Accidental Undertakings

The process of birthing this play has brought to mind the value of the accidental undertaking--how there is little creative force in the planned. Creativity seems to flow from those unexpected journeys pieced together like cobble stones from events we have little power over. Like the way this play was conceived--during the twenty-year dissolution of a marriage. Like the way this play was written--as an attempt to fill an hour time slot at a religious conference after a last minute cancellation. Like the way the actors have been found--a chance encounter at an unrelated production. And Eureka! The means to interpret what chance has sealed with words.