Busy Year Update

...not regime change...

In November, with the help of 6NewPlays, I produced "dark is a different beast." We opened one week before the election. Our 2nd weekend of performances was immediately after the results of that election. We closed just as the reality was really sinking in. I know I planned the production to coincide with the election, but I don't think I ever really anticipated how ridiculously relevant and devastating it would all feel. 

After every show we had a bonfire with wine and cheese where the audience could stay and chat. Each weekend's audience was in an entirely different emotional space, making each show its own pressure point on the pulse of what we were all experiencing. I learned so much from this production: about my own artistic practice, about engaging with an audience, about why I think this kind of theater needs to still exist. 6 months later, as I'm trying to decide what to work on next, I keep feeling I should just take everything I learned and mount this play again. It doesn't stop being relevant and maybe I can do it better the next time.

Coming Up...

• In Teaching Artist News: I directed "The Lion King" with 3rd, 4th and 5th graders. I just finished the all-school play, directing "Chateau La Roach" with K-8th graders. And I'm curating the Literary Arts Festival for the SFUSD Arts Festival again this year. 
• I'm heading to the Great Plains Theatre Conference in a few weeks where I'll produce the 7th Annual Fringe Night. Looking forward to being inspired and energized by all the creative talent I'll get to soak up.
• Summer is coming.