Homos, or Everyone in America
They’re afraid of anything different from them or of what they see in me that maybe they see in themselves
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The Other Mozart
“The hair in all of Salzburg becomes so tall they have to raise the roofs of carriages – no lady can sit upright in them. I am the talk of the town.”
PHAEDRA(S) at BAM
The trouble and the treasure of writing about modern adaptations of ancient myths is that there is too much context and too many references from centuries of retelling and analysis, so that I could read about Phaedra the myth and Phaedra the woman for the
Aubergine: an eggplant by any other name
Aubergine is a tender story of food and family, and the ways we express our love.
On BLOSSOM at Dixon Place
The first time I tried to attend Blossom, at its Henson Carriage House residency in April 2015, the world of texts and trains conspired against me so I ended up stuck in the lobby area with the house manager for the duration of the show,
Empathy School and Love Story
There’s a density of experience in being alone that is almost irreconcilable. Almost impenetrable. Some people call it a void but I find it totally not void-y. It’s. Unavoidable.
Crude in every sense of the word
The epigraph to Jordan Jaffe’s new play, Crude, reads, “The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be” — Ralph Waldo Emerson. This quotation is followed by a dictionary definition of the word “crude,” offering six citations, from “in
Secret Lives (and Loves!) of Edward Gorey
A multimedia exploration of Gorey’s private life. Photo by Jenny Anderson.
As true as my memories are true
Thoughts on the sharing of a personal story
An Authentic Telling
Authenticity and filial responsibility in A. Rey Patmatmat’s HOUSE RULES at HERE.
‘Do You Wish to Amaze Your Wife This Night?’
Amelia Parenteau responds to SPAM at JACK
Gorey: The Secret Lives of Edward Gorey
Amelia Parenteau talks to Travis Russ before the opening of Life Jacket Theatre Company’s new work.