We can sometimes get caught up with life, the busyness of life – our plans for the future and regrets of the past. But when it comes down to it, today, right now in this moment, wherever you are, this day is the only day that matters. The other two days – the yesterday/past […]
Handling Rejection
You have to try if you have any dreams of succeeding. And when you try, you will fail, there will be rejection. But rejection/failure is a good thing. Turn that rejection into a motivator to try even harder, to get better. Rejection should fuel you to reach higher heights not to throw a pity party […]
The Waiting Place
There are times in life when you must wait your turn. The worse thing to do while you wait is to sit and do nothing. And doing nothing can be very tempting (and easy) because creating something new from scratch is like climbing a rocky mountain. But regardless of how hard it is and how […]
Revisiting Animal
In the past 2 weeks, I went back and re-visited a play of mine called Animal. Animal is a story about a woman suffering from mental illness and how that illness plays havoc on the family members around her. It is a story I first began writing back in 2008 and since that time have […]
Stand Out
My screenplay, has been re-optioned by producer Pat Patterson. Pat first optioned the script in August 2014 and since that time, she has held a reading in New York and has received tons of feedback on the script. I have done a re-write and Pat has been moving forward with more re-writes and financing of […]
Finalist…now wait
You never know what can happen if you commit to a passion and you walk through/endure all the highs and lows that it entails. Belief and hope are powerful tools to keep you on a narrow path that often feels lonely and filled with doubt. It’s important along the way to have encouraging people around […]
The Road Ahead
Several people who have watched my seasonal plays, came up to me after my most recent Christmas production – and said: “That was the best one you’ve done”. To which I responded with: “The best is yet to come”. This motivates me to work harder and get better. No matter what you do or who […]
The Journey, Not the Destination
Below, I stand with the cast of in the curtain call of our closing performance on Sunday night. I began in June where I auditioned actors and for the month of July and August I wrote the script. It has been a 5-month journey. I’m sure many of you have heard it said that it […]
Encouraged
Trailer to , on stage Dec 12 & 13… We are a week and a half away before is presented to the public. This past week I’ve heard all the music that will be part of the production. I’ve been on our set and have continued to work closely with the actors. The lights and […]
Better Than Yesterday
Cast of THE RIPPLE EFFECT BACK ROW: Charnelle Magumbe, Lavern Gravis, Scott MacKinnon MIDDLE ROW: Serina Azevedo, Ruth Roblin, Christine Laskowski, Jan Pedder FRONT ROW: Rachel MacMillan, Tracee Noelle, Gavin Pedder, Ryan MacKinnon Meet the cast of . I’ve been working with this group since mid-September. There are always challenges when working with a large […]