Y’all having a hard time focusing these days? What with the pandemic and whatnot? I get that we don’t have to be working on a masterpiece while in self-isolation, but I keep thinking this must be the perfect time to pay attention to back burner projects. There are ideas that have been circulating in myContinue reading “Distractions”
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Coat of Spice
Brief, brief thought tonight on dialogue. Good dialogue hooks me very quickly. I don’t need to try to feel connected to the world of the play. And when it comes to my personal taste, I love a thin film that lightly covers the surface: an understanding between the creator and the audience that is communicatedContinue reading “Coat of Spice”
Not Getting What You Want
“What do you do when that person isn’t giving you what you want?” Cool advice when there’s a standoff between people. Unfortunately that advice is tainted for me because when someone said it to me they said it with vitriol: “Luke, you disrespected this person’s boundaries. What do you do when they’re not going toContinue reading “Not Getting What You Want”
(No) Apologies
I once participated in an amazing workshop on giving good apologies. There’s barely anything more important for the strength of a relationship than a good apology. And I’m definitely not all that great at giving them. I can get behind the “rules”. Don’t add on a “but”, don’t over apologize, address how you will changeContinue reading “(No) Apologies”
Ignored Pen Pal
My fifth grade class received letters from pen pals: other fifth grade students in British Columbia. We were tasked with writing back to them and starting a companionship that was meant to last years. I never responded. His name was Tyler. He had just started playing hockey but he didn’t know if he liked itContinue reading “Ignored Pen Pal”
The Loop
Any other storytellers out there get trapped in a storytelling loop? There’s a situation in my life right now that requires some forgiveness, and I find myself trapped in the cycle of telling my story over and over and not moving past it. I mentioned it before, but The Book of Forgiving by Desmond TutuContinue reading “The Loop”
Safe Space to Roam
“Theater showcases the recalibration of identity as indifference” Madhavi Menon, Indifference to Difference Menon writes about the queerness of theatre and how it acts as a site of necessary plurality. I don’t want to get too heady and overly complicated, but I do think this image of the theatre is remarkable. We know that ourContinue reading “Safe Space to Roam”
Recognizing Ridiculousness
Not that anyone’s reading these (yet), but I almost went to bed without having written anything! Horrible! “Laughter is a sign of hope.” That’s what I’ve been thinking about today. When we find ourselves laughing in the middle of a dark time, that tells us we are getting closer to joy. I’ve been laughing atContinue reading “Recognizing Ridiculousness”
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