Here is the transcription of my most recent video blog:
(And here’s the audio on AnchorFM)
Hey everybody, it’s Queen Mab, and today I am going to talk to about putting a stake in the ground, which is a concept I learned about from Jessica Lynn Johnson, who is the director of my solo show, “Yes, No, Maybe So,” and my other solo show, “International Man of Mystery,” which I have not done in a few years. And she talks about the idea that if you’re going to do a show, the thing to do is pick a date that you’re gonna do the show, so…sign up for a festival, or book the auditorium, or whatever it is that you need to do to lock yourself in to the fact that this show is going to happen within a certain amount of time. And I fully agree with her, that that’s the way to do it. It’s not when I feel ready, because I’m never gonna feel ready. It’s not when I have a certain amount of things written. The only way for me personally that the show is going to get written is if I give myself a deadline.
And this is true for me in every other area of my life. I suspect – a few videos ago I did a vlog about this EP (extended play – shorter than an album, but longer than a single) that I have been trying to produce for years, and I think part of the reason I haven’t been able to finish is just ‘cuz there’s no deadline other than the ones I artificially manufacture for myself.
So on that note, I have some news, which is that I have been accepted to the Tucson Fringe Festival. I’m going to do a virtual show whose working title is “Thank You, It’s True.” And it’s going to be all about a woman who is lured into participating in a self-help program run by an unscrupulous female guru. This story is very important to me. I won’t go into too many specifics about why. There may be certain aspects of it that are autobiographical – but here’s the thing. I’m really worried about getting it done and having it be “good,” because it is going to be virtual. Unfortunately, I can’t make it to Tucson in January because of work, but it will be performed on Zoom, and I’m honestly not looking to have this be like THE BEST ZOOM PRODUCTION EVER…okay? This is going to be like…bare bones…like one step up from a staged reading. And I’m a little nervous about that. And I’m a little nervous that work is gonna get in the way, because work is starting to really get intense, but again, it’s very, very important to me to finish this show. And I know that the only way that I’m gonna be able to do it is with this stake in the ground.
So anyway, I will be letting you know more about that as the time goes on. One of the really hard things about blogging is that I’m telling you about this and you’re gonna be with me on this process, and so you’re gonna know like, if I have to quit or if I’m behind or whatever, and that’s a little uncomfortable for me. I really prefer just to go into my creative cave and not talk to anyone about what I’m doing, but…anyway, I guess we’ll see how this goes.
So anyway, I hope I see you on October 19 when I am performing “Yes, No, Maybe So” at 7:30pm at the Santa Monica Playhouse as part of Binge Fringe Festival. You can watch virtually from anywhere in the world, or you can watch it in person in LA. I’ll put a link below to tickets, and don’t forget to like, comment, subscribe. Bye!