To free the voice is to free the person – Kristin Linklater, Master Freeing Voice Teacher Since my casts of Jungle Book Kids and The Witches, have their shows this week, I’ve been thinking a lot about Baloo’s advice to Mowgli. “Go ahead, give me a big bear growl…Right from your toes. GRRRRRRRRRRRAAAAAAAAAAAAAA.” (there are …
“Without this playing with fantasy no creative work has ever yet come to birth. The debt we owe to the play of the imagination is incalculable.” – Carl Jung I will never cease to be amazed by the creativity of the parents I know. Yesterday, I went to three playgrounds before 12:00 with Nathaniel. …
“No matter what your ability is, effort is what ignites that ability and turns it into accomplishment. –Carol Dweck, Mindset In my call-back for the Grad Acting program at NYU, a teacher, in all seriousness, asked us to feather balance a feather on our hand. I was thinking, wait, don’t you want me to like …
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I can’t believe that Thanksgiving is upon us! You may be already preparing the brine, buying cranberries in bulk or finding the perfect wine pairing for poultry. I’m looking forward to four days away from the routines of school and work. And I’m grateful for the time to think about what I’m grateful for…which is …
Playground season is over. It’s officially cold. Let’s all have a moment of silence. And then a moment for a silent scream as we contemplate all those after-school and weekend hours that we are about to spend indoors. If you are reading this from California or some such climate, good for you. But here on …
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You may have done this with girlfriends on a sleepover in the 80’s. I know I did. You may have done this as part of a talent show at camp. Yup. But you may not have thought of doing this with your kid. Here’s why you should play… It’s funny: This game is the …
Oh, Mr. Sandman? Bring my kid a dream. Really. Please? I’m a mom who likes to have a plan. But try as I might, there is something about bedtime – after bath and brushed teeth and books – that drifts over into the vague. Not my favorite time of night. If those eyes are …
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In 1989 my parents made a VHS recording of Into the Woods when the B’way show aired on PBS. That tape must have been made of strong stuff since I probably watched it 100 times. I knew all the words, made up secret handshakes with my best friend to the Sondheim lyrics and dressed as …
Speak And Listen To Your Kids – No Words Required. Read More »