tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488062867386348920Tue, 12 Nov 2024 09:20:43 +0000performing artscreativitywritingactingplay writingtheatreartistplaywrightartiststheaterplaywrightsstageindependent artistLee Muellercommunity theatrecraftstorytellingscriptsbranding yourselfcomedydinner theatremarketingplay-dead.comself promotionexpositionpublicityAnd So The Mind ReelsKerouacNew YorkTarantinoVonnegutmurder mysterymusicpodcastpromotionreviewswriters48 Hour FilmAdam SzymkowiczAnybody For MurderChristmas 2022DostoevskyDramanon HyderabadEscape from New YorkFree Preview EbookGalesburgKeith JarrettKnox CollegeMeshes of an AfternoonMonday Uber AllesRahul ReddySchool ShootingSouthwest AirlinesStreet Ends No Outlet short storiesTennessee WilliamsThomas PynchonTwin Towersactingsartcafescriticsessayexit theatre croydonformatjazzone actshort scenesshort storiesMusings on writing, acting and theatre http://leemueller.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Lee Mueller)Blogger65125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488062867386348920.post-842588163452201394Mon, 05 Jun 2023 11:24:00 +00002023-06-05T06:24:30.112-05:00actingsartartistscreativitytheatrewriting Artists can control what they create, but can they control what the public thinks of it? http://leemueller.blogspot.com/2023/06/artist-losing-control-can-creative.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lee Mueller)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488062867386348920.post-5550800602061154838Tue, 30 May 2023 14:09:00 +00002023-05-30T09:09:58.306-05:00artistartistscreativityLee Muellermusicperforming artstheatrewriterswritinghttp://leemueller.blogspot.com/2023/05/become-immortal-by-what-you-create.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lee Mueller)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488062867386348920.post-5484346998918147081Tue, 09 May 2023 16:39:00 +00002023-05-09T11:39:04.416-05:00http://leemueller.blogspot.com/2023/05/for-writers-in-slump.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lee Mueller)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488062867386348920.post-2527476949125554086Mon, 08 May 2023 19:22:00 +00002023-05-08T14:22:48.838-05:00comedycraftcreativityLee Muellerhttp://leemueller.blogspot.com/2023/05/imagine-this.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lee Mueller)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488062867386348920.post-1049530725316694322Mon, 08 May 2023 19:19:00 +00002023-05-08T14:19:35.808-05:00creativityhttp://leemueller.blogspot.com/2023/05/who-needs-to-hear-this.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lee Mueller)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488062867386348920.post-5045135679788701741Tue, 21 Mar 2023 15:18:00 +00002023-04-01T13:06:16.848-05:00Christmas 2022essaySouthwest AirlinesWelcome To Hartsfield Jackson It was something by Mozart. The canned variety. Muzak style. A delicate harp and flute swirling above everyone’s head in the terminal at Gate C (something or other). Only in the sparse waves when the ambient airport sound became quiet could I hear the harp plink and the flute lilt. Defiantly Mozart. One of his flute concertos maybe. It was the second movement http://leemueller.blogspot.com/2023/03/an-essay-great-southwest-airlines.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lee Mueller)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488062867386348920.post-7753079478271417364Tue, 01 Nov 2022 15:37:00 +00002022-11-01T10:37:03.773-05:00Street Ends No Outlet short storieswriterswritingA collection of short stories and one novella centered around a boy named Marvin Milstead growing up in the late 1960s and early 1970s. This character was first introduced in Idle Essence -tales of Marvin and due to popular demand is back in another collection of tales. The stories Lunch With Miss Flossie and Whistle Through the Fence find Marvin at a young age as the trials and tribulations of http://leemueller.blogspot.com/2022/11/street-ends-no-outlet-new-book-by-lee.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lee Mueller)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488062867386348920.post-7690703354838018053Tue, 21 Jun 2022 19:35:00 +00002022-06-21T14:35:32.851-05:00One of the many local parks of St. Charles County Missouri that I visit from time to time. Here is Towne Park. 109 acres in Foristell Missouri that was originally owned by William Boyd and his family. Later became known as the Pink Plantation. http://leemueller.blogspot.com/2022/06/welcome-to-here-towne-park-site-of.