Brief Hiatus

As I’m in rehearsal for King Lear at the Goodman, my time is understandably limited. With a four month-old son at home, and another theatre company’s shows to choreograph and direct, I have even less time to post. I’m planning a whole long series on...

Birth Day, Wedding Day, Death Day

July Twelfth. Today in the year 100 BC, Julius Caesar was born. His mother, Aurelia, already had two daughters living. Their births were uncomplicated, but Caesar was trouble from the start. Still, both mother and son survived, though Aurelia had no more children...