by Sarah Michelle Brown | Aug 8, 2013 | Creativity, First Hand Woman, Sarah Michelle Brown
It all began with a 6-month writer’s block. And with only 8 days left until my stage play First Hand Woman’s American debut at FringeNYC, I’d like to let you in on this little reveal. Back in 2003, I’d attended a screening of a short film that I’d written,...
by Sarah Michelle Brown | Aug 5, 2013 | Behind-the-Scenes, Creativity, First Hand Woman, Sarah Michelle Brown
A little-known secret about me: FIRST HAND WOMAN is one woman’s powerful story, told through five different parts of herself. These parts are the boisterous and unapologetic stages of loss. So the characters onstage are Denial, Bargaining, Anger, Depression and...
by Sarah Michelle Brown | Mar 15, 2011 | Creativity, Facing Fears, First Hand Woman, Inspiration, Sarah Michelle Brown
Every good journey needs a variety of things. First of all, you’ve got to start with an AWESOME heroine/hero… Now, let’s say that awesome person is YOU! In order to begin what in creative terms is deemed as a “good story”, you need to start off with a few simple...
by Sarah Michelle Brown | Dec 1, 2008 | Creativity, Do it now!, First Hand Woman, Inspiration, Sarah Michelle Brown
You’ll be delighted to know that we had a fantastic first day!!! I’m really excited about the creative team assembled for the Toronto debut. We’re incorporating LIVE musical elements for the first time. Go team! This includes singer/songwriter extraordinaire,...
by Sarah Michelle Brown | Nov 26, 2008 | Behind-the-Scenes, Creativity, First Hand Woman, Inspiration, Sarah Michelle Brown
… A la First Hand Woman It’s that time again. FIRST HAND WOMAN is less than a week away from starting rehearsals for the Toronto debut. I find that as all my off-stage tasks get completed and I slowly lift the different weights of responsibilities off of my...
by Sarah Michelle Brown | Oct 30, 2008 | Behind-the-Scenes, Creativity, First Hand Woman, Inspiration, Sarah Michelle Brown
FIRST HAND WOMAN is approximately 5 years in the making now, and I just received our performance dates for the Next Stage festival today. Yay! I also found out that FIRST HAND WOMAN is the first one to receive a request for group ticket sales… and from a...
