Part of the purpose of The Sabbatical is to take a break from this thirty-four year juggernaut that I am going to call The Project Period. I have never been particularly successful at engaging in sustained attention to a traditional career path, but have instead lurched somewhat compulsively from one engaging project to another. Often juggling multiple projects at the same time. This post, which I will probably have to edit over time as my memory allows, is dedicated to a listing of the activities of The Project Period.
Many of these projects are in addition to the employment that I had at the time.
S&T Enterprises - 1979 to 1981 (or so????) Entrepreneurial activities with Scot Torkelson that included Firewood Sales and Insulation Services. Brief. Intense.
UMN Hospitals Materials Services Renovation Project - 1980-81 -- Student job that turned into a bizarre little student fiefdom in the UMN Hospitals and Clinics. Also with Scot Torkelson.
Theater in the Round Technical Advisory Board -- 1981-8? -- A period when I was working with Teresa Blanchard to help this wonderful community theater continue its work to provide quality technical theater support for its productions.
Non-Aligned Players - 1985? - A short lived theater company, also with Teresa Blanchard.
Kapers for Kids and Funsteps to Learning -- 1988-2000 -- Shepherded a small, family business through two existential crises. Worked with Bev Greene, Jeanne Balzum, John Marzitelli, Sheri Sheeks, and a host of other folks who were touched by this project (which still lives on). Although this overlapped with some of the work I did at Theater in the Round, this was a period when I was pretty focused on this one project. Of course, I was experiencing a new marriage and the birth and parenting of two great kids throughout this period.
Plymouth Jr. High Program - late 90's and early 2000's?? about eight years -- Worked with Bonnie Janda.
Plymouth Playshop Theater Camp -- Provided technical and acting coaching for this growing theater camp with Jo Holcomb and Janice Hardy.
RAHS Drama - 2001-2012 - This was a huge project in which I really learned what it means to provide an educational experience within a theatrical environment.
Eat Street Players - 2006-2012 - Artistic Director with Jo Holcomb. Lots of energy here.
MN Thespians - 2009-2012 - Established the MN Thespians State Chapter Conference -- Established a great relationship with some cool folks from The Guthrie and from MN high school theater programs.
The Infinite Academy - 2010-2012 - Efforts with Sam Tanner to find a home for a new way of doing education. This project never landed but was critical in helping me to develop my thinking about theater and education.
Roseville Area Schools Staff Development -- 2007-2012 -- Tried to figure out how to have an impact on education within the system. Tough nut to crack, there.
Families Moving Forward at Plymouth Congregational Church - 2011-12 -- Small but intense projects to provide short term housing for homeless families.
All of these activities happened on top of or along with the day to day process of having a family and earning an income.
This is a rough sketch that I'll add to as I think about what I've been up to. It's good to know where you've come from as you consider where you might want to go.
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