Robert Brustein Interview
I just got my hands on the footage from the interview I conducted with Robert Brustein during his residency at CalArts. I recommend...
Forays into Themed Entertainment...
After months of going straight from production into workshop into reading into assisting gig and back again, I am finally taking a little...


What About Bob?
Robert Brustein. 80-something years old and still amazing. His energy is great, his aura draws everyone around him into whatever he’s...
Multi-Tasking
After taking some down time to simply focus on being a student and teacher (and reminding myself what it is to sleep), I'm about to jump...
Sam Mendes' 25 Rules for Directors
I love these. (I mean, we should all be so lucky to reach a point in our careers where we can say, "If you have the chance, please work...
Once It's Open
There's nothing left to be done. The notes have been given, final tweaks and adjustments fiddled and fussed with to death, the actors...


When I am Lost.
"When I am lost in rehearsal, when I am stymied and have no idea what to do next or how to solve a problem, I know that this is the...


Holy Sh*t
I returned to CalArts today and saw the beast that my scenic designer, video designer, and myself came together to create...this is a...
Back to Life, Back to Reality...
I am in the Charles de Gaulle Airport right now, heading back to Los Angeles from Saint E'tienne to return to Government Inspector...


On directing French actors, but not speaking French.
"Why the fuck didn't I learn French?" I downloaded Duolingo and practiced it aloud to myself in my living room, but I didn't really give...