I just finished a rehearsal with the amazing actors we've cast in our CDWG reading of Martha Herrera-Lasso's Frente al Mar and I can safely say that it's going to be worth your time. Come hear Martha's beautiful words read by our talented undergraduates: Wednesday, 12/3 at 4PM in Durham Studio Theatre. For more, see here.
Thank You, Rhinoceros
I am very grateful to the cast, crew and creative team behind Rhinoceros for an extraordinary run. If you missed it, here's a lovely review in the Daily Cal.
Martha Herrera-Lasso & I Talk About RHINOCEROS
The amazing TDPS public engagement team made this video of dramaturg Martha Herrera-Lasso and I talking about our impending production of Eugène Ionesco's Rhinoceros. Enjoy.
CDWG Spring 2015
We're announcing the second half of our 2014-2015 season of new play readings with the Contemporary Drama Working Group! We're all set to feature Christopher Chen, Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, Lauren Yee, Natalia Duong and Christian Nagler. Very exciting. Visit the CDWG website for more information about the series.
AWAKENING - A New Piece by Radix at The Foundry
The extraordinary performance company Radix - directed by Marica Petrey, Eli Wirtschafter and Hannah Michahelles, amazing and talented friends all - has a new show on at The Foundry in Berkeley. It's called Awakening and it's inspired by Russian Futurism and Frankenstein and a great deal else besides. Well worth your time. Buy tickets here before they sell out.
CDWG Fall 2014 Season
The Contemporary Drama Working Group has announced its fall 2014 season of new play readings! It's going to be an extraordinary semester. I am so pleased to get to work with such astonishingly talented people. If you're in town, come out to our Wednesday afternoon readings. And stay tuned for announcements about the spring!
Learn more about the plays in our fall line-up here.
New AT BUFFALO Website
At Buffalo has an amazing new website. Check it out here. This is the best place to keep up with the show as we continue to develop it.
Johannesburg Workshop in Theory & Criticism 2014
Later this month, I will be traveling to South Africa to participate in the Johannesburg Workshop in Theory and Criticism's 2014 session, "Archives of the Non-Racial." It promises to be a fascinating and challenging 13 days. Check out the schedule of public events here, and come if you can!
AT BUFFALO at New York Musical Theatre Festival 2014
AT BUFFALO, the new musical I'm developing with Amma Ghartey-Tagoe Kootin and Khalil Sullivan, is coming to the New York Musical Theatre Festival this July. David Mendizábal will direct a public reading of the piece on Thursday, July 17 at 4PM and 8PM and on Sunday, July 20 at 7PM. Produced by the amazing Deadria Harrington. Admission is free. For more information, see: nymf.org/atbuffalo
Contemporary Drama Working Group 2013-2014 Season
This week, the Contemporary Drama Working Group - which I co-founded in 2012 with my friend and colleague Takeo Rivera - closed out its second season of new play readings with Ricardo Bracho's The Dweller. I could not be more pleased at everything we've been able to accomplish, and how much our phenomenal students have grown over the course of our time together. Many thanks to them, to Takeo, and to Caitlin Marshall, our amazing co-director for this year. Keep your eye on CDWG's website over the summer as we plan our 2014-2015 season!