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Susanna Burney’s Acting Life

Susanna Burney

by Doug Fahl on September 1, 2011

I first met Susanna Burney almost 20 years ago when we both performed in the booming fringe theater community in Seattle – primarily at Annex Theater. I was impressed by her intelligence, her easy manner and her ability to juggle so many different facets of her career.

Over the years, she’s been a dedicated and busy theater professional wearing multiple hats from actress to teacher to director to artistic director/co-founder of Our American Theater Company and now to marketing director of ArtsWest. Additionally, her major role in John Carpenter’s latest movie “The Ward” and her notable voice-over work have brought her national recognition. I’ve always found her to be a motivating spirit in my friendship, so I was curious to talk to her about how she motivates herself and about the highlights in her career. Continue reading…

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Surviving Creative Romance

Surviving Creative Romance

Let’s say you went on a business trip with your creative professional partner and came home angry, feeling neglected in favor of their work. Maybe you had a few clashes over couple time versus their career. Sound familiar? While the following is mainly focused on romantic partnerships, it can be useful with any creative boss, friend or family [...]

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Is Work Limiting Your Creativity?

Is Work Limiting Your Creativity?

It’s a common misconception that you must limit yourself to a specific niche, and focus on one thing only. That “thing”, whatever it is, will become your bread and butter, your area of expertise, your key to success. It’s a misconception because it is only a half truth.

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When In Doubt, Try Quitting

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This is a guest post by Matt Hammond from Seattle Geekly. He was first featured here with his better half Shannon in an interview about their passion for producing their weekly podcast. Matt’s post is an excellent follow-up to that interview, and something to think about for anyone who has ever doubted their own dedication. [...]

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Questing for Passion

Questing for Passion

What do you do if you are a creative person, but you don’t know what your passion is? This question came to me from Jenipher. I replied briefly: keep looking and trying things, but I also got inspired to write something a little more detailed. For me, the answer was to analyze and combine interests. [...]

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Breaking Through the Creative Wall

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If there is a particular idea or project that I am stuck on, there are generally two things I do depending on how pressing the deadline is. If I don’t have one, I simply put it away for a few days and work on something else. I have enough projects and ideas laying around, that [...]

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