I awoke this morning from a strange dream where I lost my laptop while at a clown rehearsal.  It was so real I looked for my laptop first thing when I woke up. With my laptop at hand, I looked up the online application for the New York Clown Theatre Festival.  I’m OK with not [...]

Friends will go see Banana Spheel tonight, the first night of previews. I looked up the cast on line. Patrick de Valette is in it! I met him at the New York Clown Theatre Festival. He’s a French street and cabaret performer and genuinely funny.  I have renewed hope for that show.

I got an e-mail that makes me a little sad: Hello NY clown community. The Clown Revue is near the completion of its 4th year. In that time the show has met all of its initial goals and exceeded my personal expectations. In four years we have presented over 300 different clown acts! We are [...]

A couple of weeks ago, I was on the Fort Greene Kids List, which I haven’t checked out in possibly years.  The Husband did something so the posts go directly into a file, because there are so many, and I never have to see them unless I open the file. Well, I was on the [...]

Last night, Jef organized a workshop with Chris Lynam, a clown who is in New York for the Broadway run of Slava’s Snowshow. It’s always good to meet new clowns. After the workshop, there were three conversations at once around the table at the diner. Jef and Chris were talking about working with Slava and [...]

Sometimes I have dreams that are so clear and simple that when I wake up I am surprised that it didn’t really happen.  This morning I awoke after one such dream. I was sitting in a booth in a dark dive bar in Williamsburg with friends looking at a 4-page color pull-out section of the [...]

It’s Saturday morning. My Kid and The Husband are still asleep. I haven’t had time to write at all since My Kid started school on Tuesday. When I accompany her to school on the subway and drop her off at 8:30, I can be home by 9:30 but it’s usually more like ten. I have [...]

I’m writing out my rehearsal schedule for the piece for the festival. I was feeling anxious because that is likely the only performance related thing I’ll do today. However, by writing it all out in colored markers, I see that there is plenty of studio rehearsal time for what I want to do. I booked [...]

Me and My Kid, we didn’t have any plans today. On our first day back from Toronto we were slow to get going day because the rain made for a dark and claustrophobic morning.  My Kid watched the recorded “So You Think You Can Dance Season Finale” while I stretched, read the New York Clown [...]

Finally I have a chance to come down to the lobby of the hotel and post a blog entry. This trip has been about The Husband and his presentation and his continued ability to work remotely while at a conference and also about My Kid who is on vacation, a glorified field trip or whatever. [...]