Now that we're beginning a new year, it brings to mind our hopes and goals for the year ahead. Many of us spend time thinking about what we dream of in the future - that perfect job, relationship, house, vacation, etc. - and how wonderful our life will be when those things happen. In class we do several immersive-type exercises where we commit to the mode of a character, whether it's an improv game or a scripted scene. We literally behave as that character would in given ci

Hey look - it's been three months since my last post! Have I been that busy? Well...yes and no. I'm in an undisclosed location finally writing the book I've been threatening to write for years. So that's good. But notice, I'm not writing that book right now. Because I'm procrastinating. Because I'm in a little slump. Because the last chapter I wrote wasn't perfect. See where I'm going here? As the only person in the universe who puts off creative projects because of