Causing Trouble

Sometimes I wonder “why do I bother?” Writing a blog can be so self absorbent ..and what makes it different from Dear diary? I love learning.I love new information.. I like to know what others are thinking.Why they are feeling the way they are. It’s a big world out there. with lots and lots of thoughts. It’s impossible to know everyone or everything( that drives me crazy) but it doesn’t stop me.It makes me a bottomless pit. Everyone is entitled to their perspective..that is what makes them who they are. And we must respect one another on this journey of ….

so what is it that I finally have the need to write today? to talk to myself.. and wonder will anyone ever read this?. will anyone really care, be inspired or be moved to send a response. I guess it’s all just a way to share a piece of one’s Self with those you don’t know. may never meet.. or to those who think they know you.who you are. and yet..because of social networks like facebook that I am still addicted to… i find myself being my own editor.. Some things I really want to say.. I wouldn’t say..none of my business.. or it may be taken the wrong way.. then I think wtf!? I know honey attracts flies and bees better than vinegar.. but I am more interested in having friends. ..people who call you on your shit. not project their shit. seems a rare thing to find these days.. especially in the web..If you don’t like what someone has said. or you disagree with their view-point. no problem.. you can delete them.. Out of sight. Out of mind. right? Wrong.
They are still there.They are still here. and sometimes just because you haven’t said it out loud doesn’t mean it hasn’t been ‘heard’ by the other party concerned.
As much as I am bitching about this.. I confess I am just as guilty.. No time for people who bring me down.. No time for people who smile in the name of their own agenda..
What is this all about? How many friends does one NEED? or is more important just to know that 2 thousand something people and counting know that YOU exist

It’s all about being remembered isn’t it? Who cares if they like you. They know your name. That’s enough,right?

Boing. boing .bounce bounce.. have we all become our own caricatures of our idealized Self?
I do like to mess with people’s perception. I am sure I can be just as gullible.More and more.. Online webs presence seems to be more important than in Person. in the flesh .. We are not just brains.. we are beings who need to be hugged.I love Skype!!! BUT You can’t do that online or in a video chat.
Anyways. as I try to reconcile myself with all of this I have found myself creating a web-media based project. I have a bare bones team right now ..in charge of apps,web design, content and overall biz plan.. I still need to cast..get sponsors/advertisers and come up with something that everyone involved will win/benefit.. that it will be a site that becomes one that a certain kind of person will not, cannot live without..at first I thought I would be one of the two personalities I am looking for but I think it better that I am producing.. I like to make things happen..I have been called a Firestarter recently.. suits me just fine.. Start it. make sure the fire is good and hot and embers burning. and then.. let it go.. to take a life of its own on.. I am excited and this whole process is testing my patience.. I see it.. but it is the working backwards to get back to the end vision that tests me.
So in the meantime.. I have also created a World event. SUDS                                                     (SkiPPing Up & Down the Street Day) July 31st..

Look for the link at the end of this post. There is madness to my methods. I am hoping to tie in this event with the ‘secret’ project. and launch it on the same day.. It will make sense:)

This is only February but my brain is on fire.and although it may look like in web land or in the real world that nothing is happening.. it is:)

I have taken PoLLy PoE! into the digital realm…and it is doing quite well…sales are happening.. but this is the year that I want a publishing deal.. I have ideas about this too.branding etc… just need to meet the right people who aren’t afraid of being unconventional.

Besides all this.. I have been getting my husband more involved with his talents and career and we have started up a side business of Voice Over demo reels.There are some interesting acting projects about to happen for him this year..and I can’t wait to spill the beans:)
My own beans.. I am signed on for an Indie project late Spring/early Summer to play Josephine..to Napolean..

i’ve come to realize I am more centered,focused and organized when I have lots on my plate. It may take longer to accomplish but eventually they will all get their time to shine…Energy goes where energy flows.. and they all feed one another..I am so glad I didn’t take that course back in October.. It’s not how I do things.I love learning.. But not in a classroom:)

ok.. here are some links

SUDS- July 31st 2011

Watch the Video here

Vocal Velocity ( Voice Over Demo Reels)

If anyone is out there. If anyone is listening.. Thank-you.

