Samara Frame Safarik

#30BrighterDays An Imperfect Totally Wonderful Rehearsal

Today we rehearsed my new show YOU AGAIN in the venue, with the mic, and–of course– my brand new shoes. Gotta break those suckers in before show day. My dear brilliant writer friend Lisa Page Rosenberg gave me super helpful script notes. My wonderfully talented actor friend Samara gave me fabulous direction (and this great photo). My gifted accompanist and musical director Mark brought his mad piano skills. I performed for an audience of one (which is way more intimidating than an audience of 300) and she got it. She liked it! Nothing about it… Read More »#30BrighterDays An Imperfect Totally Wonderful Rehearsal

Community Brighteners #30BrighterDays

Good news surrounds us, with many hard-working people collaborating to serve others in order to create that good news. This weekend I took notice of community-brighteners. My friend Takeyla kicked off her brand new book club geared toward 4th-7th grade Black Boys, We Read Too. Please “like” her page on Facebook so her posts can catch as many eyeballs as possible. Look forward to her writing workshops for Women of Color as well, aptly named We Write Too. Benton liked the idea of getting her son together with other boys to explore different books, to read together… Read More »Community Brighteners #30BrighterDays