As part of my membership with Ipswich Little Theatre, I am delivering two, weekend theatre workshops, in June (1st and 8th) at the City Council libraries in Ipswich and Springfield. I plan on answering everything you wanted to know about theatre but were afraid to ask. Why not come along Read more…
Think of it like this, Belonging and Rejection are the positive and negative poles of a magnet. Ultimately though, a magnet always attracts – it’s just a matter of positioning.
It is the shy kids who are easy to forget. They can be ushered into the corner by the teacher/director or the other actors/students and overlooked because they generally won’t complain. They will accept the status quo because they won’t want to rock the boat. Their creative skills enable them to show acceptance and contrition when faced with missing out on opportunities.
We all have doubt at some time in our lives. But how do we deal with it? We deal with it, with conviction.
I woke up and told myself. I’m going to do this. I’m going to sit down. I’m going to learn what it takes to have a great website. I’m going to learn how to create great social media. Learn what it takes to hone my skills as an MC. Publish great content that can sell my skills as an artist, an entertainer. Every single day, I wrote out a list of what I needed to do. I’d probably get shot down. I would struggle. I would no doubt come up against another wall that would knock me down, but I kept getting up. I kept taking one small step forward every chance I could get and I could see myself turning my friend’s idea into a reality.
And from here, is where it bodies forth… again. A community theatre in Ipswich, Queensland, Australia. An opportunity to reignite a true passion. An Australian play about an awkward guy who finally realises what life is all about. Life imitating Art. Performance Art. I’m starting this blog tonight not because Read more…