I need your help.

One of the books I read for research when I was working on Lichtenbergianism: procrastination as a creative strategy was Amanda Palmer’s The Art of Asking, the subtitle of which is “How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Let People Help.” The whole premise made me feel squicky inside: I am a rock, I am a self-sufficient and generally über-competent island. I don’t want to ask for help and you can’t make me.

::sigh::

Fine, I’ll go to therapy. At some point. In the meantime, though, I am asking for your help.

If we are to accomplish the world premiere of William Blake’s Inn by this time next year — we’re looking at the dates of March 14–16, 2025 — we need to start now. I have a two-page list of “known unknowns,” things that I need help nailing down/deciding/making arrangements for, things like where will we rehearse? who will write grants/fundraise? who is designing the sets/costumes/props/puppets, and who is building them?

The answer to any one of these questions is you. I need your help in organizing this thing from the ground up. I need your help in making these decisions, in creating the actual stage piece, and of course in performing it.

I want to have a steering committee in place by the middle of May, work with anyone who wants to play at designing the show during the summer and fall, begin serious design/construction work in the fall, audition in January, and perform in March.

After that… Broadway!

Seriously, though, if you are interested in being a part of this process — even a small part — email me and let me know. I need your help, please!

Here’s a quick taste of what you’ll be working with: