Author: Trilby Jeeves
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Saving The Santa Monica Playhouse!
Just recently we were in Los Angeles doing some “biz” stuff, and had the pleasure of spending some time at the Santa Monica Playhouse, Santa Monica, my favourite area of LA. Peter D. Marshall and I spent a Saturday at the Playhouse at their Main Stage having a little “Meet ‘n Greet”. When you arrive…
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As We Like It…. hopefully, “As YOU Like It”…
I have been busy in the last few weeks juggling fall preparations with rehearsals for Shakespeare’s “As You Like It” directed by Neil Freeman for First Impressions Theatre at the Deep Cove Shaw Theatre in Deep Cove, British Columbia. I’ve been mini-blogging with twitter but have neglected my homey blog and I’ve missed this place!!…
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Playing… “Under The Piano”
Remember those forts you use to build, as kids, in your living rooms, or bedrooms, or outside, using chairs, blankets, and anything that could help to create a cool cave? Worlds far from the one we were in were concocted with no agenda. Just recently, I relived a similar experience. “Under The Piano Sound Spa”…
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Waiting for… Godot? …The Perfect Moment?
What a week last week was… Death was roaming around making it’s presence more evident as it cast itself on people the masses knew. It slammed itself onto the innocent who were standing up to injustice. And it also roamed less publicly into some of my friends’ worlds. How are you affected by these final…
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“Empathy: Our Greatest Guide (in my humble opinion)”
The above tweet (twitter term) came to me last night while I was having the privilege of witnessing a conversation about writing between an experienced screenwriter, and a newer one who was asking some pertinent questions. I mostly observed and then offered a couple of my thoughts. Two things happened: one, it reminded me of…
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Create Your Own Door, & Open It…
When one door closes, another door opens; but we often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door that we do not see the one which has opened for us.” Alexander Graham Bell Thank you for the great quote Mr. Bell. Lately, I’ve been thinking about those opening and closing doors. I’ve been…
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All the World’s a Stage… you just have to listen
I’ve neglected my poor blog the last few weeks as I threw caution to the wind and accepted a road trip proposal from a good friend of mine who was turning a task into an eleven-day adventure. Once on the road, ensconced in her big black truck, the world of computers took a back seat…
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Do You Use Music to Enhance Your Creative Process?
Lately I’ve been thinking about the power of music and it’s presence in the creative process. Do you use it any way to help you with your work? Or do you need silence in order to create? When I designed my bouffon workshop I tapped into a line up of music that supported each step…
