As Luck Would Have It....

....and lots of preparation and timing, I'M IN A SHOW!!! Let the trumpets blare! :-)  I'm in rehearsals for The Mousetrap at Citadel Theatre in Lake Forest, a lovely theater where previously I did The Birds. I won't ruin the play for you if you've never seen or read it (I hadn't!)  It's the longest-running show in the world (!) since opening in 1952 in London's West End...and it's still going! Oh, my gosh, I'm having A BLAST!!!!  There's really nothing like being in a rehearsal, the fun discoveries, the moment where you realize you're going to walk and talk at the same time!, getting to know the cast and crew, working with the director, bringing in new ideas, trying things out that don't work at all but finding something fabulous out of your failure, those epiphanies where the angels sing.  I always feel totally alive and energized when working on a play, like all of my creative juices are flowing rivers, and though sometimes the river takes me in a wonky direction, it doesn't matter because it's all the joy of discovery!  I'm loving this cast, crew, and director.  The director, Scott Westerman, is marvelously open to ideas and is SO excited about directing this play.  You can feel his infectious energy when you walk in the rehearsal room.  I've brought in some certainly questionable ideas, and he's 100% on board with his excitement to discuss them, try them, further them.  It's a seriously fantastic atmosphere.  I pinch myself every day at my amazement of being in a show - finally!  It's been a minute!  We open September 15th and run through October 15th.  Come one, come all!  Support your local theater!

​I hope you're finding as much joy in your day as I am in mine :-)