Just the F.A.C.T.s please, pt. 1

       So, the other "first time" venture that I began last night was a workshop group that I had been invited to join called F.A.C.T.  An anagram for Friends Always Creating Theater, the group is made up of about 20 actors, directors and playwrights.  The goal is to collaboratively work on new pieces by the writers and present them at a two day workshop in October.  Eventually, the group hopes to raise enough money to put on its own Equity (the stage actor's union) showcases.

       Like the showcase audition, I've never been a part of a group like this before.  Only once with Gutter Star: The Paperback Musical, co-written by the founders of this group for FringeNYC '09, have I been part of the creative process for a new work.  But even with that, I came in after the groundwork had initially been laid.  This is seeing something grow from the VERY beginning which is really exciting for me.