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LAST SHOW ADDED TO YOUR RESUME:
Mere Mortals

LAST SHOW YOU AUDITIONED FOR:
Mere Mortals

DID YOU GET IT:
Yes

LAST SONG YOU USED AT AN AUDITION:
The Museum Song from Barnum

FAVORITE MUSICAL(s):
A funny thing happened on the way to the Forum, Man of La Mancha, Guys and Dolls, 1776.It's a Bird, it's a plane, it's Superman....etc., etc.

FAVORITE PLAY:
Beautiful People, Mornings at seven, Arkeology, Actor's Nightmare...and many more

FAVORITE ROLE YOU'VE PLAYED, AND FROM WHAT SHOW?
Pseudoleus in Funny thing, King Sextimus in Once Upon a Mattress,

The Mississippi Theatre Association announces its CALL FOR SCRIPTS for the annual Adult and Youth Playwriting Competition. Spend your summer writing or polish up your favorite original one-act script. Submit your entry from now until September 1, 2009. The winner of the adult competition will win $500 and the youth winner will win $250. Both scripts will receive a staged reading at the 2010 Festival in January 2010.

Please help us spread the word about this competition and call for scripts! Let your friends know about this opportunity.

What bugs me most about bad directors? The answer is found in what annoys me as an actor. Actors are taught to focus, concentrate, and reveal the truth of the moment. We strive to improve ourselves in this way, most of the time while being our own bosses.

This letter was posted online through MSN this morning. Not that I think this is a connection with Mississippi Theatre, but it does pertain to a lot of theatre people here.

I have heard this from several married people that they worry about their spouses while they are doing theatre. Your thoughts

Our Marriage Is All an Act
My wife loves appearing in community theater more than she loves me.
Posted Thursday, March 19, 2009, at 6:50 AM ET

I am so excited about SETC Last week. Mississippi theatre was everywhere representing Mississippi. I find it refreshing not to be at the last of someone's national list. Mississippi is flying with talent. For instance Starkville Community Theatre, whose cast was named one of the two best productions and will advance to American Association of Community Theatres (AACT). Their production of "Catfish Moon" was excellent. Congratulations to SCT not just for their award winning production, but for their talent as well.

Southerners and Shakespeare dont always get along. People are confused by the language and driven away. I personally think that the south has a lot of stories that would make Shakespeare laugh and cry. Some of our stories are just repeats of stories that he once wrote. Someone I know who is a lot smarter than I once said that Shakespeare is always about sex. Especially when it’s a play with multiple pairs of would-be lovers chasing each other through the forest in the springtime. Southern enough for you yet?

When I was little I used to think it was funny to watch my grandfather fall asleep in his chair, but now I understand. In all likely-hood he had sleep apnea. During the 1920’s my grandmother, Anna and he were traveling by train. On route, a strange noise was heard all through the train and the engineer stopped the train to investigate, turns out my grandfather was napping in their cabin and was snoring. Yes, he was that loud. He was an amazing snorer. My siblings and I used to spend the night over at the grandparents and sleep downstairs in the front of the house.

I was four years old when I first experimented with electricity. My older siblings and parents were engaged in an exciting game of monopoly. Being an inquisitive child with a need for scientific experimentation I set out for bolder adventures. The truth of the matter was I was too young to play and I was bored. One of the many gadgets to me at this time was a small metal hair clip. The times were the sixties, hair clips were in their heyday along with curlers and Dippity Do.

Today is Jan. 6, Epiphany to the Christian Church. This is the day that the wise men supposedlyended a two year trek and arrived to see the Christ child. It is also the twelfth day of Christmas, so park that in your pear tree, and bring down the decorations. Epiphany is a time of excitement for me. This is where my new year really starts.