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Shameless Self-Promotion
A week from tomorrow will be my one-year anniversary of moving to New York City. Five days later I will open my NYC directing debut, followed two weeks later by my Off-Off Broadway debut. I would love for you to celebrate with me by coming to see one of my shows ( Read more... ) -
Musings on Young Artists and New Plays (and the wisdom of JoAnne Akalaitis)
So I've resolved to update over at efilsiertaeht.blogspot.com regularly. I may try to feed it into here. Because the truth is that I still love following my livejournal friends so I'm not ready to give it up. But here's my most recent writing endeavor ( Read more... ) -
STAMP on NPR 10/19!
Check out this story! http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=113835383
Airing at 9am tomorrow morning on Morning Edition and currently the NPR website cover story!
I'm so proud of STAMP!!!! -
We landed on the moon 40 years ago.
"But why, some say, the moon? Why choose this as our goal? And they may well ask why climb the highest mountain? Why, 35 years ago, fly the Atlantic? Why does Rice play Texas?" - JFK, 9/12/1962 ( Read more... ) -
The Bronx is Up but the Battery's Down (NYC Part 1)
I know, I know. It's been 10 months. But this is an easier forum to write in than the Gmail compose mail box, and I need to write an update. And because I actually looked at my recent posts and so much has changed that I feel like it's kinda necessary to say hey guess what, I don't live in California anymore. After 17 years, I have finally moved to ( Read more... ) -
More Ashland Reviews
OSF part 2: The Clay Cart
On Thursday afternoon we saw Bill Rauch's production of The Clay Cart. The set, designed by Christopher Acebo, was gorgeous. Beautiful Indian practicals hung over both the stage and the house, the set was a circular playing space with seating space for actors to watch, and then beyond that a raised level from which ( Read more... ) -
OSF Part 1: Midsummer
OSF part 1: Midsummer
Came home from Ashland yesterday, where Daniel and I saw Midsummer, The Clay Cart, Comedy of Errors and Othello. So here is my first review:
Midsummer was fantastic. I never really liked the show, although enjoyed my high school's superbly cast and designed version senior year, but this show blew me out of the water- 2 ( Read more... ) -
Bay Area Playwrights Festival
Bay Area Playwrights Festival
I spent the last two weeks of July at the Bay Area Playwrights Festival as a PA on Dominic Orlando's Danny Casolaro Died for You, directed by Kip Fagan. I got to direct two short pieces with half an hour of rehearsal each: Prom Queen by Erin Phillips and The Waiting Room by Elijah Guo, and I saw two readings: Safe ( Read more... ) -
The Kennedy Center Day 3
The Kennedy Center Day 3
I would regret that there is no Day 2 entry but I was quite busy schmoozing. After which I am now on a spend-as-little-as-possible budget until I hit New York.
But it was totally worth it to go out to a wonderful Vietnamese dinner with the director, playwright and dramaturg of Mother Mennie post-reading, and then go out ( Read more... ) -
Kennedy Center Day 1
The Kennedy Center Day 1
Today was my first full day in Washington D.C. where I am working as a Directing Fellow for the Kennedy Center MFA Playwrights Workshop. It's an exciting environment, with 8 directors, 8 playwrights and 8 dramaturgs from all over the country. And two other fellows, one of whom graduated from Columbia in 06, the other of ( Read more... )