2014 highlights, in chronological order: January- Featured at in The Helix Queer Performance Network & La MaMa Experimental Theatre Clubs Squirts where, in the rehearsal process, Dan Fishback said to me Its excited to know the next thing you write will be a full length show. January Feb & March- Was a member of Denae Hannahs DNA Comedy Dance Comedy Show where I learned I could dance AND be funny, and fell in love with ensemble work. May- Graduated from a 3 year MFA program at the The New School for Drama June & July- Wrote and performed, under the direction of Sara Lyons, my first solo show at 4 venues in NY and an excerpt in California September- Became the Lincoln Center Education Fellow November- celebrated my 30th birthday, and travelled with Che J. Rene Long to Alabama where I met my fathers side of the family for the first time, beginning the process of healing a 60 yr old wound AND Chanted #BlackLivesMatter through streaming hot tears as I bore witness to the growth of a new national Civil Rights Movement Dec- Concluded my BAX | Brooklyn Arts Exchange Space Grant, where I Premiered an excerpt of my new play with music with my incredible team Benjamin Lundberg, Ashley Phillips, Stevie Walker-Webb, Ryan Feyk, Megan Branch (and more SOON!) Add to these witnessing incredible new Black Theatre by Suzan Lori Park, Robert OHara, Nikkole Salter, Debbie Tucker Green, and Katori Hall. Chatting with Cherrie Moraga after hearing her speak at Baad Bronx. The National Youth Organizer and Leadership training with SOUL. New School Diversity Works showcase. Seeing Beyoncé in concert. Burgeoning young artists writing their way through high school and the juvenile (in)justice system with Sadie Nash Leadership Project and Voices UnBroken. More performances and collaborations with incredible artist peers than even I can keep up with. I fell in head over heels in love again with NY, and the Bay, and the deep South, and learned home is a feeling. I laughed so hard I thought I would burst. Ive felt hopeless, and then held, and revived. This has been unquestionably the greatest year of my life, and thank you for bearing witness with me.
Posted on: Fri, 26 Dec 2014 21:06:46 +0000
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