Times flies, as does the snow. Right now, Mike is at the University where he's taking in "The Shunning," the show he's been directing, which just opened last night. The first theatre we (as a group) established in K-W staged this play back in 1992; it featured Scott Holt & Helen Butlin (Battler). Watching it last night took me way back, although this is a very different production. Several friends came and all said that it was an incredibly powerful experience.
Meanwhile, decisions continue to be made; I was accepted into the MACT program at the U of a (Masters in Communication & Technology), and - given the fact that one grad student in the house at this point is enough - decided to defer my acceptance for one year. If I pursue this, it will begin in May of 2008, and aside from 3 weeks classroom time for 2 consecutive years, the program is completed online - and it's a lot of work. Our house, we discovered, was built in 1899 and is likely eligible to be registered as a Heritage Property at the municipal level, and possibly at the provincial level as well. We're still trying to figure out what this means....
We've spent some time "in the country" - checking on my cousin's menagerie (that's Jesse & Natalie with one of the felines, above) and having a winter picnic at the farm with mom & dad. Hope to be there more often after this weekend, as Mike's directing madness will grind to a halt. We plan on being in Ontario for Lost&Found's premiere of "Falling: A Wake" by Gary Kirkham. We found a great place to get produce that's cheaper than anything else we've seen called The Good Earth. And we just had to have an Oscar party, which turned out to be a scream with lots of great food and wine and hysteria. The apparel our friends wore ran the gamut.
My work at the U of A, in Development, is accelerating, albeit slowly - we did manage to get around 30 development people onto a chartered bus and attend an alumni event in Calgary, at the Hyatt, that the president hosted. Quite the place - worth a trip to see the art alone - and quite the event!
We'll keep you posted on our goings-on - hopefully in a more timely fashion!
