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The Art of the Day Job

Posted on May 14, 2017 by Katie Bennett

A Big Life: Encouragement for People in the Arts – A couple of years ago when I was working as a featured actor on a commercial, a couple of extras waiting to go on asked me if performing was all … Continue reading →

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Choosing Chaos

Posted on February 28, 2017 by Katie Bennett

A Big Life: Encouragement for People in the Arts – When I was a little girl, I dreamed of being free.  Free not to have to pretend to be happy or smart or foolish.   Free to pursue my dreams … Continue reading →

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Piano Demon

Posted on January 9, 2017 by Katie Bennett

A Big Life: Encouragement for People in the Arts – When I was seventeen, a cute singer from my peer group asked me to play the piano for him.  I had never accompanied anyone before but I wanted to please … Continue reading →

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Tennis Shoe Politics

Posted on November 26, 2016 by Katie Bennett

A Big Life: Encouragement for People in the Arts  – I don’t believe in sides. I really don’t. I am someone who is always looking for a third way of looking at things. Politically I am a moderate. Yet this … Continue reading →

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The Me Season

Posted on November 7, 2016 by Katie Bennett

A Big Life: Encouragement for People in the Arts – Life this year has been hard. Not because I am unloved or don’t have friends. Not because I do not have family who will come and help me if I … Continue reading →

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Houses with Secret Rooms

Posted on July 13, 2016 by Katie Bennett

A Big Life: Encouragement for People in the Arts  – When I was a little girl I used to sit in the fields above my house on a hill and hide in the tall grass. I would tramp it down … Continue reading →

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Singing Ugly

Posted on May 31, 2016 by Katie Bennett

A Big Life: Encouragement for People in the Arts  – Last spring I lost my voice. This was a true disaster. In two days I was due to travel to New York to begin study with a world famous voice … Continue reading →

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Lonesome Some More

Posted on April 3, 2016 by Katie Bennett

A Big Life: Encouragement for People in the Arts – It is hard to be honest. Lots of people don’t like it. I don’t even like it when people are honest with me. A good friend told me once, “People don’t want … Continue reading →

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Not in Maine

Posted on February 7, 2016 by Katie Bennett

A Big Life: Encouragement for People in the Arts – Years ago when I was in a theatre in the East End of London, a young Cockney boy sitting in front of me noticed my American accent. When I answered his demand to … 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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