Wow

I went to see a wonderful play (well, a staged reading of it) tonight produced by the Infamous Commonwealth Theater in Chicago. The title is Lobsters and Lifers (which I don't think you should change, for the record, Jacob) by Jacob Juntunen, a friend and NU grad student. And I promise I would have liked it a lot even if I didn't know Jacob (I promise). This is the kind of play that I would read and want to direct right away because of how thought provoking it is and how interesting the characters are. I love plays that don't give in to traditional character catagories and instead give us real people to watch on stage. In addition, I was really impressed by the expert handling of discussion on bipolor disorder/disease. More plays should have the courage to make the characters so real that they have diseases or traits that can bring out the worse in other characters (as far as stereotypes and ignorance are concerned). I wish I had more energy and coherance to write about it. But I don't and more importantly, my back feels like someone hit it with a sledge hammer repeatedly so I need to get horizontal before I scream in pain. But yes, I wish I could recommend you all go see the play but it was a one night event unfortunately, until it gets the full production it deserves. But if I have any theater producer friends out there, please produce this play. And give me a job. Thank you.


Goodnight y'all and sweet dreams.

Oh yeah, btw, if you are in Evanston this week and want to do me a big big big favor Friday night, I need help moving because my back injury is to a point now that if I lift more than a few pounds (and by few I really mean 2 or 3) my back gets that whole sledge hammer hit feeling and that is not good. Erica's coming in Friday morning so I am hoping to get all my stuff moved from my summer sublet to my new place by the end of Friday (starting after I get off work) so that I can start sleeping on a decent mattress and cook in a clean kitchen. But I can't get my stuff down the stairs and so if you're around and want to work on those arm muscles, send me an email. Thanks y'all!