Update on "Diary"

So I've decided to donate a portion (16% to be exact) of any profits for "Diary" to Sojourn, a center for domestic abuse survivors in Santa Monica, CA.

(Those of you who are friends with my ex, you can stop reading here because I'm sure you don't want to hear it.)

When I talk to people about my marriage, even those who knew my ex, they are stunned by the level of emotional abuse that I endured. The constant battering about how everything I did was wrong, how I would never succeed for a variety of reasons, how he undercut everything I did, from what I wore to what I directed. Every decision every day was tempered by what amount of rage was going to be generated by that decision. No one should have to live that way. I almost didn't, almost choosing to end my life one night rather than continue on the way it was.

And while I was able to leave and create a new, amazing, incredible life, many women are not able to leave, whether it's because of financial issues, fear or fear for their children. Sojourn provides a place for women to go for counseling, for financial and emotional support, a safe place for their children to be. They are advocates for these women and their families to be able to start again, leaving the pain and the anguish of their life behind them.

While my ex never laid a hand on me, the scars are still there and still deep and powerful. I want to give something to those who are seeking a new life, a new way to become the women they should be. And if it's only $10, then it's $10 more than they had.

The opening night for "Diary of a Mid-Life Crisis" will possibly be a fundraiser for Sojourn. Working out the details for that since opening night will be May 27, 2011 but I hope to be able to present them with a healthy check not only that night but at the end of the run.

For more information on how you can help get "Diary of a Mid-Life Crisis", the play, off the ground, check out http://kck.st/bBkMi2.

Thanks for your continued support.

Contribute to "Diary"'s production!

"Diary of a Mid-Life Crisis", based on this blog, will open as a play at Eclectic Company Theatre" on May 27, 2011. I'm very excited and a little daunted by the prospect of putting my life up on stage for the whole world - or at least the neighborhoods around North Hollywood - to see.

I've launched a Kickstarter account where interested parties can contribute to the production fund to help put this show together. You can donate as little as $5 or as much as $500. There rewards for every level. Please check it out and donate if you can!

"Diary" on Kickstarter.com

Let me know if you have questions!