A Way to Get Back

I have more than neglected this blog for ye very few people still reading it. It has been a hectic and busy few months with weeks of doing nothing and having no motivation to even blog.

I only seem to get that itch when I am ridiculously busy and for some reason need to keep adding to the list of things to do.

I am in Philadelphia right now rehearsing for the world premier of Yuseef El-Guindi's Language Rooms at The Wilma Theatre. I am ecstatic to play the lead in the show - the kind where I literally do not leave the stage save for a minute or two. The kind where I am in rehearsal every day for every single hour. The kind that is exhausting the shit out of me. But it's all good and I am enjoying it. http://www.wilmatheater.org/production/language-rooms (I play Ahmed)

Philly is a great town - even with the recent snowstorms. It's like an city suburban 'hood. It's a great place. I could see myself living here if I had the hankering to move. It's a nice place to work, but it does, oddly enough, make me miss being in NYC in my own place in my own bed. Though the actor housing is VERY generous. I can't complain (except for the intermittent heat).

The only drawback to doing this show is having to miss out on almost two months of meetings for the Public Theatre's Emerging Writers Group which I was accepted into in January http://publictheater.org/content/view/154/#2010

It is an amazing program and I say that with no artifice. The things they do for and provide for writers is remarkable. It is, quite literally, a dream. VERY supportive and open. I am already enamored of my fellow writers and can't wait to get back to them. I only see good things coming from this (hope hope hope).

Of course, it's only when I leave town to do a show that auditions start rolling in. The good thing is that there are A LOT of ethnic shows coming up (pilots) but I am in the middle of performances when most of them shoot. It's a gamble, but I don't think it's my TV time yet.

I aim to try and keep up with this as much as I can - but know full well that there are bound to gaps as I immerse myself in work or sloth.