here’s a site that you might like. About.me

look at mine. and get yourself one too

about.me/dawnamariewright

P.s on another note: wanting to be remembered IS A good thing…

Ms. Cayle Chernin ( RIP February 18th 2011)

Take a look at her site. She lives on in all who were lucky to know her.Myself,included

Her blogs are good too:)

Cayle.ca

Time has come to say it like it is

It’s been 2 weeks now.. I have been humming and hawing.percolating.and now it is time to spill my beans..
fermented beans. flatulence can be a cathartic thing;)

The course i was taking ( see last 2 blog posts) lasted 2 classes. first class was disappointing but I thought.. it’s only first class, give it a chance. I did.

first class… was an introduction to the course, topics we would be learning throughout the program, meet and discuss with fellow students business ideas etc..
that was all fine except when I found out that the majority of this so called Continuing Education class was filled with 20yr something students or younger who were only there as part of their course of an overall program. and for grades.. (really?! then I certainly, most definitely don’t want to play/work with you) < no names mentioned

AND they were not there already with an idea..ideas…unlike my Self

That is not why I was there.
I was there, I thought, to be among like-minded entrepreneurial spirits.. those who know guidelines.. but don’t know how to or care to play by the rules to a T.
Those who are forward thinking..independently thinking.. globally, consciously
I’ve met some awesome young people who have it going on and causing some good trouble in my travels.. but they were not in this class

Even the Professor was more about academia than innovation and original thought.. however. after 1st class.. I went again.. perhaps I would be wrong in my initial assessment.
I was not listening to my gut instinct..
and.
but no..Gut proved correct.
2cnd class.. we watched a video about an "entrepreneur" from the late 70′s, early 80″s.. is it the Ryerson program or was the prof to blame about not being current and forward with today’s world?
anyways.. I know information is information.. it’s what you do with it..

In not so many words.. He gave me " a free consultation" as he put it.. asking me If I was coming back to this class because he didn’t want me wasting my money..
In hearing THAT..IT was CLEAR ..THIS was NOT WHERE I was to be.. WANT to be.. and I gather He didn't want me there either.. as He didn’t know what to do with me knowing I was not interested in being a part of a theoretical group …for grades.

at first, I was disappointed.. but then.. as per usual with the way things go in My Life.. I realized my " Fuck You!. was back and in full force..
That’s what I went back to school to learn!!!..

You don’t go to school to be an “Entrepreneur”
Either you ARE or you aren’t…

And “Entrepreneur” is overused,overrated and becoming redundant these days. it’s a new buzz word for?…… You tell me…..

I have been what I always have been.. ME.. and perhaps ..yes…I do..I do things my own way.. even if they are slow, backwards..or not the norm compared to the rest or the way it’s been done before.

I’m not interested in making the next consumer,pointless,consummable hit : ie: pet rock, chia pet,or now the new craze, Silly Bandz

For some reason, I needed to go back to school to figure that out.
to be told in a backhanded way..

I have perserverence, patience, fortitude,tenacity, and all those other adjectives that makes me obsessed:)

So, as it stands I only get back 75% of my tuition fee and when it is re-imbursed that money is going towards hiring appropriate people to make the projects go forward.
In the meantime, I am making ( a) business plans in order to seek more funding.

To you.. who have been enthusiastic,supportive and have given your aid monetarily or otherwise.. I Thank-YOU and Stay Tuned.

41 yrs/Kindergarten/gr.9..first day of school.

This is an interesting excercise. Writing b/c I have to… b/c I have promised to make my Self accountable to those who have given and invested their money and mostly… their ..YOUR …belief in me.Thank-you!

I  had my first class last night for”Small Business Ventures”..All day I was nervous/excited with high expectations of what the next 3 months will entail…I haven’t been in a ‘classroom situation’ since college days.. 20 something years ago….)I have been beating, fighting,nursing a stupid cold but regardless…. when I finally found my classroom after wandering up and down the stairs and the myriad of hallways with big,wide eyes trying to find my classroom where I was anticipating LikeMinds.. I still managed to arrive 15 min early.. so I took notes.observing …..before the professor walked in and introduced himself..People sauntered in..and out of roughly 25 people..the majority were males..Was I surprised? no. Just disappointed.

