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...art is always about relationship - to the material, to the self, and to the world in all its chaos and intrusion, its terror and its glory.
Jeanette Winterson
Patricia Highsmith, Hiding in Plain Sight, New York Times 12/16/09

Archive for June, 2009


A Playwright was Born this Day

June 30th, 2009

James Goldman
Chicago, Illinois
June 30, 1927

All the things I thought made life worth living, they don’t seem to matter much. I wanted a career once, but the Follies closed and nothing happened. And you know what? I was fine.

Sally, Follies, p.32
Book by James Goldman
(Music & Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim)

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A Playwright was Born this Day

June 29th, 2009

Lillian Hellman
New Orleans, Louisiana
June 20, 1905

You know the way it happens? You understand something, and don’t know that you do, and forget about it. But one night years ago I woke up and knew what I had seen in you, and always seen.

Anna, Toys in the Attic, p. 64
by Lillian Hellman

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June Meditation: We’re Always Creating

June 9th, 2009

Wow, we are half way through our One-Minute Meditation series!

Listen to the June 8th OMCCB Meditation: We’re Always Creating

If you’d like to join the live broadcast, we invite you to signup for the remaining meditations. It’s free, anonymous and it’s fun.

We continue to appreciate your listening and holding a positive thought for your art and entertainment. Keep on!

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It’s Minute Meditation Time!

June 7th, 2009

Last opportunity to sign-up for this month’s One-Minute Creative Coffee Break Meditation. Instructions will be sent out soon.

Monday, June 8, 7:30pm PDT / 10:30pm EDT

Take a minute to think a high thought for Art and Entertainment in the world.

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A Playwright was Born This Day

June 6th, 2009

Harvey Fierstein
June 6, 1952
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.A.

There are easier things in this life than being a drag queen. But, I ain’t got no choice. Try as I may, I just can’t walk in flats.

Arnold, Torch Song Trilogy, p. 12
by Harvy Fierstein

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A Playwright was Born This Day

June 6th, 2009

R.C. Sheriff
June 6, 1866
Hampton Wick, Middlesex, United Kingdom

We are, generally, just waiting for something. When anything happens, it happens quickly. Then we just start waiting again.

Osborne, Journey’s End
by R.C. Sheriff

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A Playwright was Born This Day

June 5th, 2009

David Hare
June 5, 1947
St Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex, United Kingdom

The act of writing is the act of discovering what you believe.

Mehta, A Map of the World, p. 65
By David Hare

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Another Minute is Coming!

June 2nd, 2009

The next One-Minute Creative Coffee Break Meditation will be held Monday June 8 at 7:30pm PDT. If you are not already signed-up for the teleconference meditation, please do so here.

Our original invitation is here.

Whether you define yourself as a writer, an artist, an entertainer, or an audience member all are welcome to participate. You are in fact invited.

COST: NONE. Except perhaps your phone call.

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