Artistic Statement
"Samantha Cocco, a disappointingly straight actor."
I wrote this line on the cover page of the first short play I ever wrote, "Straight Play," in 2023. It has three meanings. It's a triple entendre. Is that a thing?
#1 - I am an actor first and foremost, and I only sing in the car with the windows rolled up; thus, I only perform in so-called 'straight plays' (ironic as a lot of them are actually super gay). This disappoints those in my life outside of the performing arts community, who would rather see me in musical drivel they find entertaining, instead of the thought-provoking works of art I take on and try to get them to come see. I wrote "Straight Play" about these uncultured porcine friends and family of mine.
#2 - I am an actor first and foremost, and I am constantly being asked and encouraged to branch out. Want to stage manage my show? Can I interest you in directing? Would you be interested in costuming? You're such a good writer, why don't you write? Ugh. My desire to primarily prance around on a stage disappoints many in the performing arts community.
#3 - I'm too heterosexual for my liking and the liking of lesbians worldwide. Men consistently disappoint me, and I wish I could be gayer. I, myself, am disappointed about how straight I am.
Why am I telling you these things? Well, most importantly, I don't know what an artistic statement is or how to write one, so I'm just winging it. #1 is wholly self-serving and an attempt to get you to read my first and, at the time of writing this, only play. #3 is also self-serving, as I am currently single and maybe a cool playwright will think I'm funny and at least a 7.
But #2 is actually important. I gave in recently and wrote a thing to appease my fans (read: my mom. Hi, Mom!). It was received so positively and I'm excited to have more eyes on it and keep writing more. Uplifting others is really important to me, and I'm excited to do that here, too. All right, thanks for reading. I'm going to go Google 'how to write an artistic statement.'
Update: It's been four months and I've written four more pieces, but I still don't know what an artistic statement is, so I'm leaving this as is.
Update: It's been three years but I'm still not sure what to write in an artistic statement and this entertains me, so I'm leaving this as is. See you in a few years.
I wrote this line on the cover page of the first short play I ever wrote, "Straight Play," in 2023. It has three meanings. It's a triple entendre. Is that a thing?
#1 - I am an actor first and foremost, and I only sing in the car with the windows rolled up; thus, I only perform in so-called 'straight plays' (ironic as a lot of them are actually super gay). This disappoints those in my life outside of the performing arts community, who would rather see me in musical drivel they find entertaining, instead of the thought-provoking works of art I take on and try to get them to come see. I wrote "Straight Play" about these uncultured porcine friends and family of mine.
#2 - I am an actor first and foremost, and I am constantly being asked and encouraged to branch out. Want to stage manage my show? Can I interest you in directing? Would you be interested in costuming? You're such a good writer, why don't you write? Ugh. My desire to primarily prance around on a stage disappoints many in the performing arts community.
#3 - I'm too heterosexual for my liking and the liking of lesbians worldwide. Men consistently disappoint me, and I wish I could be gayer. I, myself, am disappointed about how straight I am.
Why am I telling you these things? Well, most importantly, I don't know what an artistic statement is or how to write one, so I'm just winging it. #1 is wholly self-serving and an attempt to get you to read my first and, at the time of writing this, only play. #3 is also self-serving, as I am currently single and maybe a cool playwright will think I'm funny and at least a 7.
But #2 is actually important. I gave in recently and wrote a thing to appease my fans (read: my mom. Hi, Mom!). It was received so positively and I'm excited to have more eyes on it and keep writing more. Uplifting others is really important to me, and I'm excited to do that here, too. All right, thanks for reading. I'm going to go Google 'how to write an artistic statement.'
Update: It's been four months and I've written four more pieces, but I still don't know what an artistic statement is, so I'm leaving this as is.
Update: It's been three years but I'm still not sure what to write in an artistic statement and this entertains me, so I'm leaving this as is. See you in a few years.
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Samantha Cocco
Artistic Statement
"Samantha Cocco, a disappointingly straight actor."
I wrote this line on the cover page of the first short play I ever wrote, "Straight Play," in 2023. It has three meanings. It's a triple entendre. Is that a thing?
#1 - I am an actor first and foremost, and I only sing in the car with the windows rolled up; thus, I only perform in so-called 'straight plays' (ironic as a lot of them are actually super gay). This disappoints those in my life outside of the performing arts community, who would rather see me in musical drivel they find entertaining, instead of the thought-provoking works of art I take on and try to get them to come see. I wrote "Straight Play" about these uncultured porcine friends and family of mine.
#2 - I am an actor first and foremost, and I am constantly being asked and encouraged to branch out. Want to stage manage my show? Can I interest you in directing? Would you be interested in costuming? You're such a good writer, why don't you write? Ugh. My desire to primarily prance around on a stage disappoints many in the performing arts community.
#3 - I'm too heterosexual for my liking and the liking of lesbians worldwide. Men consistently disappoint me, and I wish I could be gayer. I, myself, am disappointed about how straight I am.
Why am I telling you these things? Well, most importantly, I don't know what an artistic statement is or how to write one, so I'm just winging it. #1 is wholly self-serving and an attempt to get you to read my first and, at the time of writing this, only play. #3 is also self-serving, as I am currently single and maybe a cool playwright will think I'm funny and at least a 7.
But #2 is actually important. I gave in recently and wrote a thing to appease my fans (read: my mom. Hi, Mom!). It was received so positively and I'm excited to have more eyes on it and keep writing more. Uplifting others is really important to me, and I'm excited to do that here, too. All right, thanks for reading. I'm going to go Google 'how to write an artistic statement.'
Update: It's been four months and I've written four more pieces, but I still don't know what an artistic statement is, so I'm leaving this as is.
Update: It's been three years but I'm still not sure what to write in an artistic statement and this entertains me, so I'm leaving this as is. See you in a few years.
I wrote this line on the cover page of the first short play I ever wrote, "Straight Play," in 2023. It has three meanings. It's a triple entendre. Is that a thing?
#1 - I am an actor first and foremost, and I only sing in the car with the windows rolled up; thus, I only perform in so-called 'straight plays' (ironic as a lot of them are actually super gay). This disappoints those in my life outside of the performing arts community, who would rather see me in musical drivel they find entertaining, instead of the thought-provoking works of art I take on and try to get them to come see. I wrote "Straight Play" about these uncultured porcine friends and family of mine.
#2 - I am an actor first and foremost, and I am constantly being asked and encouraged to branch out. Want to stage manage my show? Can I interest you in directing? Would you be interested in costuming? You're such a good writer, why don't you write? Ugh. My desire to primarily prance around on a stage disappoints many in the performing arts community.
#3 - I'm too heterosexual for my liking and the liking of lesbians worldwide. Men consistently disappoint me, and I wish I could be gayer. I, myself, am disappointed about how straight I am.
Why am I telling you these things? Well, most importantly, I don't know what an artistic statement is or how to write one, so I'm just winging it. #1 is wholly self-serving and an attempt to get you to read my first and, at the time of writing this, only play. #3 is also self-serving, as I am currently single and maybe a cool playwright will think I'm funny and at least a 7.
But #2 is actually important. I gave in recently and wrote a thing to appease my fans (read: my mom. Hi, Mom!). It was received so positively and I'm excited to have more eyes on it and keep writing more. Uplifting others is really important to me, and I'm excited to do that here, too. All right, thanks for reading. I'm going to go Google 'how to write an artistic statement.'
Update: It's been four months and I've written four more pieces, but I still don't know what an artistic statement is, so I'm leaving this as is.
Update: It's been three years but I'm still not sure what to write in an artistic statement and this entertains me, so I'm leaving this as is. See you in a few years.