Today I got to work alongside Dorothy, the Artistic Director. She had a lot of files for books and novels that she had requested play rights from. She asked me to help her to make a spreadsheet in order to organize the information. I got through the Kidseries file, and then it was time for lunch. There was a lot to go through. Later this week I will attempt the mainstage stuff.
After lunch, Georgia and I joined in on Dorothy’s group, the Lifeline Storytelling Project. This is the group of writers who take turns reading their stories on Monday nights at The Glenwood. On Tuesdays they meet for an hour and a half doing what they call “writing jams”. Someone comes up with a word or phrase and then we have to write for twenty minutes, telling a story from our lives in connection to that theme. For example, the words today were “twigs”, “adrenaline rush”, and “if I were a fairytale character, I would be . . .” It was fun to write and share stories with everyone. Everyone has their own train of thought and random anecdotes to tell that either strongly connect to or stray from the original theme. Everyone has their own style of writing. For the most part, we write like we speak and our readings are essentially monologues meant to be read interpretively, or rants read at a rapid pace. It’s really fun, and I enjoy it a lot!
After our “writing jam” Georgia and I went down to the Glenwood with Dorothy to help her bring back the sound equipment from the storytelling session last night. All in all, it was a good day. Tomorrow I have classes again. Hopefully something fun or interesting will happen during the day; but if not, I still have tomorrow evening to look forward to. Tomorrow night Lifeline is holding our “Bingo & Booze Benefit”. People will be coming to The Morseland (a local restaurant and bar) to play bingo and win different prizes. Lots of people have made some pretty cool donations to offer as prizes for winning certain rounds. With every round, the prizes increase in value. Players will have to pay for bingo cards and markers and have the chance to make donations in order to raise money for our theatre. I have been invited to help out with the event, and it sounds like a ton of fun!
We ate homemade buffalo chicken pizza (compliments of Cassie) while watching Glee. I tell ya, you gotta appreciate the little things in life. These are the nights that you remember: sitting, eating, and reacting far too strongly to fictional stories on TV with your friends. Jenny literally screamed at the end of this episode. Now, here we sit: watching Baby Mama. Cassie, Jacqui and I are painting our nails, and Cara is baking cookies. Life is good.
I hope all of you are doing well. You are all in my thoughts and prayers. Thanks for your support!
I miss you. I love you. Always.
~ Julie ~
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