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Post-Solstice Round-up

12/22/2014

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Ah, the 22nd of December. The day after the longest night of the year. It was on this day in 1978 that Bernadette Mayer wrote Midwinter Day, and we've been quoting it (literally and figuratively) for a year now. This time last year a few of us were gathered around a kitchen table reading the text out loud with dear friends; passing the book and eating too many sweets. It clarified (and complicated) our process with Old Paper Houses, already well under way by then, so it seems fitting to reflect for a moment today as we sit in our separate homes, furiously trying to plan our future via email. Just this Fall we were returning to a script that didn't exist at this time last year; deconstructing it with note cards and trying to tease out its essence. As the days grow longer we'll be working to stage the latest version at Brooklyn's beautiful Irondale Center (more on that soon!) while simultaneously developing two other pieces (more on those soon!). How did a show (partially) about the perils of Utopian thinking lead us to become so optimistic about the year ahead? Will everything work out in the end, and what's the end? We probably should have thought about all of this more carefully last night, when things were all mystical and solstice-y, but we were too busy, and now it's just a regular day, the 22nd of December, so we have everything else to do - write some emails, feed the cats, try to raise $10,000, read the news and comment on it responsibly, eat dinner too late, try to finish a script, watch a murder mystery, maybe wrap a gift, look for our copy of Midwinter Day in the couch cushions. 
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Piehole Allison at the Ring of Brodgar in the Orkneys because we're all confused about the significance of the Solstice, really, but we know it's old, like this.


P.S. Did we mention that we need to raise $10,000? Maybe we're optimistic partially because we've received some very generous donations from some absolutely top-notch people; if you're interested in joining their ranks and throwing down for some upstarts this year, here's the link: https://www.fracturedatlas.org/site/fiscal/profile?id=9784. Happy Solstice to all, and to all a good night! 
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