This surprising, unpredictable and explosive collaboration is proving quite fruitful. Who knows where we'll end up?
Readings
I recently had the opportunity to participate in readings of two new plays: Botte di Ferro by Ben Gassman and The Errant Gene by Richard Manley. I'm very excited to continue following the development of these two terrific pieces.
New Project: Hamletmachine
I'm very excited to be working again with Dara Malina (we last collaborated on Elizabeth Irwin'sYeah Girl, Whatever) on Heiner Muller's Hamletmachine. In light of current world-wide political and civil unrest, I'm very grateful to have the opportunity to explore this experimental text. We'll be performing April 11-13th. Check back for details.
Blessed Unrest Ensemble
I'm so incredibly honored to have the opportunity to join the Blessed Unrest Training Ensemble. I look forward to collaborating with this exciting and inspiring group of international talent!
Staged Reading: The Square Root of Love
Break a Leg Productions presents
The Square Root of Love
by Daniel Meltzer
Directed by Gerald vanHeerden
With
Bruce Barton*, Chandler Bishop,
Donna Lee Michaels, Pat Nardone, Stewart Schneck, Keelie A. Sheridan, Margen Soliman
*Member of Actors EquityAssociation
This staged reading portrays four preludes to love from youth to old age, from innocence to maturity.
-In The Square Root of Love, two genius level college students discover that Man or Woman does not live by intellectual pursuits alone.
-A Good Time for a Change finds a successful executive and her handsome young male secretary ready to make a change.
-The Battling Brinkmires are George and Marsha Brinkmire, a middle aged couple who have come to Haiti to get a "quickie" divorce. This one has a surprise ending.
-In Waiting for to Go, we are on a jet waiting to take off for Florida. He's a retired plumbing contractor who thinks his life is over she's a recent widow returning to her home in Hallandale.
February 18th
6:30PM
Mid-Manhattan Library
Sixth Floor
455 5th Avenue
Free Admission/Limited Seating
Travel/ Fulbright Grant Research
"Travel, in the younger sort, is a part of education; in the elder, a part of experience," -Sir Francis Bacon. I estimate myself to be straddling those two worlds. In late December/ early January, I hopped a plane to Dublin alone and spent a few weeks traveling up to Northern Ireland and then making my way down the west coast. The purpose of this trip was an ambiguous cocktail of pleasure and business. I have long considered applying for a Fulbright Scholarship to spend a year in Ireland devising a piece about Irish history, dance and language. My solo journey allowed me to make more connections than I ever could have anticipated and I find myself in an excellent position to begin the daunting task of completing a Fulbright application.
Did you know I also photograph and travel write? It's true. Check out my newest endeavor down this route here: Off The Beaten Sidewalk.
Readings
I'm honored to be able to take part in some developmental readings for playwrights including Ben Gassman, Alexandra Collier and Emily Comisar in the coming months. Stay tuned.
As one Loop closes...
It is with much reverence and a bit of remorse that I bid farewell to The Downtown Loop. What a beautiful journey this piece has been, with a group of open, genuine and intimidatingly talented collaborators. I'm so unbelievably lucky. Pictured here on closing night with Greg Carere, Sarah Mollo-Christensen and Mia Jessup.
The Downtown Loop- Opened!
Today's matinee rounds off our opening week. We've had some great audience responses and the show gets richer and richer each time!
We perform Tuesday- Saturday at 8p and Saturday for a 3p matinee.
Tickets are available here. Join us!
The Downtown Loop- Previews
The Downtown Loop opened for previews this past Tuesday and audiences have been very enthusiastic. I can't adequately communicate my enthusiasm for the show via blog- suffice to say that I am thoroughly awed by the talent of every individual working on this piece. And there are MANY individuals working on this piece- directing, writing, acting, video designing/ operating, sound designing/ operating, live filming, costuming, building the bus- it takes a village to make a play. Previews continue through next Tuesday evening and the show officially opens on Wednesday, October 23rd. Tickets and information on the 3LD sitehere.
We're featured on Playbill here.
And if you missed it, check out the NY Times feature on 3LD (and The Downtown Loop) here.
