Why I Smackdown
I thrive on deadlines. If I’m honest, they’re the only way I really get things done.
I’m told I’ve been this way most of my life: my kindergarten teacher used to complain to my parents that, when she gave us an assignment that was due at X time, I would figure out how long it was going to take me (Y) and then keep doing my own thing until exactly (X-Y) time. Without that end-point looming, I can dither and dawdle like nobody’s business.
And there’s no deadline like an extreme deadline. Like, say…co-writing a ten-minute play in eight hours. This January I will participate in my seventh Theatre Unbound 24:00:00 Xtreme Theatre Smackdown. I love this event, but I sometimes have trouble explaining to people why I enjoy it so much.
Turns out, all I needed was - you guessed it - a deadline. In this case, the deadline of a preview article by Aisle Say Twin Cities’s Sophie Kerman. I think I finally managed to articulate what makes this event so great for me. Please do tell me what you think.
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