What is a play? That question has been on my mind a lot lately. With theatres closed until who knows when (read: when this pandemic is under control and it’s safe to gather en masse indoors again), I’ve been struggling…
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3 Shows for your Daily Dose of Laughter
Over six months into this pandemic and I’m still having trouble sleeping. Maybe it’s COVID-related (ask me anything about being a “long-haul” COVID patient) or maybe it’s just stress and anxiety about the general state of our country and the world.…
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Art in the Time of Pandemic
I hope you and yours are healthy, safe, and managing to find moments of light during this crazy time. It has been 161 days since I started self-quarantining with my partner, Eric, and our cat, Nikita, in our small East…
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Cricket and Colonialism in Another World Premiere!
I’ve just completed my third month in the Bay Area – and also my third week of rehearsals for the world premiere of Testmatch at American Conservatory Theater (A.C.T.)! More info on the play and how to get your tickets is…
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“This is OUR house” – House of Joy EXTENSION!
Happy day-after-Labor Day! I’m so grateful to be a working actor at the moment, and proud to be #UnionStrong (yay workplace protections and health insurance and retirement planning and and and…!) as a member of both Actors’ Equity Association and SAG-AFTRA. I’m sending…
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