Every story has a season. A dreamy romance is perfect for the blooms of spring, but a tale of swashbuckling adventure will be most enjoyed during the summer months. An aching tragedy, on the other hand, somehow makes the melancholy of winter even more lovely. And mysteries? Mysteries are the kinds of stories that creep into our thoughts and dreams during the pale sunset of autumn...Read the full article here. Published online for Darling Magazine, October 2015
Read moreColumn with Darling Magazine: Two Left Feet →
Part I: Over the Hill - These days it seems pointless to begin any sort of dance if you’re over the age of three-and-a-half. It’s way too easy to look like a fool next to those people who live and breathe the stuff. Trust me, I know. I’ve been the girl who can only awkwardly hunch forward to grab her ankle in the air, knee bent, while the prima ballerinas around me lift their legs gracefully to their ears. Now, my best dance moves involve mostly jogging in place, “woo”-ing and the occasional Grease throwback. Still, a girl can dream — which I do all too willingly...Read the full article here. Published as a monthly online column for Darling Magazine 2014-2015.
Read moreQuestions for Daniel Smith, Curator of the Tether Design Gallery →
The woman’s mouth is open, mid-roar, her teeth mid-snarl, and her pink-and-blue hair flies forward from behind her, frozen in the jerk of a head-bang. This image, Tether Design Gallery curator Daniel Smith will tell you, is a puzzle piece in a larger narrative that has been neglected for too long. Until now...Read the full article here. Published in print in City Arts Magazine, August 2010.
Read moreCurator's Eye: Mavi Contemporary Art Gallery →
The closure of the much-loved Two Vaults Gallery earlier this year was viewed by most as a tragedy for the local arts community. Where others saw an end, though, Mavi and Elizabeth Ashe saw a beginning...Read the full article here. Published in print in City Arts Magazine, September 2010
Read moreTheatre Review: Cider House Rules →
For the last twenty years, Book-It Repertory Theatre has made the wearying task of adapting novels for the stage look easy. For those who haven’t seen a production: the unique style weaves expository narration from the original text into the lines of the play. So Homer, while in the act of looking frantically...Read the full review here. Published online for City Arts Magazine.
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