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 March 7, 2007
Dear loyal friends,
If you’re reading this now, you are indeed a truly loyal and supportive friend. It’s been over a year since I’ve managed to sit down and jot a few lines about my current activities, and I can’t thank you few faithful enough for your patience and perseverance. I’m gradually resurfacing after what I am now referring to as my “lost year” and, although I’ve been rather silent on this page, I certainly haven’t been inactive. So let me catch you up briefly on some of the highlights of my recent months.
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| My RING OF FIRE Broadway experience unfortunately didn’t last too long after rather negative reviews and an obvious public apathy towards the piece. So after a quick and unceremonious closing, I moved Off Broadway to perform in a new play with music entitled, BARBARA’S BLUE KITCHEN. That too received rather luke-warm reviews but kept me sated until I jetted off last Fall to beautiful Door County, Wisconsin, where I collaborated on a brand new musical tribute to John Prine called FISH AND WHISTLE. Fortunately, my previous track record of performing in shows with poor receptions was drastically changed as FISH AND WHISTLE was not only an extremely popular and much appreciated evening, but a total blast to perform. In addition, my John Prine cohorts and I reinstituted our Monday evening singer/songwriter concert of original music to much success and enjoyment. So much so, in fact, that we were asked by our producers if we would create a holiday show for the Christmas season and I, therefore, got to ring in the New Year singing old holiday childhood favorites with my many good friends and supporters in lovely Fish Creek, Wisconsin. Somehow, in amongst all those various projects and performances, I managed to spend some time on my ranch in Texas, learning the ropes (both literally and figuratively) of raising cattle and mending fences. Whew, I think I’ll stick with acting!
Perhaps the most exciting aspect of my missing year was the start of recording sessions for my next CD. My snail like pace of creating my own work continued throughout 2006, but I am ecstatic to say that I am beginning to glimpse the actuality of completing another collection of original Wakefield songs and silliness. What’s more, the level of professionalism and the quality of production have shot way up (as has the cost, unfortunately!) and I am really thrilled by the overall sound and fidelity of this new CD. Hopefully, it will all soon be done and ready for critical consumption in the very near future. I’ll definitely keep you posted.
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As for my immediate work and whereabouts, I am currently performing at the Delaware Theatre Company in Wilmington, Delaware, in a beautiful production of DRIVING MISS DAISY. I sure wish all of you could see it, so if you’re in the area this March, I hope you’ll plan to stop by and catch a performance. I’m quite proud of it.
Finally, I’ve got some interesting projects in the works for later this year but I’m going to refrain from talking about them now. Maybe that way, I’ll feel compelled to update you again in the very near future instead of falling into another uncommunicative malaise. Until then, thanks for checking in. Please, if you’re still following my meandering career, drop me a line and let me know. I sure enjoy hearing from all of you.
Yours,
Scott
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