Apr
30
Directing is a solitary vocation. There’s a great story Anne Bogart tells in an American Theater Wing podcast. She arrived at an event for Directors and when asked why she was late, Bogart replied she had been in rehearsal. All the Directors stopped and immediately went to take care of her. “Oh, you’ve been in …
Mar
25
My stories are often about Atwater Village (as in here and here), and I really love how I’ve been able to get involved in the community recently. We’re given a rare opportunity this Saturday to speak directly to LA City Council President Eric Garcetti, and help him understand where our community wants him to focus …
Feb
20
I have a lot of writing projects in the hopper, and many of them are in that phase when they need a little more articulation. By writing about them here, I’m hoping to get some feedback and possibly meet new collaborators. This first one will be incredibly interactive soon, so I look forward to exploring …
Feb
16
Many reading this site know about an ongoing awareness effort of mine, Voices From Chornobyl. This year we want to mount a children’s interactive show at the Hollywood Fringe Festival, create a completely accessible experience with ASL interpreters and visual describers, and reach even more people than ever. “How can you talk about radiation when …
Feb
11
I just found and very much like this quote. It’s exactly how I feel at this moment: “The best of our theater is standing on tiptoe, striving to see over the shoulders of father and mother. The worst is exploiting and wallowing in the self-pity of adolescence and obsessive keyhole sexuality. The way out, as …
Nov
21
Above is the Sagrada Famlia. National Geographic introduced me to this giant temple designed by Antonio Gaudi. All design elements inspired by shapes in nature, this building deserves an entire post of its own. It’s been under construction since 1882. We in Los Angeles are used to construction projects being infinite, but over one hundred …
Sep
13
I found this notice and want to spread the word. Share this info and attend! CMJ Dear Arts Education Advocates, The statewide election in November provides the perfect opportunity for arts education advocates to highlight the importance of the visual and performing arts in our schools. For the first time in eight years, California voters …
Sep
07
Guest Blog by Jacquetta Szathmari I asked Jacquetta about her experience with the Hollywood Fringe Festival last June, bringing her short stories to the L.A. stage. Despite not being able to get arrested in the NYC comedy scene, I decided to debut my one-woman show 3000 miles from home, in a brand new festival, in …
Aug
03
I popped onto Facebook for a 5-minute break this morning and saw this headline via the Atwater Village Chamber of Commerce: MAJOR SEWER REPAIR ON FLETCHER DRIVE EXPECTED TO CREATE HAVOC FOR COMMUTERS AND ATWATER VILLAGE LOCALS So I got a little distracted. Actually, thirty minutes later, very distracted. Instead of fuming and imagining the …
Jul
14
When people ask me what I’ve been doing lately, we always come back to it. Yes, I’ve been writing. Yes, I’m teaching and coaching more and loving it. Outreach is what I am most interested in pursuing, though. While trying to explain how my work on the Atwater Village Neighborhood Council is a natural outgrowth …
Jun
03
A year ago I don’t think I even knew what a neighborhood council (NC) was. Never one to leap into an unknown topic (Voices From Chornobyl, anyone), I set about educating myself. But not until two members of the East Hollywood NC approached me to become Project Director for Imagine East Hollywood. The combination of …
