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- “Mine”: A Chicago Fringe Fest Travelogue
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Stupid God Damn Bird
Hey. You. Bird. Yes, you. The little baby robin who let me walk right up to him and take his picture, close-up. Yes, you. I’ll call you Louie. Hey, Louie. You’re one stupid fuck. Look at you. What the hell are … Continue reading
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Tagged avian, baby, bird, birdy, blogger, cambodia, cat, change.org, chicago, chitown, dog, dog owners, fear, free as a bird, human condition, Humor, humorist, ideas, isolation, killing fields, mob, mob mentality, performance, petitions, relationships, robin, Theater, theatre, vincent truman, windy city, writing
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Extra Extra 4: Hot Under The Collar
Throughout September, October, November and December of 2016, I whiled away a sizable chunk of time indulging my interest in being an extra, or as some kinder behind-the-scenes wranglers call us, background actors. In that time, I have played a … Continue reading
Posted in Life
Tagged acting, actor, an extra's life for me, background actor, background artist, ben daniels, chicago, chitown, clergy, drama, extra, extra's life, extralife, fallen priest, film, filming, fox, francis guinan, geena davis, Humor, humorist, priest, second city, the exorcist, tv show, vincent truman, writing
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Extra Extra 3: That Guy
As anyone who has worked as extra will attest, the main thrust of the job is waiting. In the couple of months I have worked on a handful of TV shows – and even spotted myself once for a blistering … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Life
Tagged acting, actor, america, an extra's life for me, chicago, chitown, drama, ernest borgnine, extra, extra's life, extralife, extras, funny, human condition, humorist, humour, loren greene, open heart surgery, performance, performance art, second city, Theater, theatre, tv show, vincent truman, writing
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“Mine”: A Few More Thousand Words
As we lurch towards our last of nine performances at the Chicago Fringe Festival 2016 (4pm on Sunday, September 11), I thought I would share a second collection of stills, all courtesy of my favorite cinematographer, Richard Smith. If you’re … Continue reading
Posted in Life, Philosophy, Playwrighting, Theater
Tagged 2016 chicago fringe festival, athanasia jennifer sawicz, chicago, chicago fringe, chifringe2016, chitown, dance, drama, elliot lerner, getyourfringeon, human condition, jefferson park, kathleen urbanski, kimmy higginbotham, love, mark a. child, mine, movement, photographs, playwright, second city, survival, Theater, theatre, vincent truman, windy city
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“Mine”: A Chicago Fringe Fest Travelogue
That creative rascal Joss Whedon has opined that he is frequently asked, “Why do you write strong women characters?” to which he replies, “Because you keep asking that question.” It’s a good retort, but I think he misses the mark just … Continue reading
Posted in Life, Playwrighting, Theater, Video
Tagged 2016 chicago fringe, 2016 chicago fringe festival, acting, actor, chicago, chicago fringe, chicago fringe festival, chicagofringe, chicagoland, chitown, drama, elliot lerner, fringe, girl, humorist, kathleen urbanski, kimmy higginbotham, mine, patriarchy, play, Playwrighting, relationships, the observatory, the tearful assassin, Theater, theatre, tragedy, vincent truman, women, womens rights, world premiere, writing
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The Keys To Happiness
One morning not too long ago (ie, this morning), I was waiting for the bus to take me to my office for another eight hours of having my very soul sucked out of me, when I saw a car pull … Continue reading
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Tagged adventure, atheism, atheist, bbc, blessed, blog, blogger, chicago, chitown, everyday, family, funny, god, god is not great, good deed, human condition, Humor, humorist, jokes, keys, lost keys, miracle, missing keys, relationships, Religion, second city, sherlock, sherlock holmes, soulsuck, spirituality, vincent truman, windy city, work, workday
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