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Heather

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The Madwoman's Attic Personal Blog
The MWA Play Out the Play! Theatrical Blog
Valley Theatre Reviews
Yes, I direct plays. Yes, I do Vintage Dancing. Yes, I do historical costuming. Yes, I blog. Yes, I am in love with story in all of its forms. Yes, I live mostly in my head. And Yes, I like it that way.
Outside of my head, though, I'm a worker bee with the Woodward Shakespeare Festival in Fresno and a substitute teacher. My full time job, though, is care-giver to my chronically ill mom.
You Are An INFP
The Idealist
You are creative with a great imagination, living in your own inner world. Open minded and accepting, you strive for harmony in your important relationships. It takes a long time for people to get to know you. You are hesitant to let people get close. But once you care for someone, you do everything you can to help them grow and develop.
You would make an excellent writer, psychologist, or artist. What's Your Personality Type?
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JEAN LUC PICARD
An accomplished diplomat who can virtually do no wrong, you sometimes know it is best to rely on the council of others while holding the reins.There are some words which I have known since I was a schoolboy. "With the first link, the chain is forged. The first speech censored, the first thought forbidden, the first freedom denied, chains us all irrevocably." These words were uttered by Judge Aaron Satie -- as a wisdom, and warning. The first time any man's freedom is trodden on, we're all damaged.

My Interests



theatre, literature, festivals-- Renaissance, Medieval, Victorian, Celtic-- mystery novels, royal watching, cowboy culture, Anglophilism-- well, let's face it, anything having to do with another time or another place

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Music:

..The Outlaws: Willie, Waylon, Mearle. The Highwaymen: Willie, Waylon, Johnny, Kris. Shelby Lynne, Robert Earl Keen, Allison Moorer, Shannon McNally, Chip Taylor and Carrie Rodriguez, Kasey Chambers, Counting Crows, Rodney Crowell. Willie. Loreena McKennitt, Ella Fitzgerald, Jonie Mitchell, Janis Joplin, Willie. Emmylou Harris, Linda Rondstadt, Dolly Parton, Willie... . . Alt-Country, americana, southern rock, classic country, classic folk, vocal jazz, a touch of musical theatre. . .lots of stuff. I mentioned Willie, right?

Movies:

Period pieces, westerns, intelligent comedies, literary themes, and anything with a thoughtful, crafted sense of story-- trivial or otherwise.

Television:

Big Love; Deadwood; Slings and Arrows, Firefly; police procedurals (CSI, L&O, Criminal Minds, etc), a few series on the BBCAmerica; a select few others in TiVo.

Books:

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Heroes:

My mom for her dignity and endurance. My grandmother Mary Gladys Parish, Texas grand dame and fellow INFP

Carl Jung, Viktor Frankl, and Joseph Campbell for their work in psychology, personal meaning, archetypes, story, and mythology.

My Blog

Playing the Queen

Tonight I'm playing Queen Bess at the Woodward Shakespeare Festival and I have to admit that I'm actually a tad nervous.  It's not heavy duty work, but I still feel like I'm scattered and unfocus...
Posted by Heather on Sat, 12 Jul 2008 03:48:00 PST

A Moratorium on Shakespeare??

I know I've been posting a lot from the blogosphere lately, so forgive me for continuing to do so.  But this post from Praxis Theatre in Canada is directly pertinent to my work at the Woodward Sh...
Posted by Heather on Fri, 04 Jul 2008 02:13:00 PST

Theatre Code of Ethics. . . still greatly needed

This item has been making the rounds in the blogosphere over the last week and a half.  I saw it last week, but didn't get the chance to post it for my local readers.  Dating back to 1945, i...
Posted by Heather on Mon, 09 Jun 2008 09:01:00 PST

Woodward Shakes Dance Rehearsal: Dumb Show

Woodward Shakes Dance Rehearsal: Dumb Show During Sunday's Dance rehearsal we fleshed out the basics of Lars' (the directors) dumb show outline. I tried to give the actors the beginning...
Posted by Heather on Wed, 04 Jun 2008 04:51:00 PST

Theatre Awards: Yay or Nay

So, it's been nigh on two years since my moderately infamous and marginally self-righteous dissention with the results of the Visalia Community Players Lizzie (Elizabeth Dobson) Awards in 1996.  ...
Posted by Heather on Mon, 02 Jun 2008 07:21:00 PST

Burbank principal bans The Laramie Project-- and his worst nightmare ensues in mass publicity

An absolutely terrific story about the arts community rallying around Burbank students who took matters into their own hands when their principal banned their production of "The Laramie Project". ...
Posted by Heather on Wed, 28 May 2008 12:58:00 PST

"Geek" vs. "Nerd"

from Reuben Schwarz at stuff.co.nz in Cool Kit | 3:57 pm 28 April 2008 Are you a geek or a nerd? I've spent most of my life believing I was a geek, but have just been told that I am...
Posted by Heather on Wed, 30 Apr 2008 06:29:00 PST

A Bloggerview: Jarred Clowes

I got a great bloggerview from Jarred Clowes down in Bakersfield.  I thought I'd go ahead and post it here at the MySpace for my few readers who are interested in the states of theatre in other ...
Posted by Heather on Mon, 14 Apr 2008 11:33:00 PST

Catching up with Paul Jones: a bloggerview

Paul Jones is the former instructor of theatre arts at the College of the Sequoias and a teacher of some of the local areas more prolific talents.  Now retired from teaching, he and his wi...
Posted by Heather on Sun, 06 Apr 2008 08:23:00 PST

Can you answer 25 questions about your 3

From Nicole’s Bulletin:  Okay heres a challenge... Can YOU answer 25 questions about YOUR number 3? DON’T change your top friends, and answer 25 questions about the 3rd person in your...
Posted by Heather on Fri, 04 Apr 2008 05:58:00 PST