And we return...

Fresh faced and bushy tailed we prepare for another mad week long development and rehearsal period.
Except the first half of that sentence was a lie. We are not fresh faced, nor do we have any tails (unless we are shaking our tail feathers in a kitchen dance party). While we all love working together and creating and the efforts to find the best way to portray whatever beautiful thing we are thinking about, we are all knackered.

We're teachers, counsellors and freelance drama educators/applied theatre practitioners- jobs that we love, that we feel blessed give us a living, that introduce us to amazing people. Jobs that require hours and hours of unpaid preparation, that drain us of emotional energy, that leave us frustrated with educational systems and never ever enough funding. I am very thankful to have work 'in my field'- many people don't. I just wish I could prioritize developing my own creative practice once in awhile. There are many artists who do so successfully, if you are one of them and have any helpful lessons, hints or books to read- pass them our way!

I've been referring to my "Creative Habits" book by Twyla Tharp, a book that simultaneously drives me INSANE (she's a bit much), but also has some extremely helpful reminders about how art doesn't make itself.

jointPredicament's next venture is a second appearance in the Montreal Fringe Festival. I've written about what a magical time we had last year, about the things we learned. The play has moved forward- two UK performances in December. This year we are so, so pleased to bring two more lovely ladies to Canada- Michelle and our MUSICIAN (!!!) Naomi.

The plan (as I'm sure all blog makers plan) is to update this space often as we roll into spring. Check back.