Blogging From A to Z

A page dedicated to the Blogging A to Z Challenge.

I am participating in this challenge.

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In Memory of Theodore Carleton Burtt, Jr.

Good morning. I’m Alicia – Ted’s eldest daughter. When I Googled how to do this, that was the first thing I was told to do. I was also told to keep this to three minutes. But I am my father’s daughter so… I’d like to read you a poem that my father wrote for me.…

2017: Entre Nous

For many of us, the year behind us was one of the shittiest we’ve had. The year ahead will probably suck, too. If you haven’t already figured that out, then consider yourself forewarned. For most of my life, I have eschewed resolutions. I basically felt that making resolutions was just a way of setting myself up for failure. Then…

Becoming Sarah: Part Seven

The Scars of War Aside from the rehearsal process, learning the lines, developing the character and the emotional impact this role has had, there is one technical aspect of Sarah that has been both fun and tedious. In the play, the character of Sarah has been injured in a roadside bomb. As a result, during…

Becoming Sarah: Part Six

The Many Layers of Sarah To me, the mechanics of performing a role come more easily than the character development. They are the parts of acting that are finite – go here, do this, say this. They provide the measurable side of bringing a character to life on stage. As I’ve indicated in previous posts,…

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