State of Play(wright): 5/7-5/13
This week was batshit, which is why this is a day late (oops). Let's talk about it!
So much has been going on this last week, and will continue going on (AHHHHH—) that I feel as though parts of my life are zooming ahead of me faster than I can follow them. The middle school talent show/play that I assistant directed went up without a hitch on Tuesday night (yay), but now I have to prepare for a trip to NYC for various interviews, I have a HUGE interview to prep for that’s this Friday, I have some serious revisions to do on PIETA for Wild Imaginings, my students are doing finals next week, not to mention all the packing, moving prep, finding an apartment, etc. that I have to eventually start doing (once I know where I’m moving! AHHHHH—).
Sometimes, adulthood really is just saying, “After xyz day, I can relax,” and napping where you can. I think come July or August maybe I’ll be able to calm down?
Oy.
Anyways. Here’s what I managed this week:
Submissions
I submitted to two things this week:
Both of these submissions were free!
I unfortunately did not receive the New Roots Residency, but hey— I still get to put Finalist on my resume, and I view that as a win!
Monday was my private virtual Semifinalist reading for Wild Imaginings: Epiphanies! I think it went really well. I have a month to do revisions before submitting them for review. Here’s hoping I’m picked as a Finalist!
Words Written
This week I wrote about 2000 words!
Projects
I mostly worked on the first draft of Appalachian Gothic (working title), but a few PIETA revisions have begun too.
Miscellaneous
Everything is moving along at FKT, and we’re trying to figure out some residency stuff currently. A little all over the place, but we’re getting it together!
I’m also prepping for various interviews, as stated earlier— still hoping to have a job offer before I move so I know what my housing budget should be, and where I should look for an apartment!
Mostly I’ve been going nuts at work and with the middle school talent show/play, and now that that’s over I have more time to go totally insane about…well, I already told you.
Basically, I’m trying not to be stressed but I am Very Stressed because, well, my future is sort of in other people’s hands right now. Where I move will depend on what job I’m offered, and when I move will depend on when said job begins! I’m a perpetual planner, so I abhor when I have to give control over such things to someone else— especially someone who doesn’t really know me! My AuDHD ass is struggling, essentially. But hopefully by the beginning of June I’ll have some more clarity.
Happy theatre-making!
~Brynn