When I was a little girl I went to see a play. It was A Christmas Carol at ACT, back when that still officially stood for A Contemporary Theater. Like many plays of the holliday persuasion, A Christmas Carol is full of children. One of them wrote in her bio that she, "aspired to be a profesional actress/waitress". It caused me to chuckle at the time, but all these years later that little girls witty aspiration has stayed with me; perhaps because a profesional actress/waitress is exactly what I've become.
Or a semi-professional one, at any rate. I serve breakfast and lunch at a small Seattle area restaurant, write plays that get readings but not productions, and audition a lot. Its a life, a double life, I love it most of the time, and I've decided to share certain elements with you, blog readers, universe and general public.
Some posts will detail my life in the theater, both as participant and audience member, some will share stories of my life in the food service industry and some will explore the similarities and tensions that come from balancing the two. Names in the theater world will be revealed to promote the talented, names in the restaurant world will be changed to protect the crazy.
So, welcome, have a seat wherever you like, bring your comments, perspectives, gripes and good will, and don't forget to buy a cookie at intermission.
love the double life idea cause it means we don't have to sell ourselves to
ReplyDeletecorporate society. In a way we get to call our own shots as long as
the bills get paid. Actress/waitress is the way to go. I guess that would
make me film maker/wedding minister. lovin the blogs
J
from a professional grocery clerk/actress/stage manager/director...etc.
ReplyDeleteLove the idea of parallel happinesses (the joy we find in the everyday AND the extraordinary) keep it up!