Hey Everyone!
Ryan here....Pittsburgh, PA. A longtime member of Stage32! I haven't posted in a while. 2017 was a rough ass year for me professionally, personally, and creatively.
I didn't hit any of the goals I had as a writer. Yet, I did hit them as an actor with improv and gaining more confidence on stage.
With writing: I realized that I didn't have any idea of WHO I was as a scribe and also, I wasn't even remotely as comfortable as I believed myself to be with what I was writing. So, I didn't write as much. It was frustrating. But, in hindsight, I realized that I needed time away from writing to really figure out what moves me as a creative and what inspires me to write...
I'm close to discovering that answer. But, I'm approaching that answer and 2018 with just a better sense of self and determination to produce as a writer: be more active here, networking, applying to contests, etc. So, instead of saying that I"m a writer and not having anything for show, I WILL have something to show.
And, I missed everyone here and this place.
That's it...I need to run - I have an actor's resume to put together for what is actually my first audition for a theatre project - Improv (This cool project that's paid: http://www.post-gazette.com/ae/theater-dance/2017/10/19/DODO-review-Carn...)
Enjoy your week, everybody!
Ryan
Here's to an amazing 2018!