Summer, 1/3 through. Onto July, who you once knew.

June embiggened. It got full and busy, but also, it was planned for (thank goodness). 

 

 - Bring Your Kids is now on summer break! The June show was a HOOT, and we're heading back in September. 

 - Nudge's run at HUGE was a dream of goodness. I am the luckiest jerk to play with these achingly funny and beautiful folks. I love to Nudge. Thank you to all who came out!!

 

 

 - Twin Cities Improv Festival!! I was not around for party time (which is bummer, as grown up party time is a rare thing. And grown up party time with improvisers is a delight!), but got to Adorable, Attenborough, and Give the Drummer Some. Oh man. <3 

 

I love watching different improv elements "trend" - - the community felt really into narrative for a while. I adore this dance-clown-adjacent-crawl-on-each-other delight. It takes care and trust and some deep silliness. 

 - I played Stone Arch Bridge Festival! Solo, as a tiny offshoot of Bring Your Kids. It was so lovely. Do I have 45 minutes of solo kids games and mostly-original music, to be played under a tent in the rain? I do! This was not really on my bingo card, but so happy for it. 

 - I also do birthday parties for 7-8 year olds! So many thanks to Sarah and happy birthday, Max! Playing improv and theater games with rising 8 year olds is hilarious, and good if we can run a race or two in the middle. 

 - Finished up co-teaching a Improv Summer Camp at Children's Theatre Company.

 - Finished up morning art and theater classes in Maplewood for their summer school program, through COMPAS. I had a lovely (early morning) time, with apologies to that one class of 5th graders who were far too cool for my business. 

 

The kids are alright and dear. The kids are funny. The kids have the coolest names, and made some cool stuff. 

Domestically-speaking, this was also the June that my oldest kiddo 'graduated' from elementary school and my youngest 'graduated' from Kindergarten. 

(Jojo Siwa's Karma made a terrible terrible impression on millions of preteens.)

I am weeding like mad, prepping things to get out of town for a bit, and then, weirdly, it all begins again?

There's currently a fair amount of space in August and September, which may change as they draw near. Besides, homygob, clearing the basement, I think there's space to ask things like, what can we self-create? What can be seeded? 'What sounds like fun' is a nice question. Also, is this a good time? (i.e. there is never a good time.) And maybe actually figure out how grant applications work. 

Also, realizing that I will be in town for the Fringe Festival: I think I'm going to see some Fringe shows. We'll see what happens. 

🧡