While I was waiting for the results of my x-rays in the emergency room, my boyfriend looked at me and asked, “Was it worth it?” I succeeded in my goal.  I was victorious.  So, yes.  Yes, it was worth it. But before we get into the details of the Great Pantsing Incident of 2012, let’s…

I dreamt of Burma in the fall It sounds like a poem But it’s not not yet It was beautiful though….sort of like Tennessee or Wisconsin in the Fall but way more exotic. Upon waking, I was glad that my subconscious did not call it Myanmar but wondered Can sleeping thoughts help the progress of…

So much in the news this week has been nightmarish.  It’s been difficult for me to fall asleep at night when I think of the horrors that the three women in Cleveland endured.  It makes me so angry that this man had horrible domestic violence on his record, yet nothing was done.  And it makes…

Oh, my goddess!  Look, everyone!  IT’S SPRING OUTSIDE!  Right now!  Right now, spring is happening!  Just yesterday, I was walking outside past a tree–you know, those big stick-things protruding from the ground with smaller sticks branching out from them to hold snow.  Well, guess what!!  Guess what I saw on the sticks!!  I saw SOME…

Apparently someone clicked on this site today because they searched (and I quote): weird to walk into a bar alone with a girl has a squishy thing Awesome. On a related note….  Ladies, please, for your own safety, ALWAYS bring your squishy thing with you when you are out on the town alone.  Yes, it’s…

Whether your preferred method is drawing, writing, or acting; working with clay, numbers, or food; raising crops, children, or awareness; building cars, homes, or statues–express yourself however you need to.  No one else can do it for you.  You are the only person who can tell the world about you.  Expressing yourself sincerely and from…

I teach theatre classes in and around Chicago to all ages.  A few years ago, I began a reflection ritual with very young students.  It worked so well, that I started using it with my older students, and even adults.  Yesterday, I was feeling a little grumpy while working out in the gym, so I…

I’ve said this before, but it bears repeating:  One cannot do a solo show alone.  I had great help from the obvious suspects, of course, like my director, Jen and the technical support of Joey and Andrew.  But there were also others who helped with a variety of skills and talents, including, most definitely, my…

The Chicago Reader says, “Amanda Rountree is a riot!”  Audience members have described the show as “inspiring,” “funny,” “beautiful,” and “a must-see!“  The Chicagoist picked this show as one of their “three to see.”  There is only one more show left:  this Thursday (TONIGHT!), March 28 at 8pm and I am so very excited that…

Life isn’t about the moments you plan to be perfect. It’s about all the other ones–the quiet ones, the screaming ones, the surprising ones.  The ones that either rip your heart out or fill you with so much love you feel divine. Life is the ultimate improvisation.  Make your partners look good.  Look ’em in…