Jigsaw Falling Into Place

Greetings once more from a gratefully exhausted busybody.

In the past 8 months, I have been involved in the production of 3 shows:

• Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream" went up in Garfield Park, Indianapolis, IN, through the Garfield Shakespeare Company. I played Peter Quince, assisted Joe Cook in directing the production, acted as a stage manager during the performances, focused lights, designed the sound for the show, and helped build the set. Joe Cook is a man with a vision - he wants to re-establish an Indiana Shakespeare Festival, and I strongly believe, with my help, we can definitely get that off the ground.
• I am currently in the run of Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night" at the IndyFringe. Directed by Amy Hayes, the show creates a production from an empty stage. Twelve actors perform in the round, and when they are "off stage," they sit on boxes on the circumference of the circle. The boxes contain props and costume pieces, become the set, and provide the audience with a conduit for the language - the actors' reactions can help inform the audience about what's happening on stage. I am playing Feste, and I wrote contemporary music to put with the words of Shakespeare's songs.
• I will be assisting Joe Cook again in the direction of "The Matchmaker" by Thornton Wilder with the Garfield Shakespeare Company. I will also be playing Malachi Stack. And designing the music. And probably stage managing. But, I will also help select the next seasons' shows (hopefully "As You Like It" and "Othello"), and I will serve on the Board of Directors for the company.

Lots of theatre! That's what it's all about, after all. I also discovered, through the gloriousness that is IndianaAuditions, a local theatre called Spotlight is accepting submissions to direct shows in the 2013 - 2014 season, so I will be submitting 4 or 5 options.

I'm having a blast being back in the gaming community, as well. I have a long-term Vampire: The Masquerade Sabbat character who is getting some regional recognition. I am also on staff for a brand new Werewolf: The Apocalypse chronicle in Indianapolis. All in all, life is running pretty smoothly right now. It's an exciting time, and it's looking up.