By the time I learned what it truly takes to work in the New York theater scene, any thoughts of a family fell off. I’d grown up in a large Irish Catholic brood where having kids was the default, not a choice. But thinking back to how my family afforded childcare so...
(sigh) Here we go. We need help. Who? Me. Us. Your non-working actor friends. Specifically, your non-working parent-actor friends. We have been out of the business for awhile. Sure, we’re dipping our toes in the water here and there, wishing we had time to do more....
Life raising toddlers is like a never-ending tech week. You know that adrenaline you feel during tech week, and you’re not sure whether it’s fueled by pure exhaustion, excitement, or a highly effective, carefully calculated balance of coffee and wine?...
One very important thing I learned in my college theatre program was that I was never going to make a living as a performer. My dream was never Broadway, anyway. I always wanted a little regional theatre career in the Bay Area. College made it clear to me that even...
What Actors’ Equity Open Access Means To Me, a Rant/Rave/Retrospective When I first read the news that Actors’ Equity was opening its doors to every actor and stage manager who has worked professionally, my first reaction was WTF, REALLY?! The young...
This May for Mother’s Day, I am taking a cue from The Nap Ministry and taking a 2 month break from the blog and social media. Possibly the Etsy shops as well. I am tired. I am bored. I picked up my crochet hook a few weeks ago, found a sweater pattern online and was...
