What Crosses My Mind

  • A Restart of Stagework

    A few months ago I took on a new project. Since I retired from teaching I have felt a definite void with not working on a theater stage. It always seemed I would land something somewhere but I really wasn’t sure. I’ve been through a lot over the past few years, and the one common…

  • I Stood On A Stage

    It had been awhile me, feeling the lights on me the heat, the passion, the beauty of illusory in my grasp. I watched the motions come to life, to imagine where we all are, standing, in the moment. Delivering our truths, as if we were there, the artist telling us about a small town, an…

  • A Curious Outcome

    I found him crouched in a corner laying in a fetal position. The kids told me that is the way he is. Let him go, you don’t want to have him blow up on you. He does that when he gets angry, no one can talk him down. It’s just the way he is. I…

  • Why Shakespeare?

    Because acting is life. With every good playwright we find the realities we endure being played out on stage to help us understand. Without knowing the consequence, the moment needs to find reason, and if done properly, can teach all of us something. That is the beauty of theater. That is the marvel of Shakespeare.…

  • She Belonged On Stage

    At least those were her words when Becky returned to an audition after years of being away. I’ve changed her name and productions to protect her anonymity. I was first introduced to Becky in a production of Mary Poppins when she played a significant role. She was someone who came out of nowhere, they usually…

  • Why I Teach Theatre – first installment

    When I began teaching theatre I inherited a program that walked on water. My predecessor had much success and I was filling big shoes. I remember when meeting him, he laid out the program and then followed with the students I ‘should map the program around.’ He introduced me to his top leads in name…

  • Because We Act

    We do everything by the script, how we manage our morning, what time we show up, when we decide to take care of this, why do we need to live a mechanical life Imagine if all the gears just stopped, who would react, and who might run away. yet, where would they go to find…