Who doesn't feel stressed these days? I mean, jobs, economy, oil spills, heat waves, war, Mel Gibson.....JIMINY CHRISTMAS! Our headlines look like a really bad SNL skit, only it's all for real. And it doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out we are all affected one way or the other.
I like to handle stress in two ways - napping and community theatre (in interchangeable order). Community theatre has opened opportunities for me to: A. be part of a group of really fun people (on the most part); B. use my God-given talents of being a ham and an entertainer; and, C. get out of the house for awhile! Seriously, if you like movies, books, songs.....any type of entertainment - chances are favorable that you, too, could be part of a community theatre group. Because it all comes down to one thing - performing!! and not necessarily on stage. If you can use a paint roller and a staple gun, hammer a nail or sew a button - you can be, wait for it, STAGE CREW! And if you get goose bumps looking at electrical control slides, you can be, ahem, a TECHIE!!!
Right now CARROLLWOOD PLAYERS - my home theatre - is "in production" for it's first annual CARROLLWOOD IDOL. For this round, I am serving as Director and Stage Manager. I can't carry a tune in a suitcase, a my friends well know, but Ido have a knack for what is and isn't entertaining. We have almost 30 contestants of all ages - from 16-60+ and I am looking forward to our inaugural performance on Aug. 6th.
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