Engagement. It’s a commitment, an agreement that you are going to give up something – freedom, time, opportunities – with the hope of gaining something in return: sustenance, insight, love. Nuptial engagement is the first one that comes to mind. But all sorts of other engagements don’t involve that level of commitment – taking on a new employment engagement, agreeing to a dinner engagement, being offered a speaking engagement. I’ve just started working as the Community Engage

Last night, we held the final meeting of the Firehouse Working Group-- a collection of theatre artists who have graciously agreed to volunteer their time in support of this residency-- and we had a reading of the full draft of my brand new play A Week at the Havens. I’m pleased to report that it went about as well as such readings can go. Yes, it’s only a first draft, and there were a great many places in the script where I jotted such sage notes as “make this better” or “e