History We were planning our first production in Florence when I had the opportunity to go to an 'international' production at Teatro della Pergola. The theatre is one of the most beautiful in Florence. An old opera house theatre where Eleonora
In honor of the 50th anniversary of World Theatre Day, the Theatre Communications Group (TCG) has asked young theatre artists to respond to the concept of becoming a generation without borders. It is a vital inquiry for our world today and
This is the year that I suddenly realized I had to do something. I had positioned myself and The Global Theatre Project to work within the conversation about international relationships and to make inquiries as to what that meant. . .
Carolina Gamini arrives in LA tomorrow to begin rehearsals of 'A Stubborn Woman' for our upcoming event. And it has led me to think somewhat about the differences she might notice having never been to the states before, let alone
AN UPDATE ON OUR FRIENDS FROM THE BELARUS FREE THEATRE: Early in 2011 the national and international theatrical community rallied together behind the Belarus Free Theatre as they struggled to find a way to not only continue their powerful work in
Last night I went to see my friend's daughter play Golda in a high school production of 'Fiddler on the Roof.' This play was first performed the year I was born. And, of course, I have seen many incarnations of
In thinking about a name for our upcoming event the questions associated with so many aspects of our work kept coming into play. Why are we delving deeply into the development of new creative work at a time like
At the very start of my acting career I remember participating in an anniversary memorial of the Holocaust in Rochester, NY at the GeVa Theatre. I was asked to do it on the theatre's dark night by the Festival Artistic
Building a Bridge Between China and The US In reference to the above blog entry by Bob Eckhart, I saw a few very strongly-worded comments against both China and the efforts of our State Department to make an investment of cultural
On September 11, 2001 a horror happened on US soil which, in my observation, did two particular things. It woke us up and it closed us in. I watched back then as the extremity of positions were identified and then held
