...The Beginning...

Pearls and Plaid: Non-Labeled Couture...

I exist somewhere in between pearls and plaid and enjoy both on different days and HELL, why not on the same day? Pearls: the symbol of southern femininity. I recieved a pair on the day I was baptised and have continued to recieve them at every major milestone. They're pretty. I like them. I wear them sometimes. Yeah. I do. You know what else I wear? Plaid. I wear plaid and I like it. You can tell me I look like a lumberjack, but there's nothing more comfortable than a big flannel shirt! Anyway... that's what's behind the title of this blog. (I got some help from riley bo biley with it, too)

I've never really blogged... but I'm going to give it a shot. I promise nothing except to provide thought provoking stuff. Maybe it'll be funny sometimes. :o)

This blog is where I am attempting to make myself aware, and the few of my friends who stumble upon this little gem whilst facebook stalking me, of issues in areas I'm interested in. This entire idea started when I was frustrated by the fact that there was no way to reconcile commercialism in theatre and the necessity of $$$$ to produce it and allow it to reach an audience. What do we do as artists in the face of this? The only answer I came up with is that the first step is to be aware of the controversy. We can't do anything unless we're aware of the issues! SO, I want to be aware of the details surrounding all of the subjects I'm interested in. My personal interests obviously lie in theatre, probably some feminism, LGBT issues, issues surrounding religion, and where any or all of those things meet. My plan is to post links to interesting articles and other random things on the interwebs and then respond to them. But that might change... and I may indulge in the occassional rant or funny story... WHO KNOWS WHAT THE FUTURE HOLDS!

Anyway! This is all very exciting. Until the next time... keep it secret, keep it safe.

SC