Canadian Cannabis Attorney, Author, Actor and Filmmaker Russell Bennett talks about how he never dreamed he'd get hitched and how his love for performance and theatre took him from Toronto to New York to Vancouver and led him to the love of his life. Russell wrote the book on Canadian Cannabis Law and we discuss the racist roots of why the Canadian government began legislating against substances thanks to Makenzie King and the first female judge in the British Empire Emily Murphy.
It doesn’t cost anything to write (alone or with a partner) or to get a group of actors to read a script in a living room (or on zoom). The way I work the living room is my creative space, because although I don’t get to be on stage or in a studio every day, I do get to be creative in my living room as often as I choose. It’s also a great place to get others excited about your work, on your turf and on your terms.
In the process of creating my solo show I learned that my living room is my creative space. I learned a new kind of discipline where the most important person I needed to show up for was myself. No scene partner, no coach, no director, no audience, no one to entertain or be accountable to…except myself. While I was creating my show that was the first time I was truly fulfilled as an artist – for the first time in my career I was inspired, creating and exploring daily, pushing myself further than I had ever imagined and most importantly, I was impressing myself with the stuff I came up with.
Award-Winning Canadian fantasy author Sebastien de Castell talks about writing, his creative process, his first novel that no one will ever read, his band, why FOMO is overrated, accompanying his wife to South Africa conference where he went bungee jumping off the world's longest commercial bungee jump and facing his fears...and his incredible swashbuckling Greatcoat Series.
Dana’s adventure continue in book #2 of the Year of the What? series
Year of the Bitch…coming soon!
Stay tuned with author Jennifer Lieberman’s upcoming events, performances and productions.
