new AATC Workshops

I knew it was a bad idea to move to an office that's overlooking the bay! it's friday and i'm looking out the window at sailboats that float by. yeah, i'm rubbing it in! kidding lang. i'm just not in the best of moods to work, especially on a project that needs to be done by tuesday! maybe, i'll come in on sunday and work on it. haven't done that in a while.

anyways, I'm so excited about these workshops that i just signed-up/paid for with AATC. 1) a vocal workshop for musicals
2) monologues for musicals - with Jeannie Barroga
3) PLAYWRITING WORKSHOP WITH PHILIP KAN GOTANDA!!!

http://www.asianamericantheater.org/

i can't wait for all these workshops to start, but c'mon now, a workshop with the playwright of one of my favorite plays that i've ever read - THE WASH. I'm sure I've written a blog entry about my loving this play. but yeah... i'm stoked. One thing I am nervous about though is that I have to submit 5 pages of written dialogue for his workshop! i'm scanning all my past work to see what i want to turn in. right now, i'm thinking about my revamped scene of when R.J. and Lisa first meet in "A Dance...". I just found my re-write of Borders and I forgot how good the dialogue between my characters were... it's their dialogue and i'm just recording what they say in my head. and yes, i'm mental that way. again... we'll see, but i have to turn this in soon.

alrighty, better get back to trying to work.

writing

as you can see in the previous post, i FINALLY finished Room 812. I started writing this scene 2 years ago. i got side tracked with BORDERS and A DANCE... it's funny cuz i remembered talking about this play with Jeannie while driving her back to her place in Marin. I asked her one bit of advice on that trip, "When will I know what to write about?" she said simply, "Just write what's on your mind. What are you feeling at this moment and put it down." This was just one thing that i felt passionate about at the time and i'm glad to have finally finished it. Not sure if I'll submit this to Stories High or save this for something else. at the very least, i'd love to hear this read to see how it flows.