Turning pain into purpose
And four more performances in Sarasota
Last night, Scott Ehrenpreis was absolutely transcendent in CLOWNS LIKE ME.
Sure, I’m biased. I wrote the play. I directed him. I’m his friend.
But holy rainbow wigs and oversized shoes! Scottie had the audience in the palm of his hand from lights up to curtain call. And the talkback afterward was a communal catharsis.
I’m so proud of this dude I could burst.
This dude and I, as you all by this point are undoubtedly aware, are headed to NY in June to put up our little one-man show Off-Broadway. But we still have four more performances right here in Sarasota this weekend. Matinee today, a double dip tomorrow (Saturday matinee and evening), and another matinee on Sunday.
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And Scottie just so happens to be my guest on the newest Page&Stage Podcast. He’s the third guest—following Carrie Seidman and Sean Daniels—in my trilogy of episodes focusing on May as National Mental Health Awareness Month. We have an awesome conversation about how CLOWNS LIKE ME came to be and what developing, rehearsing, and performing the play has taught Scottie about himself and his place in this world.
You wanna listen? Oh you can listen. Click here to listen. Or just search for Page&Stage or Jason Cannon on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, wherever.
One last little cookie: there was a big ol’ article in the Herald-Tribune last Sunday about Scottie’s journey and our upcoming Off-Broadway adventure.
You wanna read? Oh you can read. Click here to read.
That’s all for this week. I gotta go type up some notes for the Clowns production team. Because I’m a greedy, greedy director.
Jason “Click Here” Cannon