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Cheryl Platz

Designer, Author, Speaker, Actress: A Twenty-Sided Woman.

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2011 By the Bullets

Posted on January 4, 2012 by Cheryl

Looking back at 2011 as it can be quantified into neat little bulleted lists… Cities visited: Boulder, CO (first time) Las Vegas Atlanta, GA (first time) Burbank, CA (twice) Orlando, FL New York City Yardley, PA (twice) Conferences/Conventions:

Acting, Biography, Medical, Seattle

New Year’s Reflections

Posted on January 4, 2012 by Cheryl

2012 started well: fresh off a winning performance in our TheatreSports NYE extravaganza, my love and I headed outside and watched the (impressive) Space Needle fireworks from the grounds of the Seattle Center. Then a night of dancing and general merriment in

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Acting, Biography, Seattle improv, performances

The Cysterhood

Posted on December 1, 2011 by Cheryl
Dermoid Cyst

Every time I watch Grey’s Anatomy, I think to myself, “Hospitals aren’t like that.” I’ve seen more hospitals than is reasonable for someone my age, and not once did I see even a hint of delightful banter or sexual tension between the

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Biography, Medical, Seattle biography, medical 2 Comments

Broadway’s Fickle Regards

Posted on November 29, 2011 by Cheryl

I just returned from an overly eventful 11-day trip to the East Coast, with the majority of that time spent in New York City. The original motivation for the trip was to see Book of Mormon and to escort a dear friend

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Biography, Medical, Travel biography

Being Grover

Posted on November 16, 2011 by Cheryl

My handle (as of this time) on most of the Internet is “muppetaphrodite”. It’s true that I have a deep appreciation for the Muppets that runs to my infancy – an apparent near-immediate obsession with Sesame Street that I think played a

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Acting, Biography growing up, muppets, performances, theme parks 1 Comment

The Old Normal

Posted on November 9, 2011 by Cheryl

As of November 1st, I officially lost my status as Temporarily Disabled Barbie. (At least according to the State of Washington.) When I had my accident in 2010 – a fall that shattered my kneecap into 5 pieces –they reconstructed the kneecap

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Biography, Medical biography, medical

Life in the Theatre: September Skies

Posted on October 13, 2011 by Cheryl

My most recent theatrical project, the world premiere of local playwright Jim Moran’s “September Skies,” closed a bit less than two weeks ago. (Hence the radio silence these last few weeks here on the blog.) It was so much more of a

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Acting, Biography, Seattle performances 1 Comment

Balancing Work and Life – Without A Net

Posted on September 12, 2011 by Cheryl

While you might not know it by simply looking at my post count, I actually enjoy my day job (as a Senior UX Designer at Microsoft) just as much as I enjoy my evening-and-weekends life as an actress. It’s not just a

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Acting, Biography, Women in Technology

Can’t Stop the Train

Posted on September 5, 2011 by Cheryl

There’s a massive sense of inevitability in the middle of a performance for an audience. No matter what you do, you can’t really keep the scene from moving forward, even if you have a very good reason for it. Though I suppose

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Acting, Biography, Medical performances

Stage Brain

Posted on September 2, 2011 by Cheryl

A few weeks ago, I walked onto the Intiman Playhouse stage to emcee TheatreSports for the first time at that location. (I’ve performed there several times, but hadn’t MCed yet.) I had done all of the requisite emcee preparation – sound check

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Acting, Seattle, Speaking performances
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