Cerise Lemar
@cl1848.bsky.social
Chicago Theatre Artist
AEA, SAG-AFTRA, AGMA, SDC
she/they
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AEA, SAG-AFTRA, AGMA, SDC
she/they
🩷💜💙
"This world is a mean curveball thrown by an overly excited, steroid-fueled kid pitcher, who no more cares about the integrity of the game than he does about the Costa Ricans who painstakingly stitch the balls together by hand."
~from Tommy Orange's There, There
~from Tommy Orange's There, There
January 4, 2026 at 9:34 PM
"This world is a mean curveball thrown by an overly excited, steroid-fueled kid pitcher, who no more cares about the integrity of the game than he does about the Costa Ricans who painstakingly stitch the balls together by hand."
~from Tommy Orange's There, There
~from Tommy Orange's There, There
I wonder if they are all the same man.
December 30, 2025 at 2:13 AM
I wonder if they are all the same man.
I love stories, and one of the best things about them is that they can be told so many different ways.
December 30, 2025 at 2:11 AM
I love stories, and one of the best things about them is that they can be told so many different ways.
Ah, my internship acting days as a teen were right there many moons ago.
December 30, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Ah, my internship acting days as a teen were right there many moons ago.
“Yes, sometimes it’s the strangers that sustain you.” ~ Swing Time, by Zadie Smith
December 29, 2025 at 2:35 AM
“Yes, sometimes it’s the strangers that sustain you.” ~ Swing Time, by Zadie Smith
Oof. Keep up the good fight! My fabulous sister lives in Indiana (she's an endowed chair of social justice at a college there). Fortunately, she loves coming here.
December 28, 2025 at 3:42 AM
Oof. Keep up the good fight! My fabulous sister lives in Indiana (she's an endowed chair of social justice at a college there). Fortunately, she loves coming here.
Excellent. I won't even visit states where I have fewer rights than I have at home.
December 27, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Excellent. I won't even visit states where I have fewer rights than I have at home.
My great-grandfather, Rob Roy McLean, once told me he "had to emigrate to find a wife" but I never really knew what he meant.
December 27, 2025 at 4:39 PM
My great-grandfather, Rob Roy McLean, once told me he "had to emigrate to find a wife" but I never really knew what he meant.
Oof, I'm sorry. (Not for the walk, for the temps). It's unseasonably warm here in Chicago too, but the wind chill is in the 20's, and I had a beautiful, brisk walk by the lake.
December 25, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Oof, I'm sorry. (Not for the walk, for the temps). It's unseasonably warm here in Chicago too, but the wind chill is in the 20's, and I had a beautiful, brisk walk by the lake.
Seriously-I haven't seen a 60 Minutes segment in about 20 years, but I sure did watch this one.
December 23, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Seriously-I haven't seen a 60 Minutes segment in about 20 years, but I sure did watch this one.
Or you want to keep the inscription, but can't take much with you when you move.
December 20, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Or you want to keep the inscription, but can't take much with you when you move.
Oh, no. I'm so sorry. Every day I'm more astonished at what is for sale in this country.
December 18, 2025 at 3:27 AM
Oh, no. I'm so sorry. Every day I'm more astonished at what is for sale in this country.
Mulling this over tonight.
December 16, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Mulling this over tonight.
We each have our survival tools.
December 13, 2025 at 8:34 PM
We each have our survival tools.
The only Christmas gifts I bought this year are Haymarket books. ♥️
December 13, 2025 at 5:25 PM
The only Christmas gifts I bought this year are Haymarket books. ♥️
Corsets or no, we should bring back fainting couches.
December 12, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Corsets or no, we should bring back fainting couches.
You know I don't read much horror, but a great story is a great story, especially from a great writer. So I have to sing the praises of The Buffalo Hunter Hunter by @sgj.bsky.social
December 10, 2025 at 6:41 PM
You know I don't read much horror, but a great story is a great story, especially from a great writer. So I have to sing the praises of The Buffalo Hunter Hunter by @sgj.bsky.social
Gosh, that's a good cast.
December 4, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Gosh, that's a good cast.