Once, somewhere, someone said “live life one day at a time”.

That’s basically how I’m approaching my school life, seeing as how an onslaught of due dates and final presentations is rapidly approaching.

So, in stark contrast to my proposal to “live life one day at a time”, I’m now going to list what’s going on and coming up.  You may have seen this list before, but there are updates now.

• Due tomorrow is my Movement class final project – a site-specific self-scripted work.  I’m working with two excellent partners (both are phenomenal dancers, contact improv’ers, and collaborators).  What we’ve come up with is a physical retelling of the Orpheus “descent into the underworld” myth, staged in a cramped, dusty old stairwell in the Playhouse.  Hugely physical, and lots of fun/tricky movement stuff on stairs.
• Tonight, I have to memorize half of a monologue, based on a letter from a Mir astronaut to his son back home
• Friday is the start of the UCDP Theatre Festival.  The Theatre Festival is essentially a showcase of final projects, works in process, etc.  I’m in a few of these, and I’m certainly involved in the set up of the events as well.  Here are the Facebook events:
  • Friday Apr 3 @ 8PM-10PM:  Opening night – Playwriting Showcase and Reception
    • I’m playing a small part for a staged reading of a student play
  • Saturday Apr 4 @ 2PM-5PM and 7PM-10PM – Recognition, Revenge, Renewal
    • The DRM300 class show off their work on Greek plays – I love this stuff.
  • Sunday Apr 5 @ 2PM – 6PM – Inscribe Yourself: Actions and reACTIONS
    • Among some other awesome presentations, the DRM400 class (that’s my class) is presenting scenes from Twelfth Night!
  • Monday Apr 6 @ 7:30PM – 10:30PM – Toronto Part 1: Home Grown Theatre
    • More awesome presentations, and the DRM200 class delve into some Judith Thompson plays!
  • Tuesday Apr 7 @ 7:30PM – 10:30PM – Toronto Part 2: Home Grown Theatre
    • Great presentations, and more DRM200 scenes!
  • Closing Night!  Thursday Apr 9 @ 5PM – 8PM – Guerilla Theatre Showcase
    • UCDP students show off what they’ve been doing outside of class!
• I’m helping the new UCDP ATD, Una, figure out what it is that I do before I leave!
• My INI304 paper, analyzing evidence that connects E. Howard Hunt with the JFK assassination in Dallas is due next Monday.
• There is an INI304 test on the same Monday as the essay is due
• Voice final project is coming up soon – not worrying about that just yet though
• My CSC301 final project is moving forward, but I need to keep plugging away at it.
• I still don’t know what I’m doing, work-wise, this summer.  Still trying to work that out.

Am I freaking out?  Not really – I think things are going to work out.  Just have to take it one day at a time.