David Copperfield
I am now at the halfway point of Dickens’ most personal and autobiographical novel. I have always been a huge Dickens fan and was particularly taken by this book when I first dove into it. Sadly, as I am at the 300 page mark, I am still quite invested, but find that “life” outside of his mid 19th century take on it, is making it hard for me to give it the attention it deserves. There are still some resounding stark prophetic moments that keep me very much interested as to what will happen next. The unfortunate thing is that I may be sitting on this novel for the remainder of the calendar year.
Screenplays for the Stage
I saw the opening night of a very intriguing original script this past Sunday. It was a relatively strong cast led by the protagonist who did an outstanding job in a difficult journey. His strength of craft carried him through the more difficult moments of the story, while his grounded, honest presence added a rich quality to the scripts stronger moments. The female lead was usually weak, considering that so many shows feature strong women and weak men. The 3rd character was involved in a bold creation of an antagonistic, yet liberating force. I felt that it was another case of a playwright writing for the screen. Perhaps not the entire script, but much of it was cut as a screenplay would be, save for the extended moments of dialogue.
What You Want When You Don’t Want It
I was offered a chance to understudy not one, but two plays at one of the most important theater houses in the DC Metro area and due to my recent difficulty at work (transitioning a new assistant while awaiting the arrival of a new supervisor as well as a new division VP) I opted out of this wonderful opportunity. I was proud to be offered a chance, but, again, I had to remind myself: I am not here for that. I know I did the right thing, but I hope that opportunities like this present themselves again in one for or the other
I am now at the halfway point of Dickens’ most personal and autobiographical novel. I have always been a huge Dickens fan and was particularly taken by this book when I first dove into it. Sadly, as I am at the 300 page mark, I am still quite invested, but find that “life” outside of his mid 19th century take on it, is making it hard for me to give it the attention it deserves. There are still some resounding stark prophetic moments that keep me very much interested as to what will happen next. The unfortunate thing is that I may be sitting on this novel for the remainder of the calendar year.
Screenplays for the Stage
I saw the opening night of a very intriguing original script this past Sunday. It was a relatively strong cast led by the protagonist who did an outstanding job in a difficult journey. His strength of craft carried him through the more difficult moments of the story, while his grounded, honest presence added a rich quality to the scripts stronger moments. The female lead was usually weak, considering that so many shows feature strong women and weak men. The 3rd character was involved in a bold creation of an antagonistic, yet liberating force. I felt that it was another case of a playwright writing for the screen. Perhaps not the entire script, but much of it was cut as a screenplay would be, save for the extended moments of dialogue.
What You Want When You Don’t Want It
I was offered a chance to understudy not one, but two plays at one of the most important theater houses in the DC Metro area and due to my recent difficulty at work (transitioning a new assistant while awaiting the arrival of a new supervisor as well as a new division VP) I opted out of this wonderful opportunity. I was proud to be offered a chance, but, again, I had to remind myself: I am not here for that. I know I did the right thing, but I hope that opportunities like this present themselves again in one for or the other
2 comments:
Recognizing when to take opportunities, as well as when to reject them, can be a particularly difficult task. If you know yourself, I think that the decision making process can be that much easier. But the unfortunate thing is that you only know the right decision after it's been made.
It is hard to not reflect upon the past without considering what the road not taken would have offered. Barring a parallel universe, of which we do not benefit from knowledge or experience where are alternate choices are lived out, we should use our choice as an excellerator and not as a magnetic sort of holding pattern. I speak, of course, from experience.
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