Curtain Call in Chalchihuitán
As our tiny taxi climbed through the Chiapanecan highlands, I began to look nervously into the misty sky, growing dark and swollen with rainclouds. “I’m sure it won’t rain,” my friend Paola had said...
View ArticleDad, You Were Right
Back when I fantasized about being a starving artist in the East Village, my father assured me that I could achieve the next best thing with a degree in education and a K-12 arts program that would be...
View ArticleWhy Artful Resistance Is So Hard to Resist
So, why did I ditch law school, anyway? Take a look at my article on Eye See Media, “Why Artful Resistance Is So Hard to Resist” about leaving law school and returning to the theater with a little...
View ArticleYes! And vs. Awkward Silence: Improv For “Beginners”
I’ve never had nerves on opening night. If anything, I’ve worried my way into a weak stomach in solidarity with my fellow castmates, but, in reality, I’m right as rain in front of a rising curtain....
View ArticleAway We Go (For 10 Days of TO)!
Tomorrow at this time, my tocalla Raquel and I will be surrounded by 500 other artists and activists in Quetzaltenango, Guatemala at the opening of the 2nd Latin American Reunion of the Theatre of the...
View ArticleWe’re Going Boal-istic!
We made it! I am writing from Café R.E.D., a fair trade coffee shop and food solidarity network here in Xela, Guatemala, where 500 artists from all over the world have come together for the 2nd Latin...
View ArticleLet the Games Begin!
A week ago we left our beautiful, new world of theater and community activism in Xela, Guatemala, also known as the Second Latin American Reunion of the Theatre of the Oppressed. But the fun is just...
View ArticleIt’s Here! The Very First Chalchihuitán Telenovela
Miss me? I disappeared on you there for a spell. But I had a pretty darn good reason. I spent the spring and early summer working the night shift at a San Cris posada and sleeplessly dashing out to...
View ArticleBack Where It All Started: An Afternoon At FOMMA
Pedro and Rosa’s baby is sick. “I’m going to go sell the cow to buy medicine for the baby,” Pedro tells Rosa, “I’ll be back soon.” Pedro goes to sell the cow. Off he goes, cow in tow, which he entrusts...
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