my two cents and personal twist on this little pearl of wisdom.  When it comes to building your artistic brand, resume, and personal and professional reputation, it almost always pays off to say YES. Now, when a really… Continue reading Say YES!

Just yesterday, a friend asked me to tell her about how I scored one of my last assistantships. The story went a little something like this: I was ushering at an off-broadway musical, and I happened to run into someone who I thought looked familiar. When I stopped them and asked, “excuse me, do I… Continue reading How I got a gig, deconstructed.

So, as I mentioned in the last article, the next ten blog posts will expand on the basic life/art guidelines I outlined previously.  I’m sure as I continue writing I’ll modify these, but hey, I need to start somewhere! This is post number one of ten. Let’s say you’re frantically trying to leave the house… Continue reading I love the look of you

I can’t begin to tell you the amount of times I’ve had people ask me “oh, so you’re trying to build a career directing, choreographing, and performing in Musical Theater? What’s your backup plan?”. Not that I blame them- the odds of success in my chosen field are frightfully slim. I sometimes wish I had… Continue reading Looking for better odds