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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.

Jun 29, 2022
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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.

Nov 22, 2021
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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.

Sep 13, 2021
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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.

Jun 14, 2021
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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?

Mar 25, 2021