I have been a busy bee for the past few weeks (hence the lack of posts), living life at a pace I generally tend to avoid. A big project for work is the biggest culprit; it’s something I took on knowing it would be demanding, but knowing, too, that it would make me feel better about spending money on a vacation in June. Yes, it’s true: a vacation! Hooray.

I’ve also been busy with a solo performance workshop I’m taking from Laura Zam – yes, that one-woman show I’ve been talking about for what seems like forever is finally coming to fruition. I get to perform a portion of it as part of the Capital Fringe Fest - May 14 at DCAC, 7:00pm (the Fringe Fest website is lean at this point, but check it for updates in the coming week). This workshop has been an absolute balm for my soul – just what the artist inside of me needed to feel like she was breathing again.

And just this weekend, I participated in the 48 Hour Film Project. You may remember that last year, hubby and I were actors in our friend’s film, Leon!; it was a lot of fun, but I felt very much on the periphery of the effort. This year, I was part of the core team, which was comprised entirely of fellow improvisers, aside from the Director of Photography and his assistant. I loved getting to help conceptualize our approach, and it was so satisfying to use our improv skillz – mapping out a story arc, and broadly sketching out scenes, then leaving the exact dialogue to the moment. It allowed us to discover new layers and patterns that would have taken much longer to materialize in a script. Come see the results for yourself this Friday at the AFI Silver; our film, The Dinner Party, is part of the 7pm screening (buy tickets in advance – these screenings tend to sell out). I’ll post the video here as soon as it’s available, along with links to friends’ films.

Last but not least, I wanted to put in a plug for Artomatic, which begins this Friday and continues through June 15. Check it out!