I was also disappointed to discover that I was in a class that a good fraction of students were only there b/c they were looking for grades as part as their overall program curriculum.

.Did I sign up for the wrong program?

NO. ..I like my prof very much. From the top.. I asked him about HIS credentials and how he arrived here thus far in Life.

He is a humble,honest being.. a captivating storyteller and has “lived’ a colorful human existence/career…..he is an entrepreneurial spirit that is sharing and giving..giving back of his knowledge,expertise and experience in the commercial, corporate world as he knows it..and I know he is going to be an ally in my PoLLY PoE! vision:)

He asked me at the end of the night..”Did I pass the Audition?”

I responded….yes ..indeed:)

For the most part.. going about life ..I feel young and ageless..but being in a class where I know I am the oldest in earth years.(the others have no idea) I feel I have so much more experience that cannot be put on paper..I’m at a loss for relating to those who are in their 20′s and think they know how the world works.. I get it. I understand. I’ve been there…I bought a t-shirt..and sold it…..and yet…I am unable to relate to them.. My intense,curious listening and fearless questions as I look into their eyes…. makes them uncomfortable.

i don’t know how to not make them feel uncomfortable.

I know why  I am here. Why I am taking this class…

when someone(no names mentioned) says to me they are here b/c they have to be…for marks etc.. I know they are not the kinda people I want to play hard with.. cuz’ all I want to do is PLAY and Play is 24/7 work. and I love  to Play.

PLAY=PAY in my world.

On the positive side of it all..  I am terrified.. I like that. I am going to grow more than I ever thought possible.. I have never been about numbers,math, logistics, facts,research to prove what I know.. and yet. here it is.. I’ve always lived by  instinct.. now, this class is going to give me the skills to back up my instincts:)

I remember being in elementary school and doing tests and failing them.. (math to be specific) I knew the answer.. just knew… but couldn’t show HOW I knew..

(Did ya know? I admit..I failed gr.3 math and failed accounting in gr.10.

SO WHAT!…. It’s very frustrating telling someone who doesn’t understand that mode of being.. I just know!.

First and foremost,I am an Actor/Student of Life

.. I trust my Self…I KNOW my Self..so now…. trying to apply THAT to THOSE who only relate to  numbers and  research as proof for success ..I will be challenged..

I was also disappointed b/c  I thought I was going to be in a pool of creative,social do-gooders, so to speak..people who wanted to cause some good shit…instead, I think I’m in a class of people who are only about making  money…not thinking about their impact on the future..what they have to say.what they STAND for…. again..is where i feel the difference in age/maturity.

so… what to do?

The Prof wants us to get into groups.. to come up with a business idea/plan..

but it’s not my thing.it’s not why I am taking this class.I came with an idea/passion.

It’s not for grades.or a hypothetical idea..

I’m here in this class to make IT happen.

I’m here to learn how to make my ideas a money making reality while causing some good shit..errr trouble… ..

ok. that was my first class..

I’m looking forward to homework.

Afterall.. I am and always will be  A Student of Life.

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The Countdown

It’s September..ick..ack.. fack! Summer has been busy,busy and HOT HOT HOT ….just the way I love it.. Why is September such a sobering month?

Usually, I already get solemn about the onset of fall and the stupid allergies(ragweed) that comes with it… and winter…where I hibernate and only go out if I absolutely have to..however… this year,I’m changing my tune and will  keep myself busy that I don’t have time to cry and complain.

In one week I will be back to school!

Since I didn’t have the cashflow to do so,I got entrepreneurial and had myself a fundraiser of sorts. I put it out there and people responded.. and some very generously, some anonymously.

Others acquired a PoLLy PoE! cd of *5 SiLLy StOry-PoEm’s* and a few others I helped cleaning their house and/or yard.. It was well worth it! These past few weekends I even had a yard sale to top it off.

The course is a Small Business Venture program through Ryerson University ..so once a week I will be sitting in class with like-minded people:)networking in person is still the Only way:)

I’m excited.I’m nervous.. but more than anything I am grateful to those who recognized my chutzpah..It is from here on that I will be accountable to you via this blog about my studies and  my progress. I have ideas!

