So I have this idea…now what?

(I Wanna Be A Producer #1) To kick things off, we’re going to start at the very beginning. Picture this-inspiration has struck, and you’ve had an idea for a show that you’ve just gotta make happen! Except….that’s all you’ve got…because at this point, you haven’t done a darn thing except think the thought. Today, I’m… Continue reading So I have this idea…now what?

Blog Post Series: I Wanna Be a Producer!

I’m really excited about this brand new series that I’m lovingly calling “I Wanna Be a Producer!” Because really, who doesn’t want to have giant showgirls pop out of their boring accounting office? Because that’s what being a producer is….right?? Anyhow…in this series, I’m going to explore my personal experience as an Independent Theatre and… Continue reading Blog Post Series: I Wanna Be a Producer!

Turning Dreams Into Plans

It’s an incredible thing to have dreams. I’m in favor of having lots of dreams. In fact, sometimes I daydream about having an Alpaca farm. I also just spent the last post writing about the importance of dreams, and how dreams are necessary for clarifying your goals, plans, and priorities. But here’s the million-dollar question-… Continue reading Turning Dreams Into Plans

If you had a magic wand, what would you create?

Through my work with Choreography Lab, I often find myself asking people open-ended questions that utilize a bit of magic. For instance, I will ask choreographers “if they could magically find themselves choreographing a large full-budget revival of any musical, what would it be and why?”, or I’ll ask composers, “if you could magically have… Continue reading If you had a magic wand, what would you create?

How My Childhood Passion Turned Me Into A Producer

***This post first appeared as part of a Fundraising Campaign for Combustion Collective’s 2019 production of The Floorshow. Enjoy!*** “Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.” -Ralph Waldo Emerson I’ve mentioned how the idea for The Floorshow came to me in the summer of… Continue reading How My Childhood Passion Turned Me Into A Producer

The Ephemera Origin Story

I get a lot of questions about “Ephemera”. They’re usually of the “what the heck is this show” variety: “is it a play?, “is it dance?”, “is there a plot?”, etc. But the question I personally like the best is usually the follow up question to all of that- “how did you come up with… Continue reading The Ephemera Origin Story

2014 in review

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2014 annual report for this blog. Here's an excerpt: A San Francisco cable car holds 60 people. This blog was viewed about 1,600 times in 2014. If it were a cable car, it would take about 27 trips to carry that many people. Click here to see the… Continue reading 2014 in review

#Tourlife

Well, there have been several reasons why I haven’t written much in the last few months. I created a pretty large piece of Immersive Dance Theater, and have also been performing on a National Tour. So life’s been a little hectic, to say the least! But I just want to say a few words about… Continue reading #Tourlife