I am disturbed by the sheer amount of waste in the theater. I don’t mean wasted wood or fabric – although there is a helluva lot of that, too – I mean the waste of talent of all kinds. The reality is that almost 60% of Actor’s Equity members didn’t get to use their talents […]
Seth Lepore and Ruthless Reciprocity
I’d like to draw my readers’ attention to another project run by Seth Lepore entitled Ruthless Reciprocity Transforming the Performing Arts Community. Seth and I both share similar concerns about the state of the theater ecosystem. While ultimately I think we go in different directions, I actually think that Seth’s future book would be a complementary volume […]
The Three Pillars of Artistic Independence
In my opinion, there are three pillars to artistic independence: Life choices Attitudes Business LIFE CHOICES are about the choices you make about how you want to live that have an impact on your work: Where you want to live? If you live in Manhattan, it is different than living in Des Mines and it impacts your […]