This  course will help me put them into action..because truth be told I lack skills when it comes to ‘business’..

In the spirit of big brains and preparing,I’ve been reading up on Richard Branson, Donald Trump and even following Gene Simmons…yes, THE Gene Simmons of KISS:)

I’m still doing the acting gigs and v/o stuff too but it’s time to put more on my plate.. I like to eat.. eat up life… and regurgitate:)

My first project going into class will be the branding of PoLLy PoE! ..as I said, I have ideas!

It is very true.. I have seen it in action.. I’ve seen the manifestation.

“Where there is a will,there is a way.” ..

What to wear on my first day of school?! LOL

I’ll think about that after the KISS concert… 2 more sleeps!

Pulling my own teeth

ugh.. Forcing. my.self. to. write.

Lots has gone on.lots is going on. lots is to come.

What finally brought me to do so?

I am watching A&E with Seamus O’Reagan interviewing Des McAnuff , am gushing about his way, his process, his perspectives, his philosophies towards the arts, acting, directing and the theatre..reminding me of my first Fringe Festival gone sour.

I was in rehearsals for 2 months doing a kids show, playing the role of an evil mother,channeling Ross Petty:) but as we got closer to opening night..going to rehearsals were becoming a chore, snore and a bore…but I forged onward as I believe in seeing things through until the end.. even when it is growing sour…However,after opening night…once the young,diva,overwrought ego of a director verbally puked all over her cast.. I had to put things into perspective and realize it wasn’t worth the lack of fun.. it was supposed to be kids show!..

Without going into name dropping details.. let’s just say.. 4 of the 6 of us actors were in solidarity and quit…so sad..too bad.. Eye magazine came out to review and just I had anticipated..a not so good review.. although I did:) Phew! for what it’s worth

“EYE WEEKLY Review:

This is a straight-forward adaptation of a little-known Grimm’s fairytale. There’s a reason you’ve never heard of the fairytale, and unfortunately the director’s  adaptation does little to breathe life into the original story. Still, Dawna Wright as Mother and Dominique Roy as the Elf  give particularly strong performances, making the most of stilted lines and a meandering plot. All in all, it’s a predictable Cinderella-type tale that’s lacking in the requisite charm and enchantment of such tales. At just over 30 minutes, it still feels long.

No time was lost as I now had a free schedule and my agent had me meet with a top animation casting director..which lead to do doing a workshop with her and now she also has my PoLLy PoE! Cd  in her hands:)

I was also in the midst of organizing a Q&A about the voice over industry with Lawrence Bayne which went well. My efforts paid off

I’ve also decided to go back to school in September to take an Entrepreneurial Business course and really go forward with my children’s writing.

This week.. being only Wednesday.. I’ve had 3 auditions.(commercial). have landed one so far.. shoot tomorrow and Friday…

ok.. that’s the ketchup for now.. Really don’t feel like pulling my own teeth at the moment.

There is other stuff in the works but I am not at liberty to speak of it.

In fact, I think it’s better to DO first.. then talk:)

My latest guilty TV pleasure? Gene Simmons Family Jewels..That man is a straight ahead genius! and KISS is coming in September.. I wanna go!

Will you save me from Reality TV?

Do you have an open mind? a big heart? Are you a risk taker?..do you get a kick out of helping others? or are you just plain nuts?!

Ok.. here it goes.. come with me on this one:)

Finally, at the age of 41 yrs ..I am ready.I want to go back to school in September (Ryerson University) for a 3 month course/program (New Venture Start Up-
The course is $ 514.00 for 42 weeks.@ 1 day/3 hours a week

“This course is designed primarily for non-business students who are interested in starting a business of their own. Topics included assessing entrepreneurial potential, opportunity identification, market assessment, organizing, promoting, and financing the business, intellectual property, buying an existing business or considering a franchise. Students will be expected to work on developing a business plan.”

Registration has begun..however my funds are in the red.. gotta love overdraft:) eeek! and the credit card is maxed.. whose isn’t these days?!
So…. this is where you come in and where we can be of help to each other:)

I’m reaching out in true Entrepreneurial spirit to have the village of the web help contribute to my studies while using this method as one of my 3 developing business plans/projects for the course/class itself.

