Why an IT auditor is like a playwright

My husband says I have too many hobbies. One of my favorites is playwriting. I’ve been involved in theatre since I was a kid. For 25 years, most of my time in theatre was as an actor with occasional credits as a producer, director and choreographer. But when I went back to graduate school, I … Continue reading Why an IT auditor is like a playwright

In my old school: Memories of my college theatre

Duquesne University, my undergraduate alma mater, is getting a new theatre. I'm thrilled for the students and community members who will get to enjoy the new black box theatre, but I'm sad that the era of the Peter Mills Theatre is coming to an end. For all that space's quirks (and there were many), it … Continue reading In my old school: Memories of my college theatre

I can’t see everything, but I can see more

A few weeks ago I posted on Facebook that I had so many shows to see in the next few months that I was going to need to make a Gantt chart to figure out how to see as many as possible. A friend (the lovely and talented Theo Allyn who will be appearing in … Continue reading I can’t see everything, but I can see more

How I became an Amazon ebook author without knowing it

I googled myself. Inspired by boredom and narcissism I not only googled my current self, but I googled my former self. I googled my maiden name. I didn't expect to see anything I didn't already know about: old theatre reviews, my master's thesis, my sole IMDB credit. Instead, I was shocked to find that I … Continue reading How I became an Amazon ebook author without knowing it

This is not the feminist theatre festival you are looking for

This is part of my Fiction Friday series. "I want to talk about my vagina." "Seriously?" "Yes. 'I want to talk about my vagina.'" "She just came up to you in Starbucks and said, 'I want to talk about my vagina?'" "She introduced herself then bam! Straight into her vagina." "What did you tell her?" … Continue reading This is not the feminist theatre festival you are looking for