Cabaret

 In a historical moment marching toward unimagined horrors, a sexually free cabaret emcee guides us on a journey through the lives of the naïve, the passive, the respectable, the nationalistic, the fervent and the optimistic while exposing the hypocrisy of the Nazi party’s decadence before its power crashes down upon them in 1930 Berlin. This joint production celebrates Krannert Center’s 50-year partnership with the School of Music, Lyric Theatre @ Illinois, Illinois Theatre, and Dance at Illinois. Krannert Center for…

Elephant’s Graveyard

Elephant's Graveyard - Dress Rehearsal (Photo: Latrelle Bright) Showing at the Parkland Theater 2nd Stage (Black Box Theater) Directed by Latrelle Bright The Sparks World Famous Circus had finally arrived! It rolled into the muddy humdrum town of Erwin in East Tennessee via the railroad carrying all the trappings of the spectacular—a Ring Master, a Ballet Girl, a Strongman, an Elephant on parade—and the town was filled with fervent enthusiasm. But, by turns horrific, the fervor turns in on itself…

This is the Ground

Victoria A. Davis and Lindell O. Carter Opera on Tap in partnership with The Old Stone House, The Park Slope Fifth Avenue BID, Anti-Social Music and in association with Sing For Hope will stage an interactive musical walk through America’s volatile political history the weekends of July 5th and July 12th entitled This Is The Ground. The project has received support from the Park Slope Civic Council and Opera America’s Innovation Award program. With curatorial support from famed song historian…

KCPA 50th Celebration

I am grateful to have been asked to cull through 50 years of memories of our beloved Krannert Center for the Performing Arts.  The outcome was a cacophony of voices that took us down memory lane in a piece called THIS PLACE.  It was a lovely golden cocktail hour.  KCPA 50th Anniversary Weekend

words left behind

P.S. Ensemble member Tania Arazi Coambs has had a desire to work on a devised theatre piece for a while now. With no script, there is no clear course and it can be an intimidating endeavor. A lovely thing about devising though is that all you need is an idea and a small group of folk who are willing to explore it with you. This exploration will culminate in a performance on Saturday evening. I hope to see you there…

the arachne project

I am excited to announce that I have received partial funding from The Puffin Foundation for new devised work!   The Arachne Project will be a series of short theatre pieces about resistance.  The Greek myth of Arachne is one of defiance, knowing ones’ worth, speaking truth to power, the consequences that power inflicts, and the ways we – the defiant ones – adapt to those inflicted consequences and are able to use our newfound context to continue to be…