I’ve been Grace-d with another week. It’s Act 2 on drama camp. I had a nice intermission to stretch my legs, have a drink and use the loo... a few times. I’m recommitted to managing a kid along with my workouts and book club reading....oh and my job! I’ve always loved juggling my life activities. ...
Review “Hank Williams Lost Highway” (American Blues Theatre): Don’t Miss this Jambalaya Special
I saw HANK WILLIAMS on Saturday. American Blues is remounting their smash Honky Tonk Blues hit from last summer. Most of the original cast is back for a second hearty helping of Louisana’s legendary native son. If you missed it last summer, don’t miss it this time around. If you saw it last year, ...
I’m a natural!
“You’re a natural!” Josh complimented my stance during a new exercise yesterday. The movement is rising up from waist level to pin-up girl diagonal. Chest out. Neck long. And the motion is conducted while pulling up on endurance straps at my side. Natural?! I’ll take the compliment. Most of my appearance during our sessions ...
Review “Hellish Half-Light” (Mary Arrchie): Beckett X 6
Mary Arrchie Theatre presents HELLISH HALF-LIGHT: Shorter Plays of Samuel Beckett. Playwright Samuel Beckett based his art on the study of human nature. Beckett created odd characters and put them in weird scenarios. And he tells his stories in abrupt minimalism. The audience is thrown into a life already in progress and forced to acclimate within ...
Furlough!
Grace went home to her mother. And I woke up feeling about 75 lbs lighter. I’m on a 48-hour furlough from parenthood. I know I haven’t even put in a full week of maternal living. Despite the short duration, I feel like a giddy sailor pulling into her favorite port for a weekend adventure... my ...
Review “Warriors” (Cirque Shanghai): Cringe-able and Gawk-able!
Navy Pier, in conjunction with International Special Attractions, LTD., presents CIRQUE SHANGHAI: WARRIORS. WARRIORS starts and ends with a parade of two dozen, brightly dressed performers marching through the aisles. The fresh-faced, smiling troupe is every bit the performing showbiz crew. They wave. They smile. They encourage... the excitement. It’s love at first sight as the ...
Anchored to a kid
I’m a scheduler and that’s helpful with Grace in town. I’ve been working my life around theatre camp. Camp is 9am-3pm. Bedtime is 9pm. It’s getting from here to there that is tricky especially because I don’t have a car. In theory, the perfect scenario is out of the house by 8:15am. We walk to ...
Theatrical Immersion
At Aunt Katy’s, we provide the full theatrical immersion package. Today, I woke Grace up with a YouTube rendition of “Mamma Mia.” And in the evening, she did a few songs from FROZEN -numerous times- before I called it a night. In between, she attended drama camp and was cast as Queenie in Emerald City’s ...
Oh, Mama Mia, here we go again
My Grace plan was to blog in the evenings. Well, as I’m learning as a single parent, plans change. I put Grace to bed circa 9pm. On Sunday, she slept straight through until 7:30am. I was able to write in the evening and workout in the morning during her slumber. Last night, she went down ...
I’m with Child
I’m with child. My great niece Grace is visiting. For two weeks, she is going to Emerald City Theatre Camp. She has always had a theatrical flair. When mom and I took her to the movie “Tangled,” she entertained us on the way home singing the story highlights. Her song was a complete original and ...