Tag Archives: musical theatre

I Did My Own Thing (and They Weren’t Impressed)

Posted on April 22, 2025 by mitchteemley

George, mime instructor at The Newport Institute of the Arts, 1975 My Real Memoir I was obsessive, proud, and doggedly devoted to dancing to my own tune. And all I asked in return was unlimited love and admiration. I’d learned as a … Continue reading →

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Your Mama Don’t Dance

Posted on October 8, 2024 by mitchteemley

Dancers by Rukmani3                  Pepito & Joanne                  Godspell My Real Memoir The moment it exploded out of my radio speaker, “Your Mama Don’t Dance” felt like my theme … Continue reading →

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My Next Big Fork in the Road?

Posted on June 11, 2024 by mitchteemley

Yes, that’s (not) me in the center. My Real Memoir At age eleven, I’d had an offer to move to Japan and become an artist. That was my first big fork in the road. Then at eighteen, I’d had a … Continue reading →

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In Love With Falling in Love

Posted on June 4, 2024 by mitchteemley

My Real Memoir Of all the times to convince myself I had no feelings. Everyone on Earth was reading the novel Love Story! The world was in love with falling in love, and what had I done? Broken-up with a … Continue reading →

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A Head Full of Dreams

Posted on September 26, 2023 by mitchteemley

My Real Memoir “You’re so full of dreams, I gotta kiss you just to shut you up!” (from my novel Healing River). Those could have been my girlfriend Marty’s words the day we graduated from high school. Yes, I was … Continue reading →

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