First Things First...
I'm going to be real frank with you real early: I've never had a blog. The whole "blog" culture to me is like the black hole of space: what really happens in there? You write your opinion about things and people actually read them?
Second Things Next...
I am scared as the dickens that some experienced "blogger" or "blog critic person" is going to judge the shit out of this blog experience/experiment/creative outlet. Like THAT is why it's taken me three, now four days to press PUBLISH for crying out loud. Please, reader. Go easy on me. I am generally anxious about most things all the time - you have been warned.
Third Things... Third?
I am an
OK! I am IN THEATER*, presently would consider myself an ACTOR*, but I want to be considered a THEATER ARTIST*, or just an Artist because I believe that using your body, mind, voice, and feelings earns the same entitlement as someone who paints, or takes photographs. AND ALSO*, I have seen a lot of people make some really amazing things in Philadelphia, and I can say I'm a lot obsessed with some of them. And they don't even know who I am, or they met me and will not remember me the next time we meet, or friend me on Facebook.
* - I promise I am not angry, I just get real excited about things.... ;-)
So, what I'm trying to say is...
Hi, I am Francesca. I am an actor in Philadelphia who really wants to start making things. I want to make theater, I want to write stories, I want to stop wasting my time in between booking gigs beating myself up and feeling worthless. Too many women in this industry do that, and I'm going to stop. (And if you are an actor anywhere, you should too!) I hope you feel like you aren't wasting your time reading this, and I hope you will message me to say hi. I have been writing since age 7, and this is the first time I've considered putting it out into the universe.
Some things I promise NOT to do on this blog:
Complain about my life
Complain about being a woman in theater
Just... complain
Attack or spread hate to any people in the theater community
Be a hater
Some things I MAY do on this blog:
Encourage people!
Share my experience!
Write short stories!
Post about some of my favorite vegan recipes!
Post artistic pictures of my cat!
SHOW YOU THE THEATER I WILL EVENTUALLY BE MAKING. WOOO!
Other stuff, when I figure out what to put on a blog!
Rather than signing, here is a picture taken of me this evening, unfiltered, unshowered, and in very poor lighting:
Also, here is the accidental video I filmed when I thought I was taking a picture:
Hey, thanks for reading this! I hope you will stop by again soon.
