Lockdown reading

I’ve been asked by a few folks to write about or comment on what’s happening right now and have declined because my thoughts are still forming. But some things I’ve written and talked about in the past may have some resonance with this moment, for any who are interested:

Year in review

2019 was a busy year: I directed my own production of Dying City at Second Stage in the late spring, and in the late autumn my adaptation of Ödön von Horváth’s Judgment Day premiered at Park Avenue Armory. Along the way I had wonderful conversations with Tommy O’Malley, Jeremy O. Harris, Adam Unze, and Trevor Oswalt. I began work on a commission for National Disability Theatre, La Jolla Playhouse, and the Goodman, while on a Radcliffe Fellowship at Harvard. Finally, I launched a Patreon to try to create a more meaningful, intimate way of communicating online.

Colin Woodell and Mary Elizabeth Winstead

Colin Woodell and Mary Elizabeth Winstead

Luke Kirby in Judgment Day

My adaptation of Ödön von Horváth’s Judgment Day will star Luke Kirby, alongside an extraordinary supporting cast: Susannah Perkins, Alyssa Bresnahan, Henry Stram, Alex Breaux, Charles Brice, Cricket Brown, Gina Daniels, Harriet Harris, Maurice Jones, Andy Murray, Tom McGowan, George Merrick, Jason O’Connell, Joe Wagner, and Jeena Yi.

Luke Kirby

Luke Kirby

Radcliffe Research Partner

If you’re a Harvard student who’d be interested in working with me this fall during my Radcliffe Fellowship — or know one — you can find info about my project and becoming my research partner here.