CONVERSATION a performance piece & dialogue

So the run came and went. We overcame obstacles, tons of paperwork, a lot of rejections from wineries and vineyards, bumps on the road in terms of designers and consultants, and general anxiety and nervousness. There weren’t actually “so many mistakes.” There were just natural theatrical obstacles standing in our way. The Fringe obstacles. The [...]

In this interview with Jody Christopherson for the New York Theater Review, I talk more about the process of creating Conversation as well as about creating solo work, and some of the inspiration for my work.
Read it here.

Writing is such a different process than performing. Near the end of the process you are, of course, even as a writer, put on display. I don’t know any playwrights that don’t feel an intense anxiety during first readings of a new script, that don’t go through periods of doubt and frustration. But as a [...]

"Conversation" Rehearsal, Brooklyn Arts ExchangeAugust 15, 2010
It’s been a little bit of a while since I’ve taken on the role of performer, beyond the occasional short reading or brief workshop performance of excerpts from pieces I’m developing. It’s a major shift for me, from being not only the creator of the piece, but also the [...]

Asking for help with my creative projects is still something new to me. I’ve certainly had collaborators before (performance work is generally a team sport), but it’s something different to both look for people to help produce the work and to ask for financial support for a new project. It’s both a humbling and incredibly [...]

Last week Rosalie (the director) and I did the first read-through of the script together at her apartment, with her cat Scotch as our audience.
The last time I really read the script was when another actress, Alexis Macnab, was prepping a performance of the piece for a workshop presentation at University Settlement here in New [...]

The reality is that a big chunk of the producing work has been done:

Finding a venue (I took a trip down to Philly in early April to scope out venues)
Booking the venue (there was a bit of a toss-up for first choice, but when I found out the Painted Bride’s raw studio space was being [...]

Back in 2006 I decided to bring my play The Interview to the Edinburgh Fringe. I was living in London at the time and it seemed like a great opportunity not to be missed.
Little did I know what I was getting myself into.
I published a diary (in extremely abridged) format, in a UK writers magazine [...]

This section of the site is where Norberto (our Production Manager) and I (Alexis) will be giving you an inside view of putting the show together, bringing it to Philly, and beyond.
Let the conversation begin.