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This week’s posts may seem familiar! I am working on some new ones, but a huge amount of travel has meant they’re not quite ready so I have pulled a few from the archives. Thanks for your patience! I have mentioned my patient husband Charlie in these posts before. He is thoughtful, methodical, and detail-oriented. …
I’m rethinking what this blog might be. I love writing for you, and I’m curious about what you find interesting and useful. Monday’s and Wednesday’s posts were new ones, and today’s is a rerun. If you have ideas about what you’d like to see in this space, please drop me an email! What does it …
I’m rethinking what this blog might be. I love writing for you, and I’m curious about what you find interesting and useful. Today’s and Wednesday’s posts are new ones, and Friday’s post will be a rerun. If you have ideas about what you’d like to see in this space, please drop me an email! There’s …
I’m rethinking what this blog might be. I love writing for you, and I’m curious about what you find interesting and useful. Today’s post is a new one, though I am still reposting old favorites for the rest of this week. If you have ideas about what you’d like to see in this space, please …
I’m taking a sabbatical from writing new blog posts. You’ll be seeing some re-runs and old favorites for the next little while. You can always write me back with suggestions or ideas just by responding to this email! A good friend and I have been saying this to each other lately—“just start.” There are a …
Hi all! I’m going to take a sabbatical from writing the blog. I’ll be rerunning some older posts for the next few weeks, so if you feel like you’re reading something you’ve read before, you probably have! If you’re so inclined, I’d love to hear from you. What would you like more of from this …
Last week I was on my way to the airport in a cab, and the driver and I fell into a conversation. He is from Pakistan and has lived in New York for 22 years; we figured out that we had overlapped living there by about six months. We talked about our kids, and he …
When an actor auditions for a role in a play, one thing the director wants to discover is how well they take direction. This can mean various things to different directors, but for me, “taking direction” means: Can this person see a different perspective? Can they approach this moment with curiosity? Can they put the …
The farther along you go in your career, the less feedback you get. This makes sense: who wants to give the big boss notes on their performance? But this dynamic makes it even more essential to seek out knowledgeable coaching and guidance for yourself. We all have areas of our own performance that we don’t …
Today is Damn Glad to Be Alive Day! A little backstory: On February 6, 1995, I was working as a production resident for Playwrights Horizons, an off-Broadway theatre company in New York City. We were in technical rehearsals for a new musical called “Jack’s Holiday,” (about Jack the Ripper—don’t ask), and the master electrician asked …
