Tip of the week: After reading dozens of responses to questions such as “What does it feel like to breathe? What parts of the body move when we breathe?” I suggest you actually try it out. Breathe. For five minutes. And then answer the question in your own words. Answers that felt authentic received the […]
Category Archives: Research
Five Bullets
What book I’m reading: Backwards and Forwards By David Ball. It calls itself a technical manual for reading plays. It takes a very focused view of drama as being an art of action. The author suggests that the key to unlocking how plays work is to focus on what the characters do and what they […]
The World as A Place of Truth
Here is a full list of all the shows I saw this year as part of the Theatre Olympics held in Wroclaw from 14 October – 14 November 2016. I didn’t see everything and really wish I could have attended more of the talks and performances from the “More Than Theatre” line. The festival was […]
Presenting Shakespeare Review
Presenting Shakespeare is an encyclopedic book that collects 1100 theatrical posters of Shakespeare’s plays. It includes designs from as far back as 1860 with over 50 countries and hundreds of artists represented. On the 400th anniversary of his death this tome highlights the fact that Shakespeare can be reexamined, reinterpreted and re-imagined in ways […]
On Brain Matters
On Being With Krista Tippett Brain Pickings by Maria Popova Design Matters with Debbie Millman Two podcasts and a blog. The taglines of these sites speak volumes and indicate the scale of thinking: “The big questions of meaning,” “An inventory of the meaningful life,” and “we can talk about making a difference, we can make […]
If you’re curious…
In submitting a resume for an exciting job opportunity. I forgot to mention that I have a master’s degree in Acting from Manchester Metropolitan University and a BA in Theater from Bard College. Some people introduce themselves by their degrees but my cover letter got right into past projects and ideas and “stuff.” If you are curious to […]
The next 500 words – The Korea Project
I had to write 500 words about an upcoming project for a grant application. I don’t know if I summarized the scope and vibrancy of my ideas in this application. As I review the standard proposal writing checklist – Need, Description, Objectives, Methods, Time line, Outcomes, Personal History, Evaluation, Sustainability, and Legacy – I might […]
Theater Lab
Last spring I made a proposal to an International Baccalaureate school to devise a drama program that matched their teaching philosophy. Their sister school, a bilingual school, invited me to begin teaching two groups of middle schoolers. So far it has been amazing for me and I think quite fun for the participants as well. […]