This is an experiment, well, for me at least. When I say experiment, I in no way see this as being clinical. This is going to be a fairly raw and honest account. I’ve never considered blogging before now. I’ve never considered myself much of a writer, but now I have something to write about and in a way need to. Like with most things in my life, I tend to only excel at things that hold a high intrust for me, that stimulates my brain. Theatre is one of those things.
I see the purpose of this blog to be three-fold, with my main goal being to document the process of the work I’m doing, both in rehearsal and in the development of the company (Altruisictheatre.com) and the its voice. Secondly, to expand awareness and add validity to the company in a grade school “show you work” kind of way. I’ve personally never been very good at showing how I got the final product, but that leads me to my third purpose. I hope to use this blog to analyze myself as a director. Find the things that work (more importantly the things that don’t) and refine my craft. Directing is what I want to do and I want to be the best I can be. Life is constant learning and art is a constant search for perfection of vision. I’m hoping this process helps make my search a bit clearer. So, let try to overlook grammar and spelling errors and remember what we’re here for … the art of it all. Here we go…