dear theatre, once was

a theatre that refuses to stage a diagnostic of society seeks its own irrelevance

What a staggering loss. RIP Marjane Satrapi.

today in pocket theatre, i write abt risk aversion. open.substack.com/pub/csvich/p...

till June 17 only online. my new play WAR PAINTING. cast: Gregg Mozgala, Alfredo Narciso, Scott Shepherd. dir. Jackson Gay. sound design: Matthew Nielson. free, on demand, close captioned. @lorteltheatre.bsky.social rsvp and info at lortel.org/war-painting/

one of the deaths of American theatre is how many regional houses have narrowed their programming to what they deem formally conventional bc they think their audiences will be scared to see anything not. the same audiences that have watched Severance, Pluribus, Inception, etc.

thinking of Bette Midler in THE ROSE today

one may maybe we will talk abt the anti-Latina (specifically) play bias many yt NYC theatres have

"during" is now. except without the caring

in the year 2026 a theatre announced The Fantasticks as part of their new season

the profound absurdity of maintaining a culture of premiere-itis in theatre in the end times

i miss Robert Woodruff's directing

"what would it be like in theatre to stop needing to be in the constant hustle so that you can really flow?"

till June 17 only online. my new play WAR PAINTING. cast: Gregg