Category: creativity

action, creativity, work

Inspired: Should we know a lot about a little or a little about a lot?

Christa Avampato

I’ve been thinking a lot about mastery lately because I am still, 7 years after graduating from business school, considering the value of being a generalist versus being a specialist. I see both sides of the argument. Being a generalist lets you see the insights and patterns that occur when you analyze seemingly disparate disciplines. Being a specialist lets you delve deeply into a specific area where you become an expert. Can we know a lot about a little and a little about a lot, all at once? I’m puzzling through that now. I don’t have any answers yet, but I’m searching for them. If you have any insights on this one, I’ll gladly take them!

art, creative process, creativity, theatre, work

Inspired: Lost and Found

Christa Avampato
From Pinterest
From Pinterest

I feel lost and found. Lost because I’m drifting away from my consulting work because I don’t enjoy it. Found because Sing After Storms and our amazing cast and crew have made me fall madly in love with the act of creating theater again. I literally run to rehearsal and never want to leave. I relish the roles of playwright, director, and producer. They make me feel more alive than I’ve ever felt in a very long time.

I don’t know where this road will lead. I just know I have to keep following this road as far as it will take me because it feels so good to take this journey.

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.

creative, creativity

Inspired: Soothing Saturdays

Christa Avampato
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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.

creativity

Off we go…

Christa Avampato

A bit more about our table read of Sing After Storms through the eyes of Robert Flitcroft, our Associate Producer

adventure, creativity, experience

Inspired: Life in Beta

Christa Avampato
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From Pinterest

Aren’t we all in beta? Living, experimenting, evaluating, adjusting. We’re testing new ideas, new ways of being, doing, and seeing. My friend Amanda recently introduced to her friend Marsha, whose Twitter bio wittily reads “still in beta”. For me, that’s the only way to live. Let’s go have an adventure!

creative process, creativity, theatre

Inspired: Table Read of Sing After Storms is Tonight

Christa Avampato
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From Pinterest

Today I’m putting on my theater director hat for the first time. I’m whipping up sangria and a Mexican buffet for the talented 15-member cast and production team of our play, Sing After Storms. For the very first time, everyone’s going to meet and we’ll run the table read to hear all of the actors say their lines. I’m off my rocker with excitement. This huge step forward feels amazing because we’re all taking it together. Go team!

You can grab your tickets to one of our shows in June at a 50% discount ($10) by going to http://www.eventbrite.com/e/sing-after-storms-friends-family-and-fans-discount-tickets-11129220799.

action, creativity

Inspired: The Best Kind of Triple Threat

Christa Avampato
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From Pinterest

My favorite triple threat: Have ideas. Get things done. Have a heart.

action, change, creativity

Inspired: Create Change

Christa Avampato
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From Pinterest

Change doesn’t happen by accident. It happens by action. If you don’t act, someone else will and then you’ll live in a world designed by someone else rather than one that you designed. You deserve better than that. Build your own best circumstances. Keep what you love; change what you don’t.

commitment, community, creativity, learning

Inspired: Boston, We’re With You

Christa Avampato
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From Pinterest

Life’s ups and downs are unpredictable and difficult to understand in the moment. We’ve got to learn from our hardships and create solutions so others don’t encounter the same obstacles. Many hands (and hearts and minds) lighten the load, and goodness knows the load of life is H-E-A-V-Y. Let’s carry it together. Boston, we are with you.