It seems to me that underneath the reporting of this crisis, there is an idea that we in America have always struggled with: theater is a public good. Theater, just plain entertaining theater, is worthwhile, whether or not is also serves a social good. It is something that most of us who work in theater deeply believe, but it absent from theater funding discussions in recent years. And if we don’t state it, loudly and often, no one will.
Read MoreNext year in a Jerusalem that has all the answers, that finds dignity and respect for all, that finally finds the way towards peace. History shows the hope is foolish, but it also shows that the hope is necessary. Like Ezekiel, another naively idealistic artist, it is my job to hope.
Read MoreWe have been placed in an impossible world and asked to somehow find meaning.
Read MoreA political play in a Brechtian mode, the true story of JR Brinkley, a quack doctor from the 1920’s who became rich from his cure for impotence: surgically implanting goat testicles.
Read MoreFeeling joy and doing art is always an act of resistance. At the very least, it is resistance to misery. It is also resistance to oppression, the oppression of society or life or fate.
Read MoreMuch has changed since I first began writing. I have changed, my family has changed. I believe the distance from that time has helped, especially in seeing myself as a character.
Read MoreBy the end of the day, Joshua felt that the presentation became, in many ways, about gender.
Read MoreIt felt to me like we were making the New York I also love the most, where there is something unexpected and potentially wonderful around every corner.
Read MoreTwo of those men were particularly rewarding, as I always enjoy giving the performance to people who tell me they don’t go to theater.
Read MoreFew knew what to expect, but as usual the ones who had no intention of seeing a show were some of the ones who were the most excited when the performance was over.
Read MorePeople left smiling, even the woman who confided to me that, she may joke a lot, but she’s definitely not happy.
Read MoreBy the end of the day, Yvonne had received a literal standing ovation and someone had stuffed an anonymous $100 bill in the donation box. So we were feeling pretty successful
Read MoreWhat makes Performance for One particular is that the form is also the subject. And what does that form mean? It is a distillation of theater, specifically the type of theater that involves passing on stories.
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