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Never Fall in Love with a Writer: A New Addition!
In this short clip, Jen introduces Keir MacDonald, the filmmaker who will make a trailer for “Never Fall in Love with a Writer.” If you haven’t met Jen before, this also is your first chance to see her not in character. The raw footage was shot today. I’m looking forward to what he comes up with! […]
Never Fall in Love with a Writer: Four Characters One Actor – “Take 1″
May 8, 2013
For me, what I love most about the rehearsal process is the development and evolution of a character from a cold read outline to a full bodied being. It’s an incredible transformation that the audience rarely gets to see. In keeping with my decision to write “Never Fall in Love with a Writer” with my […]
Never Fall in Love with a Writer: The Challenge of Incarnation.
April 23, 2013
Wayne and Jen have started rehearsing “Never Fall in Love with a Writer,” which opens June 20 (10:00 p.m.), as part of the 2013 Ottawa Fringe Festival. In this short video, Wayne outlines the challenge of producing “Never Fall in Love with a Writer” as a one woman show. He also highlights what he and Jen […]
TBD: Writing With My Pants Down.
December 11, 2012
If you follow Wayne or I on Twitter, you may already know that we’ve decided to use my short story, “Never Fall in Love With a Writer” as the basis for the play I’m writing for his 2013 Ottawa Fringe production. Not on Twitter? Don’t worry. I storified it for you. Hopefully, one of these […]
From Spaces to Cities: What’s The Story of Your Geography?
December 19, 2011
What role does a writer play in the transformation of a space or geography into a city or country? Had I asked this question twenty, fifteen, or even ten years ago, I might have been tempted to answer, “the unique and special task of the writer is to imbue space and geography with story and […]
Don’t Call It A Comeback! What’s Your Theory of Retro?
April 3, 2010
A fantastically warm and sunny Easter weekend in Ottawa! Consequence 1: Ottawa feels uncharacteristically vibrant, as everyone races outside to enjoy the weather. Consequence 2: My thoughts turn to sunglasses. Here are the the Marc Jacob sunglasses I will be rocking this summer: When I blew my wad at Trust Fund just before Christmas last, […]
Help Me Help Ottawa Arts: My Newest Role In Our Community!
March 29, 2010
I’m pleased to announce that I am now the Gallery Director at Exposure Gallery, located on the second level of Thyme and Again on Wellington St. West in Hintonburg. Exposure Gallery exhibits and sells the work of emerging and established contemporary Canadian photo based artists. The gallery’s curator is Ottawa artist and designer Carrie Colton. […]
May 20, 2013
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