Slaying the Monster of Stage Fright
On opening night fear had ambushed me like a predatory animal, manifesting as dry mouth that almost prevented me from speaking my lines. I knew it could happen again.
A Grave Need for Empathy
I’ve often found myself thinking about how playwriting might actually be similar to funeral direction.
Masculinity and Shakespearean Fuckboys
Demetrius is an entitled, possessive, insensitive womanizer who holds a position of power in a man’s world. He takes advantage of the male-dominated society in which he lives, and, in the end, he wins.
How Do We Document Non-Traditional Theatre?
As we move into a world where more and more non-traditional and immersive theatre is being created, it’s important to ask: how are the creators of these stories documenting them so that other artists can benefit?
$5 or $75, That Is the Question
This level of public sharing of financial or statistical info is rare and comes with the same icky feeling as when telling strangers your salary.
The Importance of Following Through
I am a real, breathing disabled person offering to be your resource, why not take me up on that?
Love, Humanity, and… Food?
A kid-on-Christmas adrenaline had kicked in full-force and, caution thrown to the wind, I had acted without thinking.
Leaving Troubling Characters on the Stage
Why aren’t actors taught about the potential negative side effects of performing?
Keeping a Roof Over Our Heads
You’ll be surprised to know that as little girls, we didn’t dream of growing up to be furnace fixers, toilet uncloggers, locksmiths, and general contractors.
Queer Culture’s Generation Gap
Queer culture is not something most of us are born into. We have to seek it out.
The Play That Made Me Love the Theatre
I remembered each poem so intimately, so clearly, it was as if the play had etched itself into my heart and my brain ten years earlier; as if I had never put the script down since first touching it.
Observations from a Diversity Panelist
When I think about the dozens of characters I’ve portrayed on stage and screen over the years, I wonder if in fact I was misappropriating some of those parts, and if others would have criticized me in those roles.
The Love Project
When I look into my girlfriend’s eyes, I don’t see someone with a problem. I see someone with gifts.
The Dissection of a Mad Black Actress
I am Black and I am exhausted. I applied to theatre school to train as an actor and yet every day feels more like training to be a civil rights activist.
Sing Your Secrets
I had spent most of my life singing as a white person. If I was performing in a Mozart opera, I would pretend I was the white person who would have been that character. Everything was two steps removed from me.
Rewriting Shakespeare
It would have been a big enough task to write using the common parlance of today, but my youthful arrogance made me want to write the play in verse.