Minutiae and Flux

A playwright and teaching artist navigating the big city.

Clowns Finding a Home in Harlem

This is a profile on Seth Bloom and Christina Gelsone, two wonderful TA colleagues at the New Victory Theater and clown partners in the group The Acrobuffos. The story is … Continue reading

July 12, 2009 · Leave a Comment

Shaking Up Shakespeare at the Public and Children of Invention

The lovely Cindy Cheung stars in Children of Invention, a new film by Tze Chun that is the centerpiece for the upcoming Asian American International Film Festival in NY.  The … Continue reading

July 3, 2009 · Leave a Comment

What is the role of the teaching artist?

Just sat in on a web symposium at the Seattle Art Museum, sponsored by the Dana Foundation and facilitated by Russell Granet.  There were 600 people listening in from across … Continue reading

June 19, 2009 · 1 Comment

Openings & Closings, Beginnings & Endings

CLOSINGS Yesterday, last meeting of the Ma-Yi Writers Lab’s season.  We still operate on a school year schedule/theater production company schedule, so it’s summer and school’s out.  As a kid, … Continue reading

June 12, 2009 · Leave a Comment

Summertime as a Teaching Artist/All the Time as an Artist

I think I might’ve written the last post because living with less is on my mind because now begins the desert times for Teaching Artists.  Unless you’re extraordinarily lucky and … Continue reading

June 8, 2009 · Leave a Comment