Do first, magic after
Puppetry and acting is a physical activity. The body is physical. The voice is physical. The breath is physical. I struggled with this...
You can't act a negative
It's old advice but I really understood it today. Giving advice to a friend who was practising her entrance to the stage for stand up....
Glass Kill Bluebeard Imp Faith Hope Charity
I've had a good week at the theatre. Caryl Churchill's new show (4plays called Glass, Kill, Bluebeard and Imp) last night at the Royal...
The difference between a road movie and a rite-of-passage movie
In a road movie, the characters literally drive themselves into new circumstances, and are tested by them. Their circumstances change,...
A review for Peter
"A frolicsome feast for eyes and ears... narrated with spirited phrasing by Oscar, Tony and Grammy-nominated actor John C. Reilly... and...
Another Review for Peter
"The piece, with its cast of animal characters and Russian folk inspired score, took to Daniel Hay Gordon's choreography like a fish to...
Risk is the only choice
Always take the riskiest road you can find. Only a risky idea can lead to success. It's just as hard to do something safe as it is to do...
BBC film about Peter
Click for video (3mins) Creating Peter and the Wolf puppets for the Hollywood Bowl When Danny Boyle needed a stadium towering Grim Reaper...
Fiction and Truth
“You know, I fight with my journalist friends, who scorn the idea that fiction writing is about following the characters’ words, and we...
4 days after...
Sitting on a bench beside our RV at Cachuma Lake thinking about last week. Can't quite believe we did it. Can't quite believe it...
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