I'm a jack of all trades, master of none: mostly right-brained (which may explain why my head tilts to that side), left-handed, curious, creative; I've been a computer geek, actor, graphic artist, potter, wordsmith, salesman, teacher, cyclist, poet, and comedy improviser. I love good food (and cooking it) and I have trouble setting (and sticking to) priorities.
Having spent a fair portion of recent years making a living in the theater, I can offer the tandem perspectives of one who has experienced the attraction of theater both on the stage and in the audience. In addition to being a theatre-goer, I have been employed as an actor (and director, and stage manager, and stage hand, etc.) in "traditional" theater, by which I mean live theater on stage. From the actor's perspective, theater is an act of engagement with a willing assembly of participants, all of whom - cast and technicians and audience - are singularly focused to create a unique, exper...
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