Though many people today don't recognize her name (more on that later), Margo Jones achieved fame in her lifetime as a professional theater director, and founder of the first US regional theater...her path was forged with super human self-will.
Read moreMargo Jones, Producing Pioneer - Part 1
“I believe passionately in art as a form of salvation, and that the things art brings—beauty and spiritual growth—are the most important things in human life.”
Read moreA year of small plays, and what they taught me.
Now that I'm back in the 'real world' of indie theater, freedom of time is gone. My first year post-grad school was packed with small shows and events, and VERY short rehearsal schedules...
Read moreIndiana Jones Easter Weekend Marathon
The Movie Marathon crew - Me, Sean, Meg, and Tyrone - got together the weekend of April 15-16 for our second installment, the Indiana Jones series.
Read moreThe case for the hyphenated-artist
Well-meaning souls have told me that it's dangerous to wear too many hats: that if I spread my skills and time across multiple disciplines, I'll never become the master of any of them. But here's what I think today, based on my experiences and observations of others.
Read moreEmpathy and Magic - how to live with millions of people
Over the last couple of weeks I've noticed an old familiar feeling creep in: hatred of fellow human beings. It's slow at first, but before I know it I'm praying that the guy holding the train door open loses his stupid hand...
Read moreSome advice, to you and me, six months into New York (again)
It occurred to me the other day that Sean and I have been back in New York for 6 months (after living and going to school in Iowa for 3 years). When we arrived back, New York could care less - no one would rent us an apartment, parking was terrible, and it was 1000 degrees that first week. However...
Read moreThe Women's March
Theater is an act of resistance.
On Saturday, January 21 2017 I attended the historic Women's March on Washington with my writer/musician friend Marianne, and her friend Michele. We caught a bus in Brooklyn at 4:15 AM...
Read moreStar Wars Marathon
This weekend my husband Sean, me, and our friends got ALL the food and watched the Star Wars movies in order of the story timeline (except Rogue One, which we were going to reenact with interpretive dance but ended up so disillusioned by the prequels that Meg just read the plot off Wikipedia).
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