A Decade of Theatre: Top Ten
A decade of theatre. 36 plays performed in (not including staged readings), 8 plays directed, 8 plays produced. That’s in addition to...
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#hearingprivilege and Theatre
Real talk. This week is Deaf Awareness Week - which is one of the reasons the hashtag #hearingprivilege was trending on Monday. So I...
On TCR and the Casting of a Hearing Actor as Billy in Nina Raine’s TRIBES
I wrote this email to Theatre Cedar Rapids on my lunch break. I thought I’d post it here for all to read: Hi Leslie, Casey, and the...
Saudade n. A feeling of longing, melancholy, or nostalgia for something or someone who you love and
“…and then, in dreaming, / The clouds methought would open and show riches / Ready to drop down upon me, that when I waked / I cried to...
Meliorism: n. the belief that the world gets better; the belief that humans can improve the world
Twenty four million children in America, one out of every three, grow up in a home without a father. My father left home for the first...
Meraki: v. to do something with soul, creativity, or love; to put something of yourself into your w
When I was young... When I was young I used to dream of God. I saw him as the size of the universe – his skin the color of the night sky...
Tacenda: n. things better left unsaid; matters to be passed over in silence
It is a strange feeling to realize that it has now been four months since my father passed. I know a lot of friends who have lost their...
Petrichor: n. the smell of earth after a rain
I love the sound of the rain – whether it is a light drizzle on an otherwise sunny day or the torrential downpour mixing with the drums...
The Cult of the Miserable Ones
Something interesting happened in the weeks that followed the American premiere of Les Misérables. But let’s back up for a moment... As a...
Bill Viola's THE RAFT and Sandy Hook
A few days ago I visited the Butler Institute for American Art in Youngstown, Ohio for the first time. While I was there, I saw a...