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Committed to change
I really miss seeing people in the flesh. Although I love the LMDA and have enjoyed the last two days of conferences, it is absolutely exhau
Dramaturgy as a way of thinking
It feels nice, comforting, to be connected to dramaturgs when the rehearsal rooms and theatres and theatre bars are closed. It’s good to see
Getting perspective
If you write about something happening in a contemporary setting, you can’t be vague any more. You can’t just say ‘now’, and then not have t
Dramaturgically out of place
Someone once told me that Putin has a dramaturg. Like a political dramaturg. A dramaturg of evil, if you will. Is Dominic Cummings Boris Joh
Adaptation and adapting
Suddenly I wonder, Oh god… am I playing into the hands of crazed right-wingers by adapting a canonical novel by a white author, written at t
What are the rules of the world?
It’s hard to know what makes sense to do when nothing makes sense. Something I often ask my students when I teach playwriting is: what are t
Grief as Rebellion
Processing this slice of time, writing about this slice of time, has taken as much of a toll as it has provided fuel. For me, these diaries
Imagine Better, Then Execute It
Resisting the mindset of scarcity had become a running joke among my grad school cohort, because we theoretically understood that there is e
Pancakes That I Didn't Make
This is a time where there are fewer answers than questions. As I move and make, as artist, scholar and organizer, I feel myself at odds: qu
Caring for Your Full Self
As dramaturgs, we mustn’t sidestep the weighty acknowledgement that self-reflection is just as crucial as reflecting on the external. In a d