Writers and Performers Resolutions for 2003

Many people don’t believe in New Year’s Resolutions; perhaps because they assume they will fail to live up to their own expectations.

Think of Resolutions as goals you set for yourself. Make them realistic but challenging. Understand that you may have to modify them to adapt to life’s changing circumstances and that changing them doesn’t make you a failure. Decide that you will give yourself ample time to accomplish each of these new goals you have set for yourself.

But above all – enjoy exploring all the new territory that will come from pushing yourself in new directions and striving to achieve anything that you believe you can do. Successful New Year’s Resolutions can and will keep you on that road to achieving your goals and dreams.

Here’s to our list for 2003!

FOR THE WRITER/COMPOSER:

1. Go through your body of work and sort your plays/musicals into categories like genre/length/contest submission/theatre submission

2. Make an agreement with yourself to submit to at least 3 markets you have NOT submitted to previously.

3. Enter at least one new contest.

4. Go through all your old notebooks and look for a new character or situation on which to base a new work and begin writing

5. Save up for a writing program that will make your writing easier, ie Final Draft.

6. Plan a staged reading of one of your works and produce it yourself.

7. Workshop a WIP and really “listen” to the character’s voices.

8. Try writing dialogue for a “new” character.

9. Take an acting workshop and feel what it’s like to step into the actor’s shoes.

10. Plan to attend a work of someone’s that you have never considered going to before and go with an open mind.

FOR THE PERFORMER:

1. Take a workshop to expand your “comfort-zone”, ie, actors – take a dance class/ singers – take an improv. workshop etc.

2. Offer to teach a class to a group of children – it’s quite refreshing.

3. Read a biography of a performer you admire. What did you learn?

4. Make this year the year that you work on the “whole” you – body/mind/spirit..

5. Do something relaxing (ie, meditation/yoga/get a massage).

6. Learn from your rejections – don’t dwell on NOT getting the part.

7. Update your resume and portfolio.

8. Strive to always give your best performance – no matter what!

9. Do a performance for charity –share your talents with those who otherwise, might not get the opportunity.

10. Always be a professional. Follow direction and give everything you have to even

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