Expert/Rebel

So I got a Facebook message today from Barbara Murray, the chair of the SCU Theatre Department today. It was funny because she had just emailed me about what I had been up to and I had just emailed her about teaching last week. She's invited me to come speak to some students about "The Business of the Business." I guess that assumes that I know something. Well, I know a few things. There's nothing like a former professor calling you up because enough time has passed and you're now considered an expert, or at least someone who can share life experiences.

And then I went back in time in the time machine in my head. To a time I've been thinking about a lot lately. When I was an actor/singer/dancer/playwright/choreographer/rebel at Santa Clara University as an English major, double minor in theatre and dance. I did my own thing - asking for understanding rather than permission.

When did I stop being a rebel? I'm still young. I've got some rebel left in me. Actually, I've probably got a lot left in me that I've been storing up for a few years. This would be an interesting time for me to get back to SCU. I'm thinking about the next three plays I want to write at the place where I started writing plays. One of those happens to be a dance theatre version of MEDEA, which is a piece I've been thinking about and "working on" for the past ten years. Maybe I'll spend some time in the new dance studios working with some music and a notebook, just like I did back then.

Actually, I think I'll also bring my copy of Twyla Tharp's book, THE CREATIVE HABIT, with me as well. No unitard this time. Just some barefeet and some loose trousers. That could be fun.

I'm starting to get excited.