In the opening chapter of Anne of Green Gables, Lucy Maud Montgomery describes Mrs. Rachel Lynde as follows: "She was a notable housewife; her work was always done and well done; she “ran” the Sewing Circle, helped run the Sunday-school, and was the strongest prop of the Church Aid Society and Foreign Missions Auxiliary." I first read the book when I was nine, and it was then that I first fell in love with women who wear multiple hats of responsibility. 

On my most recent trip to Walt Disney World, I noticed a woman proudly wearing a button that said "10th Visit". Which made me wonder - how many times have I been here? A lot. A lot of times. I don't know how many times at this point. But I don't care - all I care about is when I'm going back! But why? Why Disney again? I'm glad you asked! 

Once you bail on a project, the people facilitating that project are unlikely to want to trust you again with another opportunity in the future. Unless…

As an Artist, you’ve got to get comfortable asking people for things.

When a child asked another child ‘would you like to play robots with me? Zoo with me? Colouring with me? Monsters with me?’

The answer was always yes.

Be the hardest working Artist in the room. You will be remembered and respected for it.

I realized that I did NOT want to be one of those people who’d been working on the same piece for years and years but never actually completed it. So, I painted myself into a corner. 

An Artist is someone who is driven by a force within them to create - whether that’s through music, poetry, photography or blood effects for a horror movie. The need to create unites us, the rest is just details.

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Marion brings her many years of working in theatre, wearing a variety of different hats, to share with you tips and suggestions and inspiration to be the best live performer you can be!