This is what I have in mind….
When you contribute ….

$1 gets you a big gratitude hug next time I see you.

$20 gets you a personalized, signed and mailed CD of 5 SiLLy StOrY-PoEm’S by me, PoLLy PoE!
!http://www.facebook.com/pages/PoLLy-PoE/11910220702?ref=ts

$50 gets you 2hrs of my time..

-need errands run? housework? a babysitter?, dogwalker/sitter? or maybe you need help gardening, painting or help in the office (organizing,reception etc)
(This applies to those living in the GTA)..Toronto,Ontario Canada

Note: this offer strictly does not include nudity or sexual favors of any kind)

$100 gets you all of the above!

Whichever amount you decide to contribute,You will be acknowledged unless you’d rather be anonymous:) and will also be kept up to date via my blog.

What do you think?
Am I nuts? Are you nuts?

If you want to help out a budding entrepreneur all you have to do is click here!
http://dawnawright.webs.com/paypal.htm

Thank-you for your time,
Dawna Marie Wright

This is NOT about Justin Bieber

..sheesh.. I’ve been so busy..(no complaints) and realized I haven’t checked in ..so to speak..

Walking silently w/a big stick is my way..don’t talk .just do.. then talk:)

I have come to learn  a love for planning…setting goals and following them through.That in itself is a huge breakthrough for me who loves to live for the NOW.

I have met with some people that are now on board to help forward my children’s writing..PoLLy PoE! w/a Business plan..branding.. SEO and web 2.0 savvy..so far so good. .I am getting orders for my e-book!

I am currently in rehearsals for a children’s play, an adaptation of Grimm’s FairyTales( One Eye,Two Eyes,Three Eyes)..it is part of the FringeKids here in Toronto. I am very much looking forward to being a ‘wicked’ mother.(think Red Queen)… another role to add to my ‘Evil”  resume;)

This past week..I went into the studio and recorded a voice demo! finally!..I really do love being in a booth wearing nothing but headphones w/a microphone in my face…ok,maybe I’m being  a little sassy. When I did it, i was wearing clothes.. but I did  it barefeet:)

Voice Over work never gets the recognition as it should.. like music scoring for films/tv/commercials.. but that’s what I like to do..be in a studio with headphones and hearing myself back in my ears…. not caring what I look like..but caring what it sounds like..Yes, i am an actress..but also a Catalyst:)

It’s not what you say.. but how you say it.

so, on that note.. I have also been organizing/producing a Q &A about the Voice Over Industry with someone who has been a veteran of the specialized biz for over 20yrs.

which brings me back to planning. I am finally figuring it out!..have intention.make a date..and see it through..in the process of all that.. be patient and give it some time.. I am seeing results especially when I allot time to work on it every day..and not just for this. but in every thing I do. I have gone deeper into the multi-tasking matrix:)

Next week I go into the studio to record a few  PoLLy PoE! Silly Story-Poems in order to make cd’s and sell them during the run of the children’s play along with hard copies of the e-book

and now to toot another horn..

Lawrence Bayne

this is the Voice veteran that i am organizing the Q&A for.

are you on facebook?

Q&A about the V/O Industry-In Toronto

He is a ‘buzz’ right now as the film, in which he plays a somewhat ‘sensitive’ Guard(Officer Goodyear) in ‘DogPound’ directed by Kim Chapiron, is doing the festival circuit ( won a Tribeca Film Festival Award)  and will be wide released in June.

Just goes to show ya. show me.. you CAN do it ALL!..

I am a dreamer…and so much more:)

NYC Showbiz Expo 2010.. what a crock!

I am back home in Toronto after a 36 hr whirlwind trip to Manhattan.. there and back.. After waking up at 8:30 Saturday morning..then stealing away at 1:30 am Sunday morning we hit the road going through the Catskills.. <that was beautiful!!… I can only imagine how colorful it would be in the fall…We arrived in Manhattan at our hotel ( Hilton) around 12 noon deliriously sleep deprived. After somewhat settling in and refreshing ourselves we made our way to the expo which was in the hotel.

I didn’t have any expectations other than to see what all the fuss was about..There were seminars, auditions etc..and the trade show aspect as well…that in itself was the crock. Vendors from acting studios, photographers to make up companies and yes.. even Cirque de Soleil was there.

