Month: May 2014

art, theatre, writer, writing

Inspired: Mary McManus’s Transformational Tuesday Post About Sing After Storms

Christa Avampato
Mary McManus exhibiting her "Boston Strong" glow at Fenway
Mary McManus exhibiting her “Boston Strong” glow at Fenway

Mary McManus, an incredible spirit and writer, wrote a post on her blog about Sing After Storms entitled “Transformation Tuesday: Christa in New York Sings After Storms“. The post discusses the inspiration behind the play as well as my process in writing, producing, and directing it.

I’m humbled and amazed by Mary on so many levels and the best part is that I met her through my blog. It’s relationships like this that make me realize just how blessed I am to have this forum, to write every day, and to know people like Mary. The world needs more people like her.

Click here to check out Mary’s post on Sing After Storms.

art, theatre

Inspired: Help Sing After Storms Distribute Postcards and Posters

Christa Avampato
SingAfterStorms.com
SingAfterStorms.com

To help promote Sing After Storms, we’ve ordered beautiful postcards and posters to distribute around New York City thanks to the brilliant design mind of Anuja Singhal. Want to help us get the word out about the show while getting some exercise? Lace up your walking shoes, grab a stack, and let’s go! Your local cafes, shops, library branches, gyms, schools, and community spaces all will do the trick. If you’d like to help us in our marketing efforts please email singafterstorms@chasingdownthemuse.com or leave a comment on this blog post and I’ll get right back to you. Thanks for your support!

art, theatre

Inspired: Rehearsals for Sing After Storms Begin Tonight

Christa Avampato
From Pinterest
From Pinterest

“If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.” ~ African Proverb.

I could barely sleep last night. I feel like a kid on Christmas morning because tonight we’re beginning our rehearsals for Sing After Storms. The journey still feels surreal to me, kind of like I’m walking on sunshine or cloud 9. It’s going to be a fast and furious sprint, though we’re all up for it. And I know we’ll go far because we’re all in this together. Tally-ho!

creativity

Visual Designs – the Amazing Anuja

Christa Avampato

Our incredible graphic designer for Sing After Storms created these amazing visuals for us. We just LOVE them! And her.

choices

Inspired: Authenticity Wins

Christa Avampato
From Pinterest
From Pinterest

The world needs you—beautiful, capable, talented you. All you can do is be who you are—at work, at home, in your community. You could try to retrofit yourself into a role someone else wants you to play, but I wouldn’t recommend it. Those with like minds and hearts are looking for you; make it easy for them to find you by being exactly who you are. Be authentic, and everybody wins.

creative, creativity

Inspired: Soothing Saturdays

Christa Avampato
From Pinterest
From Pinterest

The last few Saturdays I’ve tried to take it easy, let the day unfold, and enjoy the company of those I love and admire. It’s a wonderful thing to kick back. I don’t do it enough. The creative benefits are incredible. I feel more alive, inspired, and ready to pour my energy into creative projects once the week begins. Here’s to a ritual of relaxation. It does your creativity good. Pass it on.

grace, humor

Inspired: Friday Funny—How to Handle Nosy People with Grace

Christa Avampato

It’s Friday. Let’s laugh. And to be completely honest, this is very good life advice: “People will stop asking you questions if you answer back in interpretive dance.”

determination

Inspired: A Recipe for Surviving Tough Days

Christa Avampato
From Pinterest
From Pinterest

Whenever I’m having an awful day—and I have had quite a healthy share of them in my life—the only thing that gets me through is this thought: I survived them all. Sometimes just barely (literally). I’ve lost a lot. They left a lot of pain and deep scars in their wake. Some you can see and some you can’t. Some took be down, way down, though none of them kept me down for long. The same is true for you. You’re here. You made it. And you’ll make it through the next tough day, too. That’s just how we roll.

dreams

Inspired: The Right Size for Dreams

Christa Avampato
From Pinterest
From Pinterest

Dream one size: too big. Big dreams have a certain gravity about them. They draw us in close and hold our attention. My favorite dreams are the ones that need other people to make them possible, dreams that are so big that it will take many lifetimes to see them in their full form. That’s what gets me out of bed in the morning: doing my small part of something that needs the hands, hearts, and minds of others to make it a reality. Dream big. Really big. And then, even bigger.

choices, dreams

Inspired: Put Your Own Dreams First

Christa Avampato
From Pinterest
From Pinterest

“If you don’t build your dream, someone will hire you to help build theirs.” ~ Tony Gaskins. Now hear this: you are every bit as talented, intelligent, and creative as every yahoo out there who figured out a way to make their dreams come true. The only difference is that they went for it full throttle. They found a way up, over, and through every obstacle placed in their way. You can, too. And you must. The world needs your dream and you are the only one who can build it.