“What a fulfillment, to see this show become everything it was meant to be!…The version that opened in January was finally everything I had imagined and dreamed “Rip” to be: a knockabout physical theater piece with serious underpinnings. It starts as a romp through the Yukon Gold Rush, but then time travels to a world in which we wrestle with climate change, exploitation of the Arctic, dizzying new technologies and new social mores. It is a celebration of the power of storytelling, of family ties, and of the individual spirit.”

The simple joy of writing for actors I know comes to fruition & I couldn’t be more proud.

“…Part of this includes an Incubator/Mentor program designed to support emerging playwrights and directors. Recently I had the pleasure of participating in a panel for this group, on the topic of the playwright-director relationship.”

Our family loved our weekly excursions to Video Isle, or “the tape store” as we called it, especially on two-for-one Tuesdays. We would set up our viewing for the week, and much time was spent scanning the shelves and consulting the staff’s expertise, before returning home with multiple DVD’s. The book became an adventure, and every single film was vetted by the important audience: the kids.

One of the things that I missed during Covid lockdown was conversation. The kind you have after a show, because you still have an adrenaline buzz going, and aren’t ready to sleep. The kind you have over a drink at the end of a rehearsal day, because the camaraderie from the room still lingers, and you need a transition before heading home.

So I plan to start a number of conversations in this space.