Mar 22, 2015 | Current Affairs - Theatre
It’s headline news, in my world at least, that Los Angeles members of Actor’s Equity will be picketing the offices of their own union this week. While I see their point most acutely, I gotta say, I don’t like the big picture of this narrative. Labor unions were once...
Mar 15, 2015 | Shakespeare - Theatre
Being in both historical fiction and classical theatre, I've naturally spent a great deal of time thinking about Julius Caesar. So it's no surprise that, of the many projects I've worked on, one of my proudest achievements is a play starring...
Feb 4, 2015 | Books - Theatre - Writing
It’s a big thing in entertainment to shock your audience. TV trolls us with teasers all the time: “You won’t believe the shocking twist!” “The last five minutes will shock you!” There’s value in shock. It feels good, as an artist, to make people gasp and sit a little...
Feb 2, 2015 | Books - Theatre
In my post last week about the passing of Colleen McCullough, I mentioned that when I met her I wasted my one question. It was at a book signing. She was promoting her book Morgan's Run, and I asked an historical quibble about prisoners and New South Wales v. the...
Feb 1, 2015 | Essential Posts - Theatre
Following up on my burblings on Art and Competition, I have to say, the flood of affirmation has been lovely. Evidently I hit a rich vein. Naturally there have been naysayers (surprisingly few, actually). I've chosen not to engage them, because it's like...
Jan 28, 2015 | Books - Theatre - Writing
My kids go to a great school, and through them I get to meet other artists. One of them is a very talented short story writer. She had a banner year in 2014, and got lots of attention. Of course, from every literary agent she talked to, she heard this: “I love your...
