What's the Story
WHAT'S THE STORY? by John Porter “Daddy, tell me a story…” The best thing my two children ever said to me. No matter what the medium,...
theatre e-e-evolution
I once wrote the line in a review, “Every generation has to define theatre for themselves.” It may possibly be the one and only profound...
The Changing Landscape of Theater Reviewing & Some Questions
Lately I’ve been thinking of the changing landscape of writing theater reviews. 1. Over the past year or two, we have experienced a...
Wrong Chopped? That’s Absurd…
Coming up very soon, on May 17 to be exact, Firehouse will present the official-honest-to-God-no-longer-being-workshopped World Premiere...
New work is electric
Recently I had the opportunity to catch up with Chandler Hubbard about his upcoming world premiere of ANIMAL CONTROL, which we will be...
Of Venn Diagrams, Set theory, Theatre, Stand Up, Blues, Fear, And Depression…or, My Journey
I’ve always had a problem with Venn Diagrams. Wait, come back, I promise it’ll all make sense in just a little bit. Seriously, I have a...
A Tale of Two Davids (and a Phineas)
Long before I fell in love with the world of theatre (Children’s Theatre of Norfolk’s production of ROBIN HOOD when I was six years old),...
Sophocles sells? Who knew?
As I scribble down these words Firehouse is getting ready to close its sold-out run of OEDIPUS REX, a show that had its world premiere...
A proposal
When I first moved here from New York more than twenty years ago, my friends in New York were shocked. How could I give up all that New...
The Devil Is In The Details But So Are The Angels
Theatre is one of the most collaborative of all the arts. Writers conceive a world that can take place on a stage, actors give those...
