Tuesday, July 29, 2008

Home Again, Home Again

There's no place like it.

So the O'Neill was awesome, but we aren't really supposed to talk about it online (so as to ensure it's remaining a safe place for play development, and all that), but here's what I'll say:

1. I loved it.

2. I was so lucky to have an awesome cast, creative team, and space.

3. I'm so glad to have met everyone I met.

I'm home now, and adoring it. I've unpacked, gone through the mail, and am now roasting golden beets for a salad I'm composing tonight.

Oh, that's one O'Neill thing that wasn't so hot, the food. I know I'm a total snob, but I spent the whole time eating primarily salad and cake, salad and cake, salad and cake. You'd think I wouldn't want a salad at dinner tonight, but here's the thing: the salad bar at the O'Neill had about the same 10 items. My salad tonight has none of those items. Tonight we're having the aformentioned beets, red onion, arugula, capers, and chives with some extra virgin olive oil. See THAT's a salad. I'm also beer-battering some zucchini and serving that up with some grated pamigiano reggiano. Alex will be bringing home some crusty bread and that will be dinner.

Dear god, I love eating.

Tuesday, July 01, 2008

I'm Just Simple Townfolk

Okay, so there's this game, and it's called Mafia, and I totally suck at it. Perhaps you know it: three mafia, two detectives, at least five townfolk -- more is better. Through interrogations, accusations, defenses, and murders, the townfolk have to execute the mafia before they get knocked off.

My problem? Everything I'm feeling is revealed on my face. In a game all about plotting and strategy, it's not the best trait to have. What can I say, though? I'm just a kid from a farm in Michigan. Simple townfolk.

But it was tons of fun. Four of the playwrights up here played with one of the casts, an ASM, a Lit. Associate, and a Co. Management Associate. It totally rocked.

Otherwise, things up in O'Neill land have been going well. I've been attending readings and rehearsals, I wrote the first episode of an upcoming Saloon piece for Vampire Cowboys, and I've had plenty of lovely naps.

Now, if only my bf and kitty cats were up here with me... :-(