I've recently returned to Milwaukee, following a month on the road out in Northern California and Southern Oregon. That trip was multipurpose. My colleague, Dr. Fred "Doc" Heide, teaches at Alliant University's California School of Professional Psychology in San Fran. Most years I spend some time out there, staying with him in his Berkeley cottage while we work on whatever our current writing project happens to be.
Doc was my writing partner on PACKER FANS FROM OUTER SPACE, and we are now in the early stages of a new musical about deer hunting in Wisconsin. So we hiked around the area and wrote. Above you can see one of the places we hike, at Point Reyes National Seashore in Marin County.
We also had an additional project, teaching a class at his school. We've been teaching the use of improvisational acting exercises to psychologists, grad students, therapists, etc. for the last 10 years, both in California and in Wisconsin's Door County for the Medical College of Wisconsin's Summer Institute.
This works out nicely, since that is usually where I am in the summer, working with American Folklore Theatre. Where I will be again this summer, starting in late May through Labor Day.
My other reason for heading to the Pacific Northwest recently was to visit Sara in Ashland, OR and see the shows that she worked on as an assistant vocal coach at the prestigious Oregon Shakespeare Festival. It's a wonderful place to work, both artistically and geographically, and it was a thrill to see the wonderful work that Sara is doing.
So for the next few weeks I'll be here in Milwaukee doing some work on the house to offset my rent, before Sara and I both head to Madison to start rehearsals on "The Nerd." More about that soon.
Now I have some phone calls to make and laundry to do.
Lee out.
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