Hello Bloggies!
It’s been quite a while since I’ve posted an update. Things have been pretty hectic in my world and has not really afforded me the time to sit down and chit chat with you. So… let’s get to it.
Theatre
Jesus Christ Superstar closed at the end of February – we had many sold out crowds enjoying the show. I just recently received the DVD copy of the performance, but have yet to watch it. I feel weird watching my performances back – there’s a DVD of a community music show I did back in 2005 that I still haven’t watched (and probably never will). The experience was a frustrating one (we’ll leave it at that), but rewarding.
I am portraying Egeus and Quince in the upcoming 5th Wall Production A Midsummer Night’s Dream. These are two larger roles that I am happy to be doing. We have a small cast and almost everyone is pulling double duty by playing more than one role. We open the weekend of July 8th at the Courthouse Square in Columbia. The performance is free to the public, but freewill donations are accepted and appreciated. This is my first time performing Shakespeare, and it has been a challenge, but my lines are down and I’m ready to go!
Music
My music, sad to say, has taken a backburner to everything that has been going on. I only recently picked up my Alvarez in order to recondition my fingers in order to play for any length of time. My Yamaha MO8 has been thoroughly neglected, as the dust will show, but I plan on tinkering with it tonight after things settle down a bit.
My daughter and I were fortunate enough to see Peter Gabriel in concert on June 18th in Kansas City (a separate blog post about this event will be coming soon). This man is a musical master, and he and his performance gave me so much inspiration that I’ve finally picked up pen and paper and began writing again. Right now it’s a bit of a jumbled mess, but with time it will become something that I’m very proud of, like I am of my song “Long Hard Road.”
College
I just finished up another semester at DeVry (the 4.0 GPA hanging in the balance, yet again), but I’ve hit a student loan snag which may cause me to stop my education for a while. This was very unexpected and came to me less than 3 weeks before the end of the term. I am hoping that I can get funding back in place so I can complete my Bachelor’s Degree – I’ve only got 48 more credit hours in order to finish and graduate.
Other Stuff
On top of everything else that’s been going on, I was told at work that my position was no longer required, but they are transferring me to another facility who desperately needs my help. I start this transition on July 5th, but I’ve got other job opportunities coming to me, and I am hoping this one will pan out because it is in my area of expertise.
Well bloggies, that’s the gist of things. Hopefully there won’t be a lag between updates, as I’m sure July will hold much for me to share with you.
~R