Hello Beautiful People, Lately, my Facebook feed has been full of stories and news reports about Ebola. And while I’m not knocking the severity of the disease, I have to tell you, it was really disturbing when I didn’t find anyone talking about the school shooting that happened in the state of Washington last week….
Hello Beautiful People, A couple of weeks ago, before rehearsal for Lucky Disaster Volume 4, I stumbled upon the Global Citizen Pop-Up Shop in NYC. And I met Babs, (aka Barbara Burchfield), of Conscious Co. And I got lost in that little shop, completely in awe of how many people were coming together to create thing,…
Starting Monday, October 27th at 5:00pm ET/2:00pm PT, Pivot will begin airing “A Very Buffy Halloween” marathon in celebration of the year’s scariest and creepiest holiday. Daily special themed blocks will start each day at 5:00pm ET/2:00pm PT, including “Monday Sucks “ (10/27), “Eve of the Demons” (10/28), “Witchy Wednesday” (10/29), and “Thursday Unleashed” (10/30). Then…
Hello Beautiful People, I believe, more than anything, that the best teachers never stop learning. They never feel like they know it all. Their thirst for knowledge can never be quenched. And, they find teachers in everyone. Last week, I worked with a new student who was on home instruction. And just to clarify, I…
Hello Beautiful People, One of the selections for this month’s Bookshelf Picks was Dogs Rule Nonchalantly, by Mark Ulriksen. Here’s the fancy blurb about Mark: Mark Ulriksen is a San Francisco-based artist and illustrator whose instantly recognizable portraits and whimsical take on life have led to projects for a variety of major clients. He specializes…
“THE DUKES OF HAZZARD” STARS JOHN SCHNEIDER AND TOM WOPAT CELEBRATE 35 YEARS OF FRIENDSHIP AND MUSIC WITH THE NEW HOLIDAY ALBUM… “HOME FOR CHRISTMAS” FEATURING A BIG BAND AND STRING SECTION CD RELEASE CONCERT AT JOE’S PUB ON DECEMBER 2 ALBUM ONLINE AND IN STORES OCTOBER 28 JOHN SCHNEIDER and TOM WOPAT – the…
QUEENS THEATRE Proudly Presents Sandy Rustin’s work is “sweet and wistfully funny” – The New York Times “The Cottage starts to boil and then explodes with hilarity!” – The Huffington Post “Sandy Rustin’s drawing room farce is a 90 minute laugh riot.” – Theatermania THE COTTAGE Sex, Lies, and Telegrams Written by SANDY RUSTIN Starring…
Hello Friends! It’s that time of the week again – this weeks episodes were filled with drama and emotion, weren’t they? GREY’S ANATOMY This episode focused largely on Ellis Grey and Meredith’s memories of her. I’ve always really enjoyed learning about Meredith and her mother, and this was no different. Throughout the episode, we saw…
Hello Friends, My colleague and dear friend, Derek Straat, spent 5 years in Asia teaching English. We spent three years at the Actors Studio Drama School, he on the acting track and me on the directing track. Our thesis was John Osborne’s Look Back in Anger, a heady piece with gorgeous language and meaty characters. So…
MIDTOWN DIRECT REP (MDR), the company that brought New Jersey the award-winning Rated P for Parenthood and Listen to Your Mother: North Jersey, returns to the South Orange Performing Arts Center (SOPAC) with a Theatre in the Loft reading of Jack Canfora’s The Road Down the Mountain. Directed by MDR company member Michelle Tattenbaum, The…