2024
“Art isn’t easy.”
— Stephen Sondheim,
Sunday in the Park with George
In the wake of historic SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes, and in the shadow of a looming IATSE strike, television and film work crept back — SOME of it — while theater continued to wobble forward.
Workshops and readings also made a comeback. I reunited with many old friends, playwrights Peggy Stafford, Melisa Tien, Mary Hamilton, Matthew Paul Olmos, and Dominic Finocchiaro. Meanwhile, I began my most ambitious play yet - a deep dive into the French Revolution. Starting it in a master class with David Henry-Hwang, I continued to work on it in an invaluable class with Kate Tarker.
The death of Chris Durang — an early advocate for me — and of Rolls André — a longtime friend and collaborator — came as twin shocks in early 2024.