Open Wardrobes

Kelly and I spent a little time yesterday morning at the Java Train, another of our local favorites, to continue on with our projects. (If nothing else, you will come away from this blog with a thorough knowledge of coffee and tea shops in the Saint Paul area.) Kelly knocked out another thousand words (she's now past 32,000) and I "finished" the rough draft of my one-man show. I put that in quotes as there are a few holes that still need to be filled in, but those are more a matter of figuring out some technical aspects than anything else. It is a good feeling to reach that first milestone, and especially to do so feeling that at least some of it is worth keeping.


The one-man show, which I may not have previously mentioned, is intended to be a fusion of physics and theater. As a writer, actor, and physicist (no joke, my thesis can be found in the Univeristy of Minnesota science and engineeering library) this is my way to finally bring all the disparate parts of my nature into one cohesive whole. What exactly that will look like is the question I am currently wrestling with. I want the show to be a true piece of theater (not simply a science demo show, a very different thing) but also contain some real science. Oh yes, and it all has to be performed by one person (i.e. me) and done within the confines of what can realistically be done at the Fringe. No problem right?