Hamlet and MacBeth- Full Performances on PBS Arts

Free full-production videos of the RSC's film for television Hamlet and MacBeth on PBS Arts? Yes, please.

Hamlet, anyone?

Or perhaps you prefer the Scottish play?

Side Note: These witches scared the CRAP out of me. Thanks for the nightmares, BBC.

Photo Shoot with MoDeZinz Photography and Design!

My friend Monica Dodge of MoDeZinz Photography and Design is doing a photo series on love: specifically what makes couples unique. Since Joe and I are both actors, we decided to do a shoot of us portraying some of our famous couples from theatre, film and pop culture. We shot at the beautiful Glove Theatre (the site of my recent wedding), using some of their gorgeous costume pieces. How often do you get to do a photo shoot with one of your favorite friends AND your husband at your wedding location 

(which happens to be a theatre)?

LORD & LADY MACBETH

ABIGAIL WILLIAMS & JOHN PROCTOR

SID & NANCY

ANTONY & CLEOPATRA

Monica is a longtime friend, and it's so awesome to see her photography progress over the years! She's based out of the Capital District in NY, but she sometimes finds herself in NYC. Check her out!

Just A Writer Alone In The Woods...

It's been a busy summer! Here's a long overdue recap of my playwrighting residency at Wildacres Retreat in Little Switzerland, NC.

 I have three new plays in the works, but carving out time to sit down, relax and let the writing happen is difficult. I can write a page of blog material in ten minutes, but it could take me three hours to write a page of dialogue for a play. Creative writing is just a slower process (for me, anyways). After writing and performing my one-woman show, A Woman In Progress, I found myself with a renewed passion for writing. When I found out that I had been accepted to Brooklyn College’s MFA Acting program, I knew that in the fall, I would have very little time for anything but my studies. If I wanted to crank out another play, or two (or three), it HAD to happen this summer.

Wildacres exceeded my expectation in EVERY regard! The artist’s cabin is separate from the main retreat to allow for privacy and focus, a brisk 20 walk (/hike) down the gravel road. The cabin is beautifully appointed, generously sized, and inspiring in and of itself. The grounds and facilities are gorgeous. The best part by far, though, is the staff. I have never felt more at home with a group of people I just met. I’m referred to as the “cabin dweller”- the affectionate nickname given to the current resident artist. 

 Fred and Mary Kay- my surrogate grandparents for the week! 

The amazing Sherry Lovett- storyteller extraordinaire!

The property is stunningly gorgeous. I mean, how can you NOT be inspired by this?

It was a productive week! I'm almost completely finished with a draft of a new piece called His Brother's War, the first installment in a three-piece adaptation of Aeschlyus' Oresteia.

I'm so grateful to everyone at Wildacres for this wonderful opportunity!