Happy 2014, Internet!
As we begin a new year, I have been thinking a lot about all of my theatrical experiences in 2013. I feel extraordinarily lucky to be making a living in the theater and I am so grateful to be part of such a loving and supportive community of artists.
In January I had the good fortune to play the lead in the world premiere of Quincy Long’s “The Huntsmen” at Portland Playhouse in Oregon. This past Summer I returned to Vermont Shakespeare Company to play Autolycus (and the bear!) in their outdoor production of “The Winter’s Tale”. This Fall I became a teaching artist with Broadway.com, leading theater workshops for visiting school groups as part of their Broadway Classroom series. And I started performing in art galleries as an adaptive storyteller for Museum Hack, bringing pieces of art to life in unique and theatrical ways.
This year the press has called my performances “utterly fascinating” (The Oregonian), “mesmerizing” (Willamette Week), “hypnotic” (portland theatre scene), “expressive” and “engaging” (both Seven Days), “marvelous” and my favorite, “rubbery” (both Burlington Free Press).
A huge, heartfelt thanks to Portland Playhouse, the Barrow Street Theatre, Sundog Theatre, Going to Tahiti Productions, Vermont Shakespeare Company, Broadway.com, Performa 13, Museum Hack, and the TRUF for being my artistic homes in 2013. I look forward to the challenges and opportunities that this new year will bring.
May everyone’s 2014 be filled with love, warmth, and art.