Ever committed to something with a mixed sense of dread and wild anticipation?
When my first grandchild was born, my son made the following observation on vulnerability and parenting: it’s like throwing your heart out the window – into a highly trafficked street – and hoping it successfully dodges all the cars.
Tee hee. I got it then and I get it now.
Palpitations. Anxiety. Stomach churning. Relentless pit in stomach. Can you relate?
I’m pushing past the fear and focusing on the target: the second staged reading of my play based on my book The Secret Life of a Weight Obsessed Woman.
Why is this so anxiety producing?
The Los Angeles staged reading in December went great and garnered constructive feedback that led to four feverish days of re-writing. The operative words are Los Angeles – 1000’s of miles away from Tampa – where I live. Where people know me. Where I am exposing a shameful and secret part of my life.
Reminders to self:
I am a resolutely brazen warrior queen (albeit with a queasy stomach).
We build community through shared experiences.
Change and evolving are vital to our being.
So, enough with my dysfunctional state of mind.
I and my LA based playwrights
Debra DeLiso and Lee Murphy
cordially invite you
to a stage reading
based on my book
The Secret Life of a Weight Obsessed Woman
Stageworks Theatre
1120 E. Kennedy Blvd
Tampa, FL 33602
Monday, Feb.17 at 7pm
Tickets are free,
but space is limited.
Please RSVP to me
by Tuesday, January 21
if you can attend
or cannot attend.
irisruthpastor@gmail.com
Here’s some relevant information:
What’s my stage reading going to look like?
My stage reading is a form of theatre without sets or full costumes. The actors will be reading from scripts and will be incorporating some stage movement.
What can I expect?
A warm welcome – and an 80-minute performance in comfortable seats. A unique theatrical experience. And a cash bar.
What do I need to do?
RSVP promptly. Show-up. Provide honest feedback of what works and what you’d like to see improved –anonymously if you prefer. (I’m not sensitive and I highly value comments.)
What’s optional?
A donation to Stageworks – a theatre that celebrates the human spirit and supports the presentation of live performances.
Keep Preserving Your Bloom,
Iris Ruth Pastor