"The Playwright"

WriteOn Joliet charter member Duanne Walton has a delightful habit of gifting with delightful items.

Like this "werewolf" candle from Mythology Candles that I only burn a little at a time because when it's gone, it's gone. 

And this rocking "coffee bar man" that sits on my home coffee bar.

This Christmas, Duanne gifted me with this a different scent from Mythology Candles.

The scent surprised me, because I didn't know this was a scent that could be bottled. (yes, you have to scroll for it).

The scent is called "The Playwright" and a product description is provided on the Mythology Candles website.

I must say the scent lives up to its hype.

Duanne gave this candle to me on December 12, at WriteOn Joliet's member-only holiday party at The Curator's Cafe in Joliet. And I just lit it for the first time.

So why did I wait until now to light it?

Because WriteOn Joliet has just entered its third radio play season and just had our very first table reading last Thursday at The Book Market in Crest Hill. 

Because ten members of WriteOn Joliet will explore various aspects of heroism in original radio-style stories and poems at 7 p.m. April 25 and 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. April 26  at the Billie Limacher Bicentennial Park and Theatre.

Authors and performers are Denise M. Baran-Unland, Mauverneen Blevins, Edward Calkins, Holly Coop, Steve Cordin, Diana Estell, Cean Magosky, Colleen H. Robbins, Jenny Russ and Duanne Walton.

Director is Anne Magosky.

Production assistant is Rebekah Baran.

Admission will be just $5.

So with the success of our 2023 radio play and the 2024 radio play behind us, we ten will spend the next few months editing, casting, rehearsing, and taking these seemingly unrelated pieces - written individually, at different times in our lives, and at the behest of our particular inspirations - and transforming them into a cohesive performance you will not want to miss.

And I wanted this candle flame to not only inspire me with my BryonySeries contribution to the play and not just with the mechanics of this play, or of how far we ten have come as individual writers, but to...

...also remind me of how far we have come in learning to support each other and collaborate with each other to bring our unique and separate works together to weave together a dynamic show we hope you don't miss.