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lee Mueller)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488062867386348920.post-1668780495232323597Fri, 17 Jun 2022 18:38:00 +00002022-06-17T13:38:44.770-05:00http://leemueller.blogspot.com/2022/06/some-american-films-to-enrich-your.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lee Mueller)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488062867386348920.post-8365350427256508731Tue, 14 Jun 2022 18:00:00 +00002022-06-14T13:00:38.992-05:00What does the creative process look like? What does a writer do? Let's take a look behind the scenes. http://leemueller.blogspot.com/2022/06/the-creative-process-what-writer-does.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lee Mueller)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488062867386348920.post-1847181331907836208Mon, 13 Jun 2022 19:13:00 +00002022-06-13T14:13:55.244-05:00artistartistscreativityIt's very easy to overwhelm yourself with thoughts. If you're a creative person it can create an artistic block. The same applies to any profession really so what is a way to clear the mind and reset? http://leemueller.blogspot.com/2022/06/resetting-your-thoughts-back-to-basic.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lee Mueller)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488062867386348920.post-2994172467835686141Fri, 10 Jun 2022 11:36:00 +00002022-06-10T06:36:10.323-05:00artistscreativityjazzKeith Jarrettmusicperforming artswritingA few stories for you to open up your little gray cells to all that is possible out there. First is the story of Keith Jarrett and the Koln Concert - how he was able to overcome some large problems to make everything work and create his best-selling live album when he wasn't sure he could get through the concert. Next, learn how keeping an open mind can help you grow as a creative person and heckhttp://leemueller.blogspot.com/2022/06/keeping-creativity-flowing-by-keeping.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lee Mueller)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488062867386348920.post-335753253115692245Sun, 08 May 2022 11:41:00 +00002022-07-09T05:50:07.077-05:00When I look back on the path I have followed, I must acknowledge that my mother had a strong influence on my directions (Mom GPS). A road less discouraged. She told me a story about my propensity to entertain at an early age, it seems she was feeling rather ill one day and decided to rest. She apparently advised me to remain clear of her resting area in case what she had was contagious such as http://leemueller.blogspot.com/2022/05/mothers-day-road-less-discouraged.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lee Mueller)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488062867386348920.post-3515690026610141336Thu, 14 Apr 2022 13:36:00 +00002022-04-14T08:49:05.150-05:00http://leemueller.blogspot.com/2022/04/sure-there-are-rules-on-stage-is-it-ok.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lee Mueller)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488062867386348920.post-6719019077000961745Fri, 25 Mar 2022 14:27:00 +00002022-03-25T09:27:50.402-05:00 “How have you and your mother been?”“Fine,” Marvin said. “That’s good to hear.” The elderly man sat back in his chair which seemed to consume his whole form. The dark green material with tree and windmill designs inflated around him.  Marvin wasn’t sure how old Grandpa Milstead was but he was certain he was older than his mother’s parents. Everything about him was gray; his hair, http://leemueller.blogspot.com/2022/03/whistles-through-fence.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lee Mueller)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488062867386348920.post-1367996205348340621Wed, 09 Feb 2022 15:03:00 +00002022-02-09T09:03:39.349-06:00Sometimes people who talk about being "Creative" need to actually do something Creative. So, I did. I wrote a book. How did I go about the process? I will tell you the story. Not the short story but the story about the short stories. Yes, that. http://leemueller.blogspot.com/2022/02/writing-collection-of-short-stories-how.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lee Mueller)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488062867386348920.post-75829919317095038Sat, 29 Jan 2022 18:56:00 +00002022-01-29T12:56:49.729-06:00Free Preview EbookIdle Essence Preview http://leemueller.blogspot.com/2022/01/idle-essence-tales-of-marvin-free.