The Lesson - My Lesson in 2024
Well 2024 is nearly coming to a close. In 8 more days it will be 2025. This year started off in a whirlwind. I was on the creative team and a part of the brilliance that was Raisin in the Sun at Bristol Riverside Theatre. Went to the Hermitage Artists Retreat one last time. I was elected to be a council member of Actors Equity Association blah blah blah… And then right before I was headed to reprise one of my favorite roles, I started to experience a pain like no other. And finding the right doctor or doctors to get the correct information and care was imperative, but it is never easy to advocate for yourself when you can barely walk or even worse, the pain just keeps getting worse. Now just before this, I hosted an End of Play virtual event sponsored by the Dramatists Guild where over 40 playwrights/writers attended from all over. Ideas and words were shared and we gave kind words, encouragement, and suggestions. Followed by pain and the unknown. At the time, I was too fearful an...