About

Hi. This is me. ↓

 I’m Karen Burns. To my shock I live in a suburb and I like it. I moved to Chandler, Arizona 18 years ago, kinda by mistake. But I stayed anyway.

This is my family. →

Love and shenanigans

The husband is A Very Patient Man.

The laughing girls/women are the daughters; The Oldest and The Youngest. They were 21 and 20 when I captured this moment 2 years ago. We didn’t plan them to be born so close to each other, but I highly recommend it.

We also have Chewiethedog, and what appears to be a cat, Surely. Her full name is Don’t Call Me Shirley. She’s not a great cat-type-thing. Chewiethedog is one of the best things that has ever happened to our family. And Surelythecat is…beautiful. She’d be ideal if she were nice, and not a threat to other living things. Like lizards. And birds. I love her deeply.

Some of my credits:

In my life before children, and sometimes after, just not enough. I was a professional dancer and actor. As a dancer I’ve been: a Rockette at Radio City Music Hall, worked off-broadway, in music videos for MTV, and in a touring dance company for 5 years. As an actor: I was on The Young and the Restless, Santa Barbara, Thirty Something, and sooooo many theatre productions. I am relieved I bravely pursued all of these things and I didn’t die. In fact, it was amazing. God, dancing, and acting  saved my mind. What I don’t know, though, is why I’m still alive…

And this too!!

Writing! I’ve written 4 plays (one was a musical) that were produced with successful runs. I can hardly believe that, but it’s true! I’ve been published a handful of times for poetry and prose. Currently, I’m writing a memoir, “An Otherwise Magical Life” based on my life and created around my solo show of the same name. It’s surprisingly difficult. And time consuming.

 Surelythecat-type-thing ↓

lazy carnivorous beast

Chewiethedog ↓

You can email me if you want! karen@burnsitup.com