It's been quite a while since my last post; a new year has begun by every calendar's standards, and I have been busy in many unexpected ways. Fall and winter were times of hibernation outside of work. I took on a temporary full-time job in October that left little time for anything else, including auditioning or writing. I knew that when I took the job, but knew it would be temporary and build a financial foundation that would give me freedom in the spring to have security and time for artistic pursuits.

So here we are, one week and one snowstorm into spring, and I've spent my one day off this week submitting to auditions and working on my latest writing project. Lately as an exercise I've been writing plays based on a series of tarot cards, just free writing dialogue to get in the habit of writing without judgement or editing, generating content that can be structured and sculpted later.

The protagonist, need, and conduit for my first tarot play, "Balance."

It is time for me to emerge from my writing cave and get back out into the world, though. It's audition season, and submit to festivals season. It's wake up and create something that matters season. Change the world season. Aries fire season. It is time to get going.

Summer festival with You Are So Lucky and Cirque du Nuit

It's summer, it's Leo season. With the new moon this past Sunday the 23rd, we entered a time of fire and strength, a time to start new projects with great ambition.

Dark Moon Leo Ascendant Reading

Astrologically speaking, Leo is my rising sign, the qualities of which tend to show themselves most when operating instinctually in response to stress, or meeting new people. Those with Leo ascendant in their charts like to make things happen and make sure they are at the center of it. Now is a great time to harness the fiery energy of Leo, whether rising or not, to take a leap, make a splash, explode onto the scene like the star you are.

The eight major arcana in the tarot - Strength - traditionally prominently features a lion (as seen above), a creature that can be playful, or deadly. Strength is always a card that has featured prominently in important readings for myself and others, and is one of my favorite cards in the deck.

This seemed like an opportune time to get new headshots to reflect my new look, and to update my website accordingly. Check out my new headshots here, as well as sharp new shots throughout the site. This is a fresh start for LindsayHopeSimon.com and for Lindsay Hope Simon herself!

Please click around the website and stay tuned for further updates!