LARAMIE PROJECT closed yesterday. What a crazy short run - it's not even a full day later and it's already like it never happened. It was a very fulfilling experience, the cast was great to work with, and it was great to return to Great Plains Theatre Festival. Working with Richard Esvang way back when was pivotal to my initial growth into whatever kind of actor I am today, so to go back and see the theatre after so long and be able to perform there... well...
The circle is now complete...
I think mentioned earlier that I hoped LP wouldn't bookend my working life, since my first "real" job was there in 1995. (This of course excludes some truly horrid "jobs" I did at various extinct summer theatres in high school and college.) Well, I'm safe from that for the moment at least. I'm headed to work (finally) with Scott Bradley at Jenny Wiley Theatre. We've been trying to work it out for some time - a couple of seasons - and I'm glad I'm finally making it out there. Scott has been a great guy and I really think we will work well together. I'm looking forward to it.
I recently had a ship offer or two come my way, and I had to turn them down for JWT and other more personal reasons. Yes, I actually chose something(s)over money. How unamerican of me. That's not some assumption of artistic nobility on my part, but all part of a grand rebuilding of self and prioritization of my life. I do intend to go back out in ships in the near future.
LARAMIE PROJECT may have, as I noted earlier, "repaid some karmic debt," but I'm still probably way overdrawn in that department. That sounds SO heavy, like I'm trying to affect depth and angst. Oh, the ennui!
So soon I'll head to Kentucky to direct a little something for JWT.
4 comments:
Hey Don, Cheryl Duart (Lenz) here. Just stumbled across this and am very excited to see your accomplishments! I would love to watch one of your productions... Perhaps you'll be in the Wichita area this year?? Or Kansas City?? I will be relocating to K.C. this summer w/ a promotion... I'll watch for info on your upcoming pieces...
Hi, I worked at GPTF back in 96, and I stayed with Ruth Dieter. I was just wondering if you know if she is okay? I haven't heard from her in 2 years. If she is okay, could you just leav it in your comments and I'll check back. Thanks.
Wow... old posts get comments, too. As to Ruth Dieter, I do not know. She was a sweet lady, I remember her, but all I heard from GPTF after I finished LARAMIE PROJECT was the coup that ousted Richard and Michelle. :(
Yes, that rates an emoticon.
I had no clue Richard and Michelle weren't there anymore. Thanks for the update.
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