Hello Friends, One thing I’ve learned over the years is that humanity, as a whole, loves a good story. Even if books aren’t as popular as they were years ago, it hasn’t diminished the simple human need for a good yarn. Television and movies simply require less of the viewer, providing the images and the…
Hello Beautiful People, Recently, I wrote about SHOWBIZ, by Ruby Preston, or should I say gushed about SHOWBIZ, by Ruby Preston. And the gushy, mushy, swooning nature of my praise is going to continue, as I just finished STAGED…in a day. That’s right, I literally finished the book in one day – it was that addictive,…
Hello Beautiful People, Yesterday marked the closing performance of It’s a Bird…It’s a Plane…It’s Superman at Encores! It was lovely. Starring Edward Watts as The Man of Steel, Jenny Powers as Lois Lane, Will Swenson as Max Mencken, Alli Mauzey as Sydney, David Pittu as Dr. Abner Sedgwick, Adam Monley as Jim Morgan, James Saito…
Hello Beautiful People, The day that I met Mark Price for a cup of tea will forever stand out as one of the fondest memories that I’ve had since embarking on this Write Teacher(s) journey. It was a moment where art, friendship, theater, and Broadway intersected – a perfect NY moment if you will. It’s…
Hello Beautiful People, Recently I attended the Theatre in Our Schools conference at the American Airlines Theater. I had the privilege of sitting in on the opening panel, composed of teachers and teaching artists. What stuck out for me, and was a great take away, was the identification of viewing a theater game or exercise for the first time. Taking…
Hello Beautiful People, I first met Frances McGarry during a fifteenth anniversary V-Day Benefit Production of The Vagina Monologues at HERE, in New York City. Frances is fantastic. There’s an energy and a force and an aura to this woman that you just want to soak in – I literally watched a room full of…
Hello Beautiful People, I’ve gushed about SMASH quite a bit this season, and for those of you who know me well, when I like something…like really, really, really like something, I gush. This is it not news. Although I have adored this show since it started, my appreciation and admiration for the entire creative team…
Hello Beautiful People, I’m warning you now, prepare to read gushing comments about SHOWBIZ. Swooning, praising, loving comments about SHOWBIZ. I wish there had been more books like this when I was in college, as it’s that inspiring. If I could hug this book, I would. Perhaps I already did… …Alas, I digress. SHOWBIZ, by…
Hello Beautiful People, I’m so pleased to announce that THIS THURSDAY, we’ll be hosting a twitter party at The Write Teacher(s), in honor of Theater in Our Schools Month. What is a twitter party, you ask? Well, from 6:30 – 7:30pm on Thursday, March 21st, we’ll be tweeting and chatting about Theater in Our Schools….
Hello Beautiful People, I’m so pleased to introduce you all to our next featured actor in our Actors & Actresses Q&A Series, Superman. Actually, his name is Edward Watts, but he’ll be playing Superman in the upcoming production of IT’S A BIRD…IT’ A PLANE…IT’S SUPERMAN at ENCORES! Edward was kind enough to sit down with…