Tag Archives: actors

The house, the book and the song

Posted on January 23, 2023 by Katie Bennett

A Big Life: Encouragement for People in the Arts –  I bought a house. It has lots of problems. But it’s on a quiet street in a safe neighborhood near everyone I used to love. And yet they’re not really … Continue reading →

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A Lesson from the Afterlife

Posted on July 11, 2022 by Katie Bennett

A Big Life: Encouragement for People in the Arts –  It is good to be the Queen. Until your new husband accidentally poisons you to death in trying to kill your child when he is home on a sabbatical from … Continue reading →

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Believe!

Posted on November 18, 2020 by Katie Bennett

A Big Life: Encouragement for People in the Arts –  When I was a very young person, people told me over and over that I should only pursue the arts if I really loved them. To me this felt like … Continue reading →

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Blinders and Dung

Posted on December 31, 2015 by Katie Bennett

A Big Life: Encouragement for People in the Arts – I like getting older. I like it because every ten years or so my brain explodes. Neurons fire, cells increase, memories connect and event after event that I absorb in life expands … Continue reading →

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Protected: On Fire at Second City

Posted on August 31, 2015 by Katie Bennett

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Death in a Blue Spotlight

Posted on July 31, 2015 by Katie Bennett

A Big Life: Encouragement for People in the Arts – Once a long time ago I was cast in a really bad musical. The story was one of quirky Americana about the Wild West. I played a pioneer girl who didn’t get the … Continue reading →

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The Cameraman in the Closet

Posted on March 29, 2015 by Katie Bennett

A Big Life:  Encouraging Words for Those in the Entertainment Industry – “The closeted people are ready!” It was the end of a long night shooting a bedroom scene. The camera guys were shut tight inside a tiny closet. One of … Continue reading →

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The Star and the Coward

Posted on March 12, 2015 by Katie Bennett

A Big Life: Encouraging Words for Those in the Entertainment Industry – The year before I went to act at the Shakespeare Theatre Company* in Washington, D.C., I caught one of their productions which featured a beautiful and well known film actress … Continue reading →

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Zen and the Art of Losing Your Life

Posted on November 28, 2014 by Katie Bennett

 A Big Life: Encouraging Words for Those in the Entertainment Industry – One snowy night when I was a college student, I met a smart, flirty guy who was an expert at Backgammon.  I had never played before. We sat … Continue reading →

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The Jagged Line and the Circle

Posted on February 28, 2014 by Katie Bennett

A Big Life: Encouragement for People in the Arts – Once I was on hold for a role in a national commercial…and then they released me. Once I got the understudy in my favorite play…instead of an actual role. Once … Continue reading →

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