Inside My Crazy Process

I'm lucky to have a group of creative friends to bounce off ideas, point out things wrong in my projects, lift me up when I'm feeling useless, assist me along my creative journeys.
There are times when I think I'm not accomplishing things and for this Aries...that's very important. I look at other creative endeavors people are doing and wonder why I can't get mine into the hands of people to help make things happen. Then I remind myself: people won't find you sitting in your living room. We must MAKE things happen by putting ourselves out there. Submitting our work. Sharing what we're doing with as many people as possible.
That's what I'm doing with my latest passion project. On January 1st, I wrote on Social Media that I wanted something to happen with my project Hiding in Daylight . 7 months ago, I wasn't sure where that would lead - but it has. I'm proud of where I am with it now. I'm excited what's to come. Due to the subject matter, I know there is a clock ticking on this project. I HOPE that clock ticks the other way, but we never know when it comes to social injustice and inequality what can happen. I do know I want to share this story in as many mediums as possible to get the LGBTQ community (and those outside of it) talking about what is happening within our group today. My hope being we all pay attention, take action, so that a dystopian tale about life AFTER a gay purge will never take place.
So when I'm feeling inept in my process, sometimes it's great to reflect on what IS happening and the amazing people assisting that dream.
To the friends who gathered around my table last fall to read the first draft of this project - thank you.
To all the theaters, community centers, random LGBT people around the country who have read the one act play version of the play while deciding if they can use this play as a tool - thank you.
To the groups who have used it as a reading to start a conversation in your own area (NJ, Florida, Texas) - thank you.
To the amazing WOW FILMS who said in January they really wanted to do the short film version of this play and over the months we've managed to put together producers & financing, and are now in pre-production to shoot in September - thank you.
To those executive producers who believe in this story - this mission and jumped in with financing to get us started - thank you.
To those continuing to make a tax deductible donation towards this film as there will be more cost in post production and getting this film into festivals - thank you.
To groups considering the solo version of the play as a strong way of telling this story (I'll be doing it myself later this month at an event at SAGE in NYC) - thank you.
There is much going on with this project and much more than can (and I believe WILL) happen and I'm grateful to each person that helps along the way. Sometimes we need to be the instigator to make our art happen. It just takes one person to believe in us to take us to that next step. But if you never put it out there, you'll never connect with that person and you'll never know.