Episode Details

If you've been following Diane's journey writing a one-woman show, her play Chasing Enough met an audience for the very first time last week and it was terrifying, vulnerable, and incredibly valuable all at once.

Our host, Diane Rolston, shares what happened when 21 people sat down to hear an unfinished, unpolished script that no one outside her writing coach had ever heard before.

Listen to learn these key takeaways:

• What a read-through actually is and why Diane chose to do one far earlier than most theatre people would recommend
• The unexpected risk she took during the read-through that made it more than just reading (and why she did it anyway)
• Who she invited and why the composition of that room was a very deliberate decision
• The surprising moments that landed more powerfully than she ever intended and the ones that didn't land at all
• What the audience's laughter (and silence) revealed that she never could have known from just reading the script herself
• The ending that didn't hit the way she hoped, and what she's now going back to fix
• Why one scene she loved is getting fully cut, one cut scene is going back in, and what that teaches us about the difference between what creators love and what audiences connect with
• The "show don't tell" lesson she keeps learning: the balance between explanation and experience that makes the difference between a TED talk and theatre
• Why filming from the back instead of the front was not enough
• The creative idea she added the night before, and what the audience said about it (she's not telling you what it was, you'll have to experience it LIVE)

Coming up next: what Diane learned by letting people see her work before it was ready, and why, if you have perfectionism, you won't want to miss it.

Want to be invited to a future read-through or the private preview in September in North Vancouver? Sign up at the Chasing Enough landing page: https://chasing-enough.dynamicwomen.biz/

The vision is a tour for 2027 and if you want to be a local ambassador or collaborator in your city, reach out to diane@dianerolston.com now.

Want to be invited to join Diane’s NEW high-level, like-minded group of women? Email her at diane@dianerolston.com.

Do you prefer reading blogs or watching videos?

• Read Diane’s blogs here: https://www.dianerolston.com/blog
• Watch Diane’s videos here: https://www.youtube.com/@CoachDianeRolston

This show’s host, Diane Rolston, is called THE Expert on Being Dynamic and living a Dynamic Life. She specializes in coaching high-achieving women who want to be successful AND satisfied. She is a Certified Professional Coach, International Speaker, 11-time Author, and host of the five-time award-winning Dynamic Women Podcast, ranked in the top 2.5% of podcasts.

Diane has been recognized with multiple awards for her professional accomplishments and for the powerful impact she has on the women she inspires and empowers. Chicken Soup for the Soul co-creator Jack Canfield describes her as “an amazing woman” doing “incredible work helping women develop holistic lives of balance.”

Through her program, VA Made Easy, she helps entrepreneurs go from task overwhelm to business ease by hiring and training Vi