Guerrilla Revival

Guerrilla Theatre is a monthly institution at the University of Alabama presented by theatre honors fraternity Alpha Psi Omega... I had the joy running the APO clan when i was at Bama, so I love to swing through and say hello from time to time. Being on my favorite stage with an indescribable energy is exactly what I needed after a very intense week.
Here's how it went down...

workin 9 to 5

Life throws a lot of curve balls, but God has a way of making sure you get what you need to keep going.
What started as an awful week turned into be a really special week. i might even say- life changing.
Great reconnections with my parents, inspirations from dear friends and colleagues...
I was expecting to be drained after a week of travel and grief, but
I actually found myself very prepared for my first day of rehearsal today.

I couldn't be more excited about the next 5 weeks of my life... traveling all over the Midwest performing a great show for kids with really great friends... lets do this!
I believe in this show and i know that it really speaks to the muchachos.

I'm planning a 7day artist's retreat in january sponsored by Red Carpet productions in Huntsville, AL! So stoked about it! details to come!

I can't end this post without SHOUTING that I love the University of Alabama- football, tailgaters, and students past/present! Guerrilla Theatre was magical this weekend and i'm so impressed with the talent there. I'm very proud of where I went to school and i'm thrilled that the legacy of rockstars lives on and on and on.

I plan on keeping an update of trials and tribulations during my experience of tour with "A Christmas Carol"...cross country children's theatre is subject for some pretty funny adventures and photos... so get ready.

I'm going to bed now because i have to be at work in the morning. and i love saying that because 'work' means singing christmas carols around a piano with friends.
:)

All at peace, but breaking up is hard to do

This has been a rough week...
I had one last week of work at Stardust, preparing to start rehearsals for TheatreWorks USA's national tour of A Christmas Carol, when I got a phone call from my brother that my sweet grandmother, who has been suffering with parkinson's disease for the past 7 years, suffered from a stroke. Next thing I know I'm on a plane to Alabama. She past away last night at about 10pm.
I had a bit of a breakdown...but I'm fine now.
Today I spent the day with my grandfather, mom, my aunt and uncle preparing funeral arrangements- picture collages, displays, and eating lots of awesome food from a loving community that loved my grandmother so much.
When you lose someone, especially as special as Marcelle Fields Lyons it makes you think how people will react when you pass.
I'm very blessed to have a loving family especially grandparents who inspire me to be someone who leaves behind a mark of unconditional love and compassion.
I will miss her.
We are celebrating her life on Saturday at noon in Florence, AL... and I'm sure she will be pleased by the ceremony we have put together in her honor.
Thank you so much for your kind thoughts and prayers.