I had some amazing words in my head

During my far too long commute every day I often have, what I think, are prophetic thoughts.
Much like the dreamstate or the drunkenhaze, I wonder if these thoughts would be quite as fantastic if taken out of the moment.  Such is the reason I do not, as has been suggested, record these verbally on tape.  Yes I still have a recorder with a tape.  I know most would use their smart phone.  Perhaps eventually I'll get one of those. 

Just the same, today on my drive in, I had these words concerning:
Shaking out one's hair, letting it grow long. 
Escaping the world, letting loose, leaving the familiar.
About the same as, say, cutting it all off.
Freedom of letting go, moving on, growing again.


Cause if you're not growing, your dying.

The world and the way it is.

Fog thickens the confusion of the day.
Alertness seems far from possible in this soup, in this mud, in this
Hopelessness.
The drudgery, the dankness.
Alleviated briefly by hyacinths
By daffodils
By violets and forsythia.
Continues on none the less.

Providence Peeps- Check this out. 1:23 by Carson Kreitzer

1:23 by Carson Kreitzer

April 15-May 7

When Susan Smith appeared on television sets across the nation appealing for the safe return of her kidnapped children, no one could have imagined the true fate met by her sons Michael and Alexander. Six years later another mother - Andrea Yates - committed the same unthinkable crime, drowning her five young children in the bathtub. Carson Kreitzer's 1:23 is an unblinking look at the lives of these two notorious women and the ensuing media frenzies that captured the world's attention.
Don't miss the New England premiere of 1:23 by Carson Kreitzer directed by Perishable's Acting Artistic Director, Rachel Walshe.
Praise for Carson Kreitzer's work:
"sheer dazzling theatricality" - The Chicago Sun-Times

"Stunning and compelling...raw and bold, brutal and ironic, and full of nagging questions." - TimeOut New York

Join us on April 21 following the 7:30 performance for compelling conversation with Dr. Margaret Howard, Director of the Day Hospital at Women and Infants' Hospital - the country's only facility dedicated to treating women with postpartum depression. This discussion is made possible with the generous support of the Women's Fund of Rhode Island, the Rhode Island Council for the Humanities and is free to the public.

This is worth a look see, if you are in the Providence area.  

Perishable is always pushing the envelope, it's the best experimental theatre in the area....(Of course I'm a little biased having done loads of work there, but still.)

 

Chili and Poetry- What a combination.

Alright you Cape Codders.  This is an extreme combo if I ever saw one.  I might just have to check this out.
I already love Cotuit Center for the Arts for oh so many reasons, but here's another reason:

11th Annual Poetry & Chili Festival
 The Cotuit Center for the Arts presents its yearly Poetry & Chili Festival on April 30, 6 - 11 pm.
The Cape heats up every year at this time at CCftA with great chili and cornbread, terrific local poets and amazing live music by The Beach Plums. All poets and chili or cornbread chefs who plan to perform or compete at the festival should pre-register by downloading the registration form from artsonthecape.org. Forms may be faxed to us at 508-428-0633. The deadline for registration is Wednesday, April 27.
Cotuit Center for the Arts is located at 4404 Falmouth Road (Route 28) in Cotuit. For more information call 508-428-0669 or visit http://www.artsonthecape.org/.

Excellent. 

Also I hightly suggest:
(This comes stright from their site. http://cotuitarts.org/)

Art Barn Songwriter’s Series

Posted by Daniel On February - 22 - 2011

Cotuit Center for the Arts and Trespass Music have partnered to present ‘The Art Barn Songwriter Series’, which is held on the second and fourth Monday of every month in the Art Studio building to the right of the main building. Each performance will feature 2 professionally touring songwriters, each playing a 45 minute set. Doors open at 7pm and the shows begin at 7:30pm. There is a suggestion donation of $5.00 at the door. This special series will give music fans an up close and personal look at the area’s up and coming performers. As a surprise treat, nationally touring artists are expected to stop by for an occasional show.
We have scheduled a recurring Open Mic for the last Monday performance of each quarter. Please join us as a participant or as a spectator for a suggested donation of $5.00 at the door. The Art Barn Songwriter Series has featured some terrific performers, and this night is sure to hold a few surprises. We’re looking for those hidden gems – come and share your music with us! Located in the Art Barn at Cotuit Center for the Arts. Doors open at 7:00pm; shows begin at 7:30. Dates for 2011 are: June 27th, September 26th and December 26th.
Upcoming in April:
On April 25^th, the Art Barn Songwriter Series will feature Teresa Storch and Terry Kitchen.
Please note that the Art Barn Songwriter Series will NOT be held on June 13th, 2011. We hope you’ll join us for the Third Fret presents a Bob Dylan Tribute on Saturday, June 11th instead!

 

 

An excellent way to spend a Monday evening, great coffee house setting, laid back, nice people, but you might want to bring a cushion for the metal folding chairs provided, the music is fantastic and you'll want to stay through the whole thing. 

 

I think Chili and Poetry is an excellent way to welcome in Spring.  Don't you?

Drama as Therapy.

I've been thinking about this a lot, especially in terms of Autism. 
How can I as a theater artist help others to express themselves, while still having a ton of fun?
If art/theater is in essence expression of one's inner workings, thoughts, ideas on all things, then how much more interesting would the art/theater be if utilized as a vehicle for those whose communication with the world is outside the norm? 
For me this is intriguing, exciting, hopeful.
To somehow take the very selfish act of self expression and translate it into a useful, helpful vehicle for those who really need it.  This is the thing. 

Of course people are already doing this, and there are wide uses of theater as therapy.  I mean, all of us "theater artists", are in dire need of therapy ourselves, so theater becomes a sort of self-medicating kind of thing, and of course for many of us, this is helped along by other kinds of self-medication, mine's served on the rocks at my favorite local bar.