Imagination Alchemy May 17 2024
The first Imagination Alchemy story started in a dungeon! In this moment, the dungeoneer (a potion maker wearing silver sequins and blood red lipstick) releases her captives into the creepiest party ever.
There are more 4 chances to play with me! Imagination Alchemy is at the San Diego Fringe Festival through May 23, at No Limits Lincoln Park. Details are on my website.
“When the skeleton children come out to play,
They laugh as they dance. They sing and they sway!
But beware: for you’ll dance a whole year away
If you’re dancing with skeletons come break of day.”
That verse was the genesis of The Skeleton Woman. It’s not in the story any more, except in confetti-sized pieces. The verse was inspired by a song I heard at Julian Family Fiddle Camp.
I followed my questions: whose kids are these? Why do they dance? Who takes care of them? And as I peeled back the layers, I found the Bug Girl, the Butterfly Lady, and the Skeleton Woman waiting for me.
I needed to tell the story of this woman who “cried herself down to her bones.” I’m grateful to the folks who listened and gave feedback as I learned more about her and the people who hurt her.
There’s at least one more revision forthcoming, and I expect it to grow each time I tell it. That’s the cool thing about oral story traditions: nothing is ever set in stone!
Here's a video of the performance of Skeleton Woman on Oct 30 at Reds, Whites, and Brews:
YOU are in charge of your creative work. Don’t wait for “confidence”; boost it yourself with a low-stakes quick win warm up! #womemintheatre #womeninthearts #confidence #boostyourconfidence
I have a strict one-bin-of-holiday-dec rule. If it doesn’t fit in the bin, it doesn’t get saved every year. I guess you can call it minimalism? It just seems ridiculous to me to have tons of stuff that we only enjoy for a month out of the year. I’m definitely anti-one use-stuff.🎄🎄🎄 My favorite way to dec out the tree is to tuck the beautiful holiday cards we receive into the branches! It’s low-buy, festive, and everything can get recycled in the new year 🎄🎄🎄 I have also been known to save blown egg shells from autumn, decorate them, hang them on the tree, and then compost them… but it’s been a few years since I’ve done that. 🎄🎄🎄 What do you do with the holiday cards you get?
Had a revelation recently: I can revive my coaching business for almost free, using simple tech tools that are readily available. ✨✨ No expensive website design or monthly email automation subscriptions. ✨✨ So here’s a backstage glimpse of how that looks for me right now. ✨✨ will it change? YES. Will I hire experts to do important things for me in the future? YES. Do I need to do that before I rebuild my capital? NOPE. ✨✨ SO HERE’S THE QUESTION: what can YOU set up for free or inexpensive today, that would free you from the pressure to invest capital you don’t have (yet) as you start your next stage?
Should I tell people about my big new idea? Or should I keep it secret? #startnewthings #theatre #womeninthearts #womenintheatre #entrepreneur #artrepreneur
Keeping myself small because of something that is NOT happening, that isn’t GOING to happen any time soon, and may NEVER HAPPEN AT ALL. Anyone else relate? 🙋🏼♀️🙋🏼♀️🙋🏼♀️. Anywho, friendly reminder to take action based on what’s ACTUALLY HAPPENING, not what the boogie Man under the bed might do. CAPTIONED VERSION IN MY STORIES!! #startnewthings #gobig #dobigthings #bescaredanddoitanyway
Keeping myself small because of something that is NOT happening, that isn’t GOING to happen any time soon, and may NEVER HAPPEN AT ALL. Anyone else relate? 🙋🏼♀️🙋🏼♀️🙋🏼♀️. Anywho, friendly reminder to take action based on what’s ACTUALLY HAPPENING, not what the boogie Man under the bed might do. #startnewthings #gobig #dobigthings #bescaredanddoitanyway
🌈 What Gel Is On Your Life? Surprise Pink? Real Congo Blue?
Lonely? Unsupported? 🎭 Put On Your Casting Hat!
🤯 Stressed? No Prob - Use Your 🎭 Theatrical Mojo!
🤯 Stressed? No Problem - Use Your 🎭 Theatrical Mojo!
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