Monday, July 31, 2017

On s'est connus: Jeanne Moreau

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I think of this as the iconic Moreau look. Bare face, cat eyes, unfussy hair, and the plainest little black dress. Sometime in my teens ...
Saturday, June 17, 2017

"Grandeur" at the Magic Theatre: a protean figure in a conventional play

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Carl Lumbly is music legend Gil Scott-Heron and Rafael Jordan is journalist Steve Barron in Grandeur at the Magic Theatre. Photo by Jenni...
Thursday, June 15, 2017

Acting in ShortLived round 1 at PianoFight, June 15-17

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Last year, I participated in PianoFight's audience-judged theater competition ShortLived as a playwright ... this year, for a change,...
Wednesday, May 10, 2017

Country House Books: Edward Gorey & Cécile David-Weill

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Quick reviews of two books I read recently that take place at two very different kinds of country houses.   The Dwindling Party by Edward...
Sunday, April 23, 2017

Like something out of Balzac or Colette

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The happy couple: Brigitte and Emmanuel Macron. Photo: AFP/Getty. It has come to my attention that not nearly enough Americans know th...
Thursday, April 13, 2017

Workshop Production of "You'll Not Feel the Drowning," April 13-22

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My play You'll Not Feel the Drowning , an hourlong drama about life in an earthquake zone, the bleak beauty of the Oregon coast, and ...
Saturday, April 8, 2017

A Sentimental Journey through France and Austria: "The Baltimore Waltz" at Magic Theatre

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Anna (Lauren English) gets a diagnosis from The Third Man (Greg Jackson) while her brother Carl (Patrick Alparone) looks on. Photo by Jen...