How ya doing?

Dear fam:

With everything that's currently happening in our world, if you're like me, your mood can vary greatly from minute to minute. Right now...at this moment...I'm doing well!

Who knows how I'll feel in 5 minutes. ;-)

But, right now, it's a Saturday afternoon, I just ate some leftover Thai food, I'm about to have an afternoon cup of coffee, I actually made it to boxing class this morning, I don't have rehearsal today and I FINALLY have time to sit down, listen to XRT, write some run-on sentences and tell you what's been going on and what's coming up! If you've made it this far, I appreciate the crap out of you!

LAST WEEK:

I had a FANTASTIC show at Central Michigan University! This article gives a really good summary of what my college show looks like. If you have any contacts at any colleges, I'm ALWAYS available and looking to perform. Speaking of which, I will be performing at the University of Pittsburgh on Wednesday, November 13th. Do I know any folks in southwest Pennsylvania?

THIS WEDNESDAY - FRIDAY:
I'm heading to San Jose for a series of shows with the talented homie Mighty Mike McGee. If you're unfamiliar with Mike's work, a National and World Poetry Slam Grand Champion, I encourage you to click on his pic and check him out! Here's where I'll be performing:

Wed 10/16 at 8pm - "Go Go Gone Show" at Cafe Stritch
Thur 10/17 at 7pm - Live Lit Writer's Open-mic at Caffe Frascati
Fri. 10/18 - "Kitchen Sessions" - Get at me for time and location

AND OPENING NOVEMBER 8TH!
The West Coast Premiere of...

"WAITING FOR WAITING FOR GODOT"

by Dave Hanson
directed by Jacob Sidney

CAST:
Bruno Oliver as Ester
Joe Hernandez-Kolski as Val
Julie Marchiano as Laura

It is probably not their night.
Ester and Val are understudies for a production of Waiting for Godot. They are committed to art and frustrated by anonymity. They understand their purpose, but not the reasons they stay. They accept their fate, but question each other's motives, all while waiting for "him" to appear... A "gleefully absurd" (Time Out New York) backstage farce packed with profound insight, existential dread, and shameless punchlines, Waiting for Waiting for Godot is the Beckett companion you didn't know you needed.

We run Friday, November 8ththrough Saturday, December 14th!
Click here for details!!

So all of these shows have me really really excited and I hope to see you at one of them!

And, yes, how ya doing?

Love,

Joe