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lee Mueller)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488062867386348920.post-8307520749431310834Mon, 13 Dec 2021 16:05:00 +00002021-12-13T10:05:51.126-06:00 Many people may not know that way before I wrote comedy murder mystery plays, I wrote stories.  It began when I was very young, I had an overactive imagination that had time to ferment since I was an only child and spent quite a lot of time alone. I read a lot and created my own stories. While the world took a health break in 2020, and live theatre had to stop, I looked back at my http://leemueller.blogspot.com/2021/12/idle-essence-tales-of-marvin-collection.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lee Mueller)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488062867386348920.post-3909058847749294194Tue, 09 Nov 2021 20:14:00 +00002021-11-09T14:27:16.290-06:00 How Did You Become A Playwright From And So The Mind Reels Podcast http://leemueller.blogspot.com/2021/11/how-does-on-become-playwright.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lee Mueller)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488062867386348920.post-675273128125456726Wed, 03 Nov 2021 15:59:00 +00002021-11-09T14:44:46.037-06:00http://leemueller.blogspot.com/2021/11/can-you-make-murder-funny-on-stage.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lee Mueller)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488062867386348920.post-8006879341823931375Thu, 28 Oct 2021 14:22:00 +00002021-10-28T09:25:09.868-05:00actingartistcomedycommunity theatrecreativityLee Muellerperforming artspodcaststagetheatertheatreBob Baker and I answer a great question from Amelia S.about making silence funny onstage, on-screen, and more.  Can a performer use silence to their advantage? Can you convey an emotion or a thought by not uttering a word?Join us on The Creative Entrepreneur Podcast as we give our best answers and insights pooling our years of performing on stage in live theatre as well as the nightclub http://leemueller.blogspot.com/2021/10/how-do-you-make-silence-funny-on-stage.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lee Mueller)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488062867386348920.post-5759769624249942233Thu, 28 Oct 2021 13:56:00 +00002021-11-09T14:38:22.294-06:00actingAnd So The Mind Reelsartistscomedycommunity theatredinner theatreLee Muellerperforming artsreviewsstagetheaterhttp://leemueller.blogspot.com/2021/10/bad-habits-that-can-make-actors.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lee Mueller)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488062867386348920.post-437926069260974485Wed, 20 Oct 2021 12:16:00 +00002021-11-09T15:00:26.583-06:00actingartistcommunity theatrecreativitydinner theatreLee Muellerperforming artsscriptsstagetheatertheatreAnne Sheahan wrote in and asked,  "How do you memorize all those lines?"  You are new to the world of theatre and you got a part in the play, they hand you a script and there are all these words and sentences you have to store in your memory! How do you do it?      Bob Baker and I give our best answers to some techniques actors use to memorize their lines.  We http://leemueller.blogspot.com/2021/10/acting-how-do-you-memorize-all-of-those.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lee Mueller)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488062867386348920.post-6921124347260845355Thu, 14 Oct 2021 16:50:00 +00002021-11-09T14:46:26.481-06:00actingAnd So The Mind Reelsartistcomedycraftcreativityexpositionperforming artspodcasthttp://leemueller.blogspot.com/2021/10/theories-of-comedy-why-was-that-funny.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lee Mueller)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488062867386348920.post-1436400047239671153Tue, 12 Oct 2021 12:13:00 +00002021-11-09T14:57:29.667-06:00actingartistcraftcreativityperforming artsstorytellingtheatrewritingBob Baker of The Creative Entrepreneur Podcast and myself have solicited questions from the arts community at large related to the performing arts, writers, designers, musicians, et al. and will use our own experience to give our take, opinions, and stories to answer those questions.  Below is the first episode in which someone submitted  the question; "How do you stop overthinking http://leemueller.blogspot.com/2021/10/how-do-you-stop-overthinking-and-trust.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lee Mueller)