There was an area called “Headshot Alley” where headshots and resumes were lined up in a row..along with a comment box beside them..

On the opposite aisle .. message boards such as ‘Classifieds’ and ‘For Sale’

Ok.. lied.. I did go with expectations.. I expected to meet directors, producers..film makers…but really.. the majority of what I saw was hopeful neophytes..Silly me.. why did I think directors, producers and filmmakers would be there? .. my optimism eludes me sometimes and this was one of those times. However, it has given me ideas how to make money from unsuspecting dreamers.. lol

After doing the once around.. we were itchy to get out of there so on my way out I handed my badge/pass to a woman waiting in line to get in.

I must say there was one company that I  found of interest and I think people who are on the production side of business will appreciate this. DODDLEME.com

So with that being said….. we went back to our hotel room, ordered a bottle of red, filet mignon and cheesecake and crashed by 6:30 pm.. woke up at 6:30 am Monday and headed back to Toronto.. .

It’s been awhile since I had last been to NYC..and it is ALIVE as ever…next time I go it won’t be because of a ‘Showbiz Expo’

March ing towards summer!

YAY!  The love of my life bought me a new bike last week..pink and white and girly. Very unlike me .. but I am loving it!.. as we both love to ride..ride.. ride… I am loving this month of March.. Lots of stuff is brewing..it’ s  going to be a fruitful summer.. hopefully it will last longer than 2weeks … lol.. and how lucky are we?!

This past week we got to work together on a new series called Lost Girl.. He was the “Muscular Goon” and I was his motorcycle bitch/babe..lol.. it was a fun day indeed!..This coming weekend I am taking a comedy writing class .. for the hell of it:) and to tap into my funny bone.. apparently,  I have one.

Then….Sunday!…. off to NYC for the Showbiz Expo.. Road Trip! here WE come!

138 Arlington–good news and more good news!

What a crazy month of February it has been.. I am back online and slowly getting back all the data I lost when my computer died.. I lost Everything! even though I thought I backed it up on an external brain.. I didn’t … do it correctly. arrrgh!

So, I was without computer for a week or so until my husband couldn’t take it anymore sharing his computer as I checked FB and hotmail.. so he bought me a new one

So.. now here I am

since I lost all my writing.. and final draft program.. I have been re-writing.. yet again.. to get it back to computer..I did some small bit parts.. on one Resident Evil..as an albino human being scanned..or something like that… and lucky me it was the last day of filming ..was in and out in an hour and a half and also caught the set sale…

Just last week.. another bit part on Saw VII..playing a bar flusie. that was fun:)

The best news however, is the independent short where I play a Nurse Ratchett type…(Head of the Dept…Nurse Davenport).. just got word from the producer that it will be showing in the following places:

Soul 4 Reel Film Festival

March 12th-14th   -Forestville, MD

for more info join the FB fan page

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Soul-4-Reel-Film-Festival/201922711717?ref=ts

Los Angeles Women’s International Film Festival

March 26th – April 1st     -Los Angeles, CA

http://www.reelfestivalforwomen.org/

Buffalo Niagara Film Festival

April 16th – 25      -  Buffalo, NY

http://www.buffaloniagarafilmfestival.com/

138 Arlington

Director : Meagan Hoecke

Producer: Claire Baille

Synopsis

The year is 1970 and while the outside world is drastically changing, in a Baltimore psychiatric institution a young Greenlandic woman has come forward with allegations of abuse. But not only is she crazy; she’s also half Inuit. And nobody believes a crazy Indian. Even when Anne’s bruises are plainly visible to the entire ward, the nurses look the other way. She did it to herself, they say. But fellow patient Bridgette Leven knows better… 138 Arlington recounts the story of two courageous women who begin as victims and who, through their determination and audacity, become survivors.

And.. I , myself, am very excited for my husband (Lawrence Bayne) for a film he did that will be in theatres  May/June 2010. *Dog Pound* directed by Kim Chapiron

http://www.dogpound-lefilm.com/

which is also showing at the Tribeca Film Festival, founded by Robert De Niro, in April

http://www.tribecafilm.com/

..it smells like Spring. …