I did an internship at the Ardent theatre company in Philly after dropping out of COLLEGE. I was earning $165 a WEEK building sets and cleaning the toilets. Cleaning toilets is a GOOD way of getting in touch with your CREATIVITY. That's when you find out if you got ANYTHING going on in your head.
Read MoreI was never a hugely SUCCESSFUL theatre DESIGNER. I painted a LOT of scenery and did the LIGHTING, and my lighting business grew out of that.
Read MoreI WRITE what I like to read, and I enjoy love triangles in YA and adult FICTION - not to MENTION in other media like TV, opera, theatre, and even in video games! I relish when dark and compelling CHARACTERS compete for our protagonist's heart. The doubts, the uncertainty - the jealousy! - can be breathtaking.
Read MoreIn the whole course of our work at the THEATRE we have been, I may say, drenched with advice by FRIENDLY PEOPLE who for years gave us the reasons why we did not succeed... All their advice, or at least some of it, might have been good if we had wanted to make money, to make a COMMON PLACE of amusement.
Read MoreI REALIZED that I wanted to PLAY CHARACTERS and do traditional theatre. I wanted to make believe again. I LIKE putting on a costume and PRETENDING to be someone else for a few hours, and I have a great respect for playwrights.
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