Today, I found myself chasing my tail somewhat. Juggling finances from one account to the other, putting off inevitable work that I should be doing, and realising that it might be worth my while to knuckle down. However it is never that easy. I also have a committee meeting tonight to prepare for. We have been working on changing some pretty fundamental stuff in terms of the constitution for some time, and tonight and tomorrow might see some important meetings for the future of the group. I realise that I spend far too much time on it, but it has been a love affair for me since the day I joined, and I strongly believe that the group has done me the power of good in terms of my own confidence. There have been some real ups and downs with it, and I am sure there will be more, but I hope that this is the start of a new improved group. I have a rehearsal tomorrow for my acting job. I am rather nervous about it, as I am not really sure what is going to be involved. I have a huge amount of time for the person who has offered me the work, and having worked on several projects with her in the past, I trust her implicitly. It's just the usual nerves kicking in, and the sudden realisation that I am going to be paid for acting like a fool and putting on a silly voice. Can this really be right? My office is slowly but surely beginning to become more organised, and I feel that positive things can be created as a result. I also did a little research on the performances of my plays that are coming up. Stop the Clocks is being performed three times at one festival in Groton, Massachusetts and has been chosen by a Teacher who runs his own theatre company. It is also being performed twice at another festival in the States in Massachusetts. Then in England, Urban Hymns is being performed at the Avon one Act Play festival, and the Bristol One Act play festival. Seven performances between now and the end of March. I am so utterly delighted that they are beginning to get picked up and performed, and it really gives me hope for future writings and musings! I may never make a living out of writing one act plays, but it has certainly helped me develop a style, boost my confidence, and improved on my dialogue writing. I have high hopes that my next one will be just as succesful, but then what do I know? I remember getting the email to say that I had been accepted at the publishers when we were at Mr Pops's. We were all going out to lunch. If someone had told me then that these plays would be performed more in the States than the UK I would have laughed at them, so it just goes to show that perhaps you should never try to judge your own work.
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