And is Heard…No More?
Dunkirk NY – Here it is, New Year’s Eve, and it has been a long, long time between posts. I have been busy, and there is really no other way to put it. When I put it that way, though, it feels more like an excuse than a reason. I think what truly happened is that I became involved with so many things that, at the end of the day, the thought of writing a blog post just felt like “one more thing” to do after a busy day. Since no one would ever accuse me of being a major league blogging presence, I decided it would be best to let the blog go fallow for a bit rather than beating myself up about not writing in it.
To some degree, that worked. I really never felt too guilty after about 10 days of not writing. As the weeks passed, I found that my desire to write did wane a great deal, and it gave me some pause. You really do get to learn how insignificant all that information and writing is. The world of theatre moves on with or without you, and in the larger scheme of things there is very little chance of having any major impact. I discovered that paying attention to my own slice of the theatre world was about the best I could hope for, so as I began to do more of that, I began to feel less guilty about writing.
What have I been up to, then? Most of my time has been spent in what I would call the “usual manner” – teaching classes, directing a production of The Altruists, and chairing my department. I took on an extra honors course this past semester, looking at Greek plays for their relevance to modern culture, so that added a bit to my workload. And I was also on the “visioning committee” for the creation of our upcoming College of Visual and Performing Arts, to be inaugurated in Fall 2012. I am also on the steering committee for the planning of a new addition to our arts center, which they say will break ground in as little as two years. October-November was particularly intense. I took a quick trip in NYC the weekend before Thanksgiving, but did not see any shows, concerning myself rather with meeting with alumni and other family matters. Continue Reading »
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From my days as an art department chair.
