2010 is about to come to a close and I take this time to pause and reflect on the year that was.

The year began with my Easter production which was performed in March.  The highlight of Close was seeing three trees on stage and the impact the set and lighting had on the entire production.   Just after I completed Close, I finished writing my screenplay Twig in the months of April and May.  And although Twig needs another re-write, I like this unusual story of a hoarder. 

In June, I held auditions and finalized the cast of the Christmas production. Shortly after, I began writing Born For This in the summer.  In July, I entered the 24 Hour Playwriting Contest  for the Toronto Fringe Theatre Festival.  Although I did not place, it was a most rewarding challenge to be able to complete a play in 24 hours.  My adrenaline kept me wide awake throughout the night.  I re-wrote my Fringe play (Not With a Bang But a Whimper) for the New Ideas Festival run by the Alumnae Theatre.  But unfortunately, it was not meant to be as my play was not chosen to be included.

The script for Born For This was completed in September and I began rehearsals.   In October I rewrote by screenplay The Tree of Life and re-entered this script into the Karios Prizes for November 1.  I entered an earlier draft in this same competition 2 years prior. The re-write was re-titled A Walk in the Park and I again feel that I have a legitimate shot in placing in this contest.  Results will be made known in mid January.

All of November and half of December were devoted to rehearsals for Born For This.  I felt I reached a new level in interrupting the Christmas story with this production.   It was a most rewarding experience working with the cast and bringing the fractured characters I created on paper to life on stage.

This brings me to today.  The last couple weeks of December I spent time completing casting for the new Easter production which will be performed April 16 and 17.  In the last few days of 2010 I have begun brainstorming ideas for the script which will be finished by the end of January.

Along the way in 2010, there have been rejections, but I continue to hope.  Onward to 2011 and rewrites of my screenplay Twig, two-act playCircus, rehearsals for Easter 2011 and hoping for the best results from Karios.  

Hoping…hoping…hoping…. 

Stay tuned….