This is the last part of my series of confessions and the lessons I’ve learned (so far). If you missed Part 1, or Part 2, just click on the links. After getting cast in one of my dream roles, I went through a roller coaster of emotions about what it meant to lead a show. […]
Archive | Events
Confessions from a Reluctant Leading Lady (part 2)
If you missed the introduction, you can find it here. After getting cast in one of my dream roles, I went through a roller coaster of emotions about what it meant to lead a show. With curtain weeks away, I’ve summarized what I’m learning from this process into lessons that I hope you can use […]
Confessions from a Reluctant Leading Lady (part 1)
A little over two months ago, I found out I had booked a role in one of my favorite musicals, “Once on this Island.” Not only that, I had booked the LEAD! Gah!! I was going to play Ti Moune! Once the excitement wore off, the other feelings surfaced. A little fear, a little dread, […]
Cross-training with Storytelling – Theater of the Courtroom Podcast
I had the opportunity to sit down with Mike Deblis, the host of the Theater of the Courtroom Podcast. His listeners are lawyers, who are looking to grow their presentation and persuasion skills using lessons from acting, improv and storytelling. We discussed the art of storytelling, why it’s important and how to break down a […]
All the Feels
This morning, I met with my running team for a joint workout between the Marathon and Iron Man (Triathlon) teams. Before we got started three things happened: A couple who met on the team took their engagement photo with us as their background. I know both of them personally and I love them and […]
Some Say… the box office is OPEN for Once on this Island!
Rehearsals are well underway in Woodland Hills, CA, where a small but intrepid band of musical theater nerds are singing their hearts out to prepare for the October 1st opening night of “Once on this Island.” Rehearsal nights are easily my favorite nights of the week – because it feels like we’re creating something fun […]