I Dream Before I Sleep

I am completely exhausted - the heat and a bout of summer allergies has clogged my head and so of course, I can't sleep. Finally resorted to melatonin last night (usually my yoga routine works but my brain's been even more hyperdrive than usual) but before I drifted off I started thinking about what I love about variety shows.

Then I started thinking about what I want to do, which has been, of late, working on a web-series. Then, I don't need to worry about an agent, resume, or job, (or what I look like) and hopefully through the experience of writing/directing/acting in a show, I will get a job (if indeed the webseries is successful).

Then I started thinking about what makes a sketch comedy (like Carol Burnett's show) great - the cast and the crew (plus some writing). Really, that's all you need.

Then I started thinking about places to film around campus - Hoke (on the weekends), the Apartments, the Prayer Towers, etc.

Then I started thinking about the schedule - meetings on Monday, writing at work from Tues-Friday, rehearsals Friday night, filming Saturday/Sunday, editing and putting up on Monday morning before meeting.

I saw my life ahead of me - working here part-time and doing this through the week and then ending up on Conan O'Brien's show (nobody has ever told me I don't dream big enough...!) talking about how my friends and I all got started in our careers.

Then I came up with the name (forgive my somewhat selfish desire to name the show after myself...I'm open to other options): "Kate's Quarter-Hour Comedy Show" or something similar.

"What's New in the News?" would be the news segment, we'd do commercials, sketches, interviews/reviews, Interludes (music/art), Intro/Finale segments, and of course, end titles with our mistakes.

This morning I was thinking about how I'd wear a rosary in every episode, and that we wouldn't necessarily be a "Christian Comedy Show" but we'd be Christians writing a Comedy Show webseries, and how great it would be if we got other Christians involved...

Basically, this is my dream. Doesn't have to be a comedy show, necessarily (as I am not very funny), but my deepest desire is to tell stories communally, which is why I adore television.

So. That's worth thinking about...