Trust the Stash

I’ve been reading a lot of crafty blogs lately… quilters, sewers, jewelry makers, foodies, and general Home/DIY mavens. “Stash” means something different for all of them. (It doesn’t usually mean Tom Sellek. And and it usually won’t get them arrested… at least not in most states.) For quilters, it’s those beautiful color collections, fabrics galore, [...]

Twofer Tickets to Actor Benefit Night at TLT!

This Thursday September 15th is Actor Benefit Night for The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee at Tacoma Little Theatre… and you can get 2 tickets for the price of 1! This is a fantastic show getting great feedback from audiences and reviewers! And Actor Benefit Night is the BEST night to see a show, [...]

Always…Patsy Cline: Weekend 4 of 5 at TLT

“You look taller on stage.” It never fails. I emerge from the dressing room—having shed my brunette wig, country-glam threads, and 3″ heels—and at least 1 person per show per weekend (sometimes 2 or 3)  is startled by my shortitude. But guess what? Short girls love big country, too… at least where Patsy Cline is [...]

ALWAYS…PATSY CLINE at TLT (PWYC Tonight 5/5!)

“Right from the start, most every heart that was ever broken always was because there was a man to blame”…so sayeth the heartfelt wisdom of country cross-over great, Miss Patsy Cline. For more pearls of Honky-Tonk Wisdom—and more than 25 songs—come on down to Tacoma Little Theatre to see ALWAYS…PATSY CLINE, running now through May [...]

JQ Update: Wear This Face

In other JourneyQuest news… in addition to the big screening event this Saturday, I am now available in wearable, cotton-fresh t-shirt form. And when I say “me,” of course I  mean Wren Birdsong, the Bard I play in JourneyQuest, the fantasy web-series you can watch online right now! Go to www.journey-quest-stuff.com to buy this shirt [...]

On-Screen: Public Service Announcement

Today I filmed my first Public Service Announcement. For actors attempting to break into commercial film and TV, I think this must be part of the rite of passage. Like the cheesy local car commercial (check) and the industrial training video (check)… they’re the acting gigs that get you screen time and experience on-set. Things [...]

Theatre: SLEUTH opens tonight @ TLT

This weekend Tacoma Little Theatre opens their 92nd season with SLEUTH! The 5-character mystery snagged the Tony Award for Best Play in 1970, while the ’72 movie version earned both its stars—two little-known actors named Laurence Olivier and Michael Caine—Oscar nominations for Best Actor. BEHIND THE SCENES The TLT production features Alan Wilkie and Christian [...]

PWYC: Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead, 7/29!

Attention lovers of Shakespeare, Stoppard, the absurd, and one helluva good deal—Pay What You Can for TONIGHT’s performance of “Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead” at Lakewood Playhouse! $5? $10? $25? No offered ticket price is too small or too big! No one turned away… unless they run out of seats, so be sure to get [...]

Pay What You Can Theatre TONIGHT! (5/27)

Thursday May 27 is Pay What You Can Night  for DOUBT, MAJOR BARBARA  & THE GRAPES OF WRATH. PWYC nights are the biggest gift a theatre can give to its community… a chance to see fantastic, full-value theatre for whatever the audience is willing and able to pay. $5, $10, $50? All ticket prices happily [...]

Tacoma Theatre Blitz This Weekend!

Three very different shows opening in Tacoma this weekend: DOUBT- A PARABLE, MAJOR BARBARA,  THE GRAPES OF WRATH. Who says Tacoma’s not a theatre town? Well, me sometimes, but not for want of trying. Well, this weekend, Tacoma is setting out to prove me wrong. Support your homegrown artists this month, and see a show [...]