This week on the show, we talk about play and rest and how they’re kind of important parts to our creative practice. We talk about giving our minds a rest and letting our bodies take the wheel by choosing low-stakes experiments (waste the page) to loosen perfectionism. On the rest side, we talk about what it is (choice) and isn’t (doomscrolling).We’re getting a little rebellious with this one—and perhaps even a tad wasteful *gasp*!References:Utah Shakespeare Festival - annual summer/fall theatre festival in Cedar City, UTInto the Woods - 2014 Disney adaptation of the 1986 musical Into the Woods starring Meryl Streep and a bunch of other famous people“Stay with Me” - song from the 2014 Disney adaptation of the 1986 musical Into the Woods written by Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine Heartburn - novel by Nora Ephron, narrated by Meryl StreepTom Lake - novel by Ann Patchett, narrated by Meryl Streep“Aqueous Transmission” - song by Incubus“Get Ur Freak On” - song by Missy ElliottThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy - novel by Douglas AdamsThe Artist’s Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity, book by Julia Cameron TIMECODES0:00 - Intro2:04 - Get your “frisson”8:15 - Dance as play12:16 - Resistance to play18:13 - When did we stop playing?29:49 - Rest is radical

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