Plays in Process
Plays in Performance Response #449
Skeleton Crew Response So, I saw Skeleton Crew (at the Calderwood Pavilion produced by the Huntington Theatre Company). My first Dominique Morisseau play I have ever seen. As a black theatre artist, I am ashamed that this was the first play of hers I have ever heard after learning about her name in the past […]
Personal Statement #569
^the above number is arbitrary. I feel like I talk about myself a lot just to get by. —————————————————————————————————————————————– WHO I AM When I was younger, I’ll say about five years old, I sang my heart out. Literally, every time I sang, it felt as if my heart was tearing out of my chest it […]
My Senior Year Process Paper
Hello. For the Boston University School of Theatre, undergrad performance students need to write a paper of their process for the end of each semester. Here it is! If I am not embarrassed by this in 30 years if not by next week, I’ve done […]
Vomit Writing Magic Muse
Being a playwright- finding your muse is very important- having your space, having your music, having your spells, chants, and charms around you as you write is very important. But sometimes it just doesn’t come. My first mentor/friend in playwriting was Stephen Adly Guirgis. Outside of my mother, he was the first person who told […]
Scn Std: wk1
I just had my first rehearsal? meet and greet? chat? run-through? stumble upon? of a short piece I’ll be doing with Sara Katzoff and three undergrad actors/actresses. For the past semester and a half I’ve been working on my thesis play which is this dark tragedy. It’s been so long since I’ve started a new […]
The Room Where it Happens
(Not Hamilton. I wish, though.) Last night I went to the read through of Company One‘s production of Wig Out! by Tarell Alvin McCraney and I was so incredibly moved and inspired by the evening. First of all, the BU representation on the show is awesome. Current student Dev Blair and Miles Jordan, and alum […]
We’re on each other’s [production] team
This week my senior thesis, Theresa Rebeck’s Seminar, teched, opened, and closed. Within one week, we loaded in five huge pieces of furniture, printed a poster, and went though a ton of troubleshooting to get lights, sound, and transitions up to speed. There were only a few bumps in the road, and overall everything came together, but […]
Choice
For my thesis, I did ‘Imperceptible Mutabilities in the Third Kingdom’ by Suzan-Lori Parks for students and teachers at the Boston University College of Fine Arts School of Theatre as well as for family of the cast. When I first read this play, I fell in love. Sounds I had never read or heard aloud. […]
The World of ‘Imperceptible Mutabilities in the Third Kingdom’ by Suzan-Lori Parks
The space is open-ended. A confined interior strategically placed on an exterior. Built with imagination from the remnants of reality. The ‘Natural’ is built with the mind. Can easily be torn down and built back up again. […]
Where is my Hair Care
I am in the beginning stages of investigating black female hair in plays. This identity is my own, so why not start here and then expand…? In my opinion and research, there are blind spots and there always will be, but I hope it will open my awareness and eyes to other hair around me […]
It’s Not About You
You know what makes me A N G R Y? That people don’t care about the rapidly vanishing bee population? Well yes, but that’s not what I’m going to talk about. What makes me grind my teeth and tense my jaw is when actors make the work about them. Over the past few semesters I’ve […]
Interview- Sam Stafford
I interviewed Samantha Stafford about her new play, New Years Eve. It will be read at 2 PM on Sunday, December 11 as a part of Sunday Sitdowns. Hi! Hi! I’m Chloe. I’m Sam. Nice to meet you. You’re D+P, yeah? Yeah. Cool. Are you ready for me? Yep. -Okay… questions. Let’s see. Yeah… so, […]
Interview with Sarah Whelan, the Playwright of “White Rabbit”
Today, Sarah Whelan and I sat down to talk about her play, White Rabbit, which will be read on Sunday at 4 PM! Here is a transcript from that conversation Me: How did this play start? S: So I was, well I’ve always been fascinated with how people react to tragedies or war and how […]
Interview with Arden Lasalle, playwright of “The Dark Comes at Night”
This week I had a conversation with Arden Lasalle, who is going to be reading his play The Dark Comes at Night, at a Sunday Sit Down next week, hosted by S.T.A.M.P. Here is a transcript of our conversation about monsters, anime, and new play development: E: So if you could write a note, or a blurb […]
Interview with the Playwright of “Not____Enough” Bella Pelz
I sat down to tea with the wonderful Bella Pelz today to discuss her inspiration behind her new play “Not____Enough.” The play explores identity, sexuality, mortality, reality, gender, race and our very foundations as human beings. It will be performed this Monday at 6:00pm for the Boston University School of Theatre’s “Sunday and Monday Sitdowns” […]
I Don’t Like Ten Minute Plays
Sorry. I tried really freaking hard to find an appreciation for them this semester when I took a course all about the form, but alas… I feel like ten minute plays are primary used for theatre fundraisers, 24 Hour festivals, and summer festivals. Just recently we heard how Actor’s Theatre of Louisville will discontinue their […]
The Journey – Development Notes, 11.29.17
[This post is a continuation of a series about the developmental process of THE JOURNEY. Click here to read the previous post.] Our meeting work session today included Jeremy, the Assistant Director. Yo-El and I read the script aloud, alternating scenes, while Jeremy and Georgia listened and took notes. This was Jeremy’s first encounter with […]
Thesis Part II: Start where you are
Two weeks ago, I decided to re-evaluate the frame of my thesis. I have since found a co-collaborator who is part of the Deaf community and am thrilled to have his creative mind and spirit in the room. We decided to meet after thanksgiving break and I honestly, realized too late that I should have […]
Responsibility When Writing Outside of Personal Experience
For Playwriting I, our final is a one act to full length play. I am writing about a woman in her 70s managing PTSD after she was raped working for the army. I can only imagine what it is like to be that age and what its like navigating the world of the army. I […]
Drama Lit Blog 2.0: BU School of Theatre 