December 3, 2012
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Taking Stock
Even though there is still one more month left in this year, I think it’s time for me to reflect on all I’ve accomplished with regards to my playwriting. Why? Because I often don’t see the forest for the trees, because I often move from deadline to deadline without celebrating the good that’s happened. And because I need to remind myself that my year wasn’t stagnant, that in fact I did move projects forward and did have personal successes which should be celebrated, no matter how small.So here is my list.What I Accomplished in 2012 as a Playwright:- Finished The River Bride. A record for me, in that I finished it in less than a year.
- My AlterLab residency was a great experience.
- Had a play fragment selected and performed by Unscripted Theater.
- Went to Chicago for a reading of Woman on Fire at Teatro Luna–great experience. Saw lots of awesome shows, got to meet lots of great artists.
- Wrote a study guide essay for my play Braided Sorrow which is taught at a few universities. I quite like that essay.
- Was invited to write a short play about a doll exhibit. Play was one of many performed at a limited engagement event.
- Had a breakthrough with the plot of Alcira, that is figuring out what the play is really about.
- Applied to New Dramatists for the first time.
- Connected with some amazing playwrights.
- Joined a local feminist theatre salon that started this fall here in the Bay Area.
- American Triage is a finalist in the 2012 MetLife Nuestras Voces National Playwriting Competition and was read at Repertorio Español–my first NYC playwriting anything.
- Heart Shaped Nebula is gaining a lot of fans.
- In talks to take Heart Shaped Nebula to Chicago.
See, a lot of good things did happen this year. For which I am very grateful.-M
