HOW TO EAT AN ORANGE By Catherine Filloux

My new production, How to Eat an Orange, opening at La MaMa on May 30th, speaks of juicio politico: political justice, and tells the story of Claudia Bernardi, an Argentinian artist who works in the realm of social justice. The play is about women and human rights, and dramatizes how a crime lives on well … Continue reading →

Finding the Funny by Janice Maffei

Women are funny. We have to be. Dealing with indignities, setbacks, patriarchy, invisibility as we age, consistently underestimated, we find a way to cope.  Humor – our clever way of flipping the situation – is a natural. Maybe that’s why we’re so good at dramedy. “Start funny, end serious” may be what we choose. There … Continue reading →

It’s All A Game: Exploring Process with Erin Cronican, Exec Artistic Director, The Seeing Place Theater by Frances McGarry

“The Game — can we continue with it?” is a question posed in The Maids, an absurdist play by Jean Genet which opened March 2019 by The Seeing Place Theater in their East 4th street theater.  This question is not so remotely detached from the current complicity confronting both American and global citizens.  Pretending to strangle … Continue reading →

The Director and the Target: Emily Mann in Rehearsal

    I started doing yoga with my cast 17 years ago. Everyone liked it so much I’ve continued. I do half an hour at the start of each rehearsal with everyone in the room — actors, stage managers and designers. It clears the mind and prepares us for the emotional work of the day. … Continue reading →

Language Worth Repeating by Jess K. Smith

Qualify My notes were a list of apologies that had fallen out of her mouth without hesitation. Clear direction, followed by “does that make sense?” Clear direction, diluted by “is that ok with you?” Clear direction, undercut by “can we try that?” Clear direction, undermined by something as simple as “ok?” Here was one of … Continue reading →