Y’all I have seriously let you down. Yes, it has been over 6 months since my last blog post. Yes, I have contemplated deleting this page off of my website every time I remember it’s still up. BUT - lucky for you reader, I’ve decided to make a comeback and hopefully I’ll be able to keep up with the blog and do… I dunno, say a post a month? Can we do that? We’ll see!
This post won’t be as in depth as my normal posts cause, well you know, how do you condense 6 months worth of theater making and viewing into a distilled, easy to read and interesting blog? I’ve been up to a good deal since September, and 99% of those projects are already up on the work section of this site, so feel free to check those out if you’re interested!
Breaking & Entering Theatre Collective, AKA my child, continues to grow & expand in new fun ways and we have a LITANY of projects lined up for this year, so be sure to head over to our website and sign up for our mailing list! We’re stoked to be bringing back Rooftop Readings this summer as well as PEA Fest later this year, as well as the launch of our artists in residency program or THE LINE-UP! We’re currently co-producing a show written and directed by Molly Van Der Molen (Proud Line-Up member!), GIRLHOOD. You can grab your tickets here - and you should soon cause we’re DEFINITELY going to sell out this intimate space ! If you’re not going to be in the City later this month, you should totally consider donating to our crowdfunding campaign! We had a blast raising funds at our PROM Fundraising event for the show, check out some of these sweet pics!
What else am I up to? Glad you asked! I’m stage managing a couple shows that are currently rehearsing - Et Tu which is going up later in April at Access Theater and is written/directed by my dear friend and multi-project collaborator Xander Browne, and Where Are You? a devised piece directed by Sim Yan Ying (whom I worked with on I Love White Men last summer) going up at Mabou Mines which isn’t until late June… but you never know the next time you’ll hear from me on this thing! I’m also continually stage managing with Blake Allen on his An Evening With… series. Our next concert is Friday the 13th (spooky!) and is ALL DOLLY PARTON, so obviously you want to be there.
I also got a new job house managing at the People’s Improv Theater, so if you’re tired of only catching me when I’m handing out will call tickets at Playwrights Horizons, you can now visit me downtown at both of their locations!
So far 2020 has been a really rewarding, reflective year. I’m doing my best to not take on a thousand different projects at once, and I’m trying to navigate the ever moving and changing line that is work/life balance. I’m not saying I’ve got it down to a science, but I’m feeling so much better now that I’m focusing on my home/social life and mental well being in addition to my work/freelance life. Crazy how that works right ? I’m also enjoying how clean my apartment can be when I actually put effort into its upkeep! Again, what a concept!
Some of the shows I’ve seen since we last spoke (in no particular order:
Mirrors with Parity Productions, @ Next Door @ NYTW — THIS IS STILL PLAYING AND YOU SHOULD ABSOLUTELY GO SEE IT !
A reading of Pulp Verite with the Workshop Theater
Stacy & Mia by SMJ @ the Tank
Sleep No More !!!!!!! My first time!!! Y’all weren’t kidding this was INSAAAANE
The Thin Place by Lucas Hnath at Playwrights Horizons
Terra Firma by one of my all around favorite playwrights and people, Barbara Hammond, which was the inaugural production for The Coop!
Heroes of the Fourth Turning by Will Arbery, also at Playwrights!
Let’s see, let’s see what else has happened… other highlights of the past 6 months include having my sister in town for a week in December, a trip with my roommates to visit my hometown back in October, going to Costa Rica back in November for a cousin’s wedding, and making homemade pan pizzas with My dear friends Maddy and Pualina while I was home for the holiday season. Hope this year is treating you well, and that our paths cross so soon! and feel free to send me a message if you want to connect/collaborate!