Rolling Thunder
In 1987 I was hired by the Rolling Thunder Theatre Company for a ten-week contract. Brainstorm with the cast, write and direct a new play, then wave bon voyage as the Thunder van ambled off for ten months of touring.
I’ve Got the Time
I had just been complaining that I never have enough time to do shrooms.
Finding Purpose in a Pandemic
While you don’t have to look far in the business world to find someone offering a course on “how to find your purpose,” I have noticed that purpose is rarely discussed in the arts world. It’s almost like it’s expected and assumed that everyone knows why they’re an artist.
I’m Happy Just to Freelance with You
Just like normal: don’t feel bad to charge for your art. Artists deserve to get paid— and if we aren’t paid we will have to stop making art.
Screwball Times Call for Screwball Comedies
Through it all, screwball comedies are about love, which is what I’m clinging to right now during this chaotic time.
Meisner in the Time of Corona
As I write this, I must simply, wholeheartedly say that I miss them. I miss the room. I miss sharing my passion with you, those who would practice with me.
Click the Link to Connect
In this time, the world is healing because of distance. To protect each other, we stay away. I realize now that the distance is beautiful, because we get to share it, and share across it. It is the essence of what brings us together, and it begins in the cocoon of our individual mindsets.
Eurythmy: Connecting to the Audience through Movement
Eurythmy comes from the Greek, meaning beautiful, harmonious rhythm; the eurythmist is always searching for an ever-new awareness of space and movement.
A Different Kind of Hustle
New stories require a new framework. What does it mean to create a performance that truly works for a Disabled body, on its terms?
What Does It Mean To See Black Bodies Dancing Onstage?
How do we push the narrative forward within the black experience if we don’t choose to challenge our voices and what we are capable of?
How Prince Made Me A Better Playwright
Some plays are symphonies, some are pop songs, and we can’t label one as better than the other.
You’re Not Helpless, You’re Comfortable
Pass Over puts audiences in an uncomfortable position, and I think that’s necessary. Sometimes the people who have been comfortable the longest need to be uncomfortable for a change.
Kindness From Strangers
Why am I so concerned with making Blanche palatable to audiences?
A Not-So-Simple Truth
These are the truths that I can’t help but come to this story with.
The Greatest Showmance
“Showmance” is not a real word; it was invented by people in the acting industry. For those of you not familiar with the term, this is how Steffi DiDomenicantonio’s dictionary defines the word: two co-stars are working together in a show and are playing love interests. Time passes and the onstage feelings get confused for real-life feelings.
My 20-year journey with Charlotte
It started with an obsession, an idea I could not shake, a meeting with someone whose life seemed to hang in the balance, and for whom I might be a champion.