When I Met My Muse
I glanced at her and took my glasses
Off –- they were still singing. They buzzed
like a locust on the coffee table and then
ceased. Her voice belled forth, and the
sunlight bent. I felt the ceiling arch, and
knew that nails up there took a new grip
on whatever they touched. “I am your own
way of looking at things,” she said. “When
you allow me to live with you, every
glance at the world around you will be
a sort of salvation.” And I took her hand.
Stafford, William, An Oregon Message, 1987
Did you know that the average person ranks fear of public speaking higher than the fear of death?! This fear could be hurting your personal and professional life. So many people share this fear and the only way to get over it is to face it. The real learning and growth occurs when we are outside our comfort zone. It can be tackled in a fun, frivolous and social way. Join the beginner’s acting class and get up there with everyone else, have lots of fun and meet like-minded people. If you want to know more about what happens in a typical acting class 
1. You will be exposed to lots of different styles and will write a lot but the emphasis will be on having a fun, relaxed time.
Hello all! The next Improver’s Acting Class – Level 2 – will be on Tuesday nights in Rathmines. It starts Tuesday, January 24th and concludes with live stage performance of your monologue. Please 
Improvers Acting – Level 2 Tuesdays, 7.30pm-9.30pm,
Intermediate Acting – Level 3 – Thursdays, 7.30pm-10pm.
Fancy a great night out with your pals this festive season? How about an hour of scintillating new writing for the stage? Get yourself down to see Murder of Crows before it closes. It runs at lunch time and evenings until Decemebr 17. More exciting new writing from Theatre Upstairs, located over Lanigan’s Pub on Eden Quay. 