Violence Made Me Feel Like I’d Left My Body. Physical Theater Helped Me Return
The body tells many stories—ones of solace and delight, indulgence and languishing, stories of ache, illness, love.
Bringing Acting Technique to Exploratory Writing
When beginning a new written work, apply acting exercises to explore the intent, sensory experiences, and focus of your writing.
Waiting for Godot as an Impatient Schoolgirl
This was a time in my life when I believed fervently in a loving God, when I wanted to be obedient, and obedience meant waiting.
Having a Child Meant Imagining a New Way to Make Theater
I had to imagine an environment in which theater-making and parenting could not only coexist, but nourish and inform one another.
Shakespeare’s ‘Twelfth Night’ Taught Me About Being a Twin
For me and my twin, the surprise was not our matching tumors, but that hers was malignant and mine was benign.
Rediscovering Chekhov’s Plays in the Pandemic
The play asked suddenly familiar questions: Why all this suffering? Is life really beautiful? How are we supposed to go on like this?
Playing Ophelia Helped Me Navigate My Own Grief
She sings and speaks in lewd riddles, mourning her father’s untimely death and her abandonment by Hamlet, her lover.