May Reflections
Doing
Buttercup Season !
Buttercups are my favorite flower (as seen throughout many reflections) and the season for them is so short, so I had to take advantage of my time and run to the Union Square farmer’s market to grab these before they were gone!
Philly weekend
I visited Philadelphia (the burbs) for Memorial Day Weekend and it was such a blast! I had the opportunity to visit Cora’s hometown and finally breathe good clean air (pre-Canada forest fire smoke of course). We ate Amish donuts (the best I’ve ever tasted), went on a hike and even detoured to the Jersey shore. Absolute banger of a weekend.
Word Jars
After having Donavan’s Word Jar come back to mind frequently in the past few months, I decided to make a word jar with new words I hear or words I find interesting or fun. I read DWJ in the fifth grade and started my own word jar then too, but this one has a different purpose - it is more for creativity blockages. If I am ever lost creatively, I can pick a word out of the jar and know that it will either propel me forward or give me a good laugh.
Reading
Hazelwood Jr. High by Rob Urbinati
The fact that this play is inspired by a true story is absolutely wild. A love triangle between three tween girls is formed and the tensions generated by this conflict lead to MURDER. Absolutely wild as a story but also so beautifully written; I usually struggle with male playwrights writing women characters but these were comprehensive young women with a clear arc.
Untamed by Glennon Doyle
An absolute smash of a book, a cross between an autobiography and a self-help book with real tips on how to trust oneself and our deepest emotions. Glennon Doyle drops truth bombs like there’s no tomorrow and writes for women’s souls.
53% Of by Steph Del Rosso
A play that makes you say “Oooh yikes”. Split between a group of white republican women, then their husbands, then white democratic women, the play evolves between 2015-2017. Everyone is uncomfortable and no one knows how to bridge the gap between their emotions and what is politically correct.
Seeing
Shucked
Was honestly taken aback by how good this was. I feel like musicals recently haven’t been all that great but this one hit the mark for sure. Yes, a play about corn can be entertaining and is actually the funniest play I’ve seen since Peter and the Starcatchers. Bravo to everyone in the cast and crew and looking forward to seeing how the Tony noms turn out!
Queen Charlotte
Another Shondaland smash. Iconic that it came out during King Charles’ coronation (we know which one is more relevant). The love story isn’t quite the secret pining we’re used to with Bridgerton, but the production value is absolutely up to par. The actors, the direction, (the costumes! the score!) everything was exquisite.
The Thanksgiving Play
I did love this play when I read it, but seeing it up on a stage did not feel as funny as seeing it on paper. Maybe it was the direction or the actors’ ensemble energy but I felt like it should have been funnier that it was. It also may have been because I went during a Wednesday matinee and we all know no one laughs during those.