And now for something completely different

Jun 30, 2012 | Music

August 3-19 at Paradise Theatre in Gig Harbor, I’ll be playing Dolly Tate in Annie Get Your Gun! This is one of my favorite shows, ever. I’m not one of the “I love every musical ever written” kind of folks — I only audition for shows I...
When life imitates art

When life imitates art

Jun 27, 2012 | Music

I couldn’t sleep last night, but for the first time in three weeks it wasn’t out of anxiety or worry, but out of joy and thankfulness, and the overwhelming beauty of life. Three weeks ago, today, my husband had a nearly-fatal heatstroke injury during...

I’m not messy, I’m creative

May 29, 2012 | Music

Last week I worked on getting the recording equipment set up for the One Take Project.  My plan was to get it all tested and ready to go, so whenever the mood struck and I was in good voice I could hit “record” and have something to show for it.  One of...

I have CF. There, I said it.

May 23, 2012 | Breath

I struggled with how to be authentic on this blog when I first created it a couple of years ago.  I had a sort of writer’s block, and couldn’t identify the reason why.  I realized that it was because, as a singer, I didn’t want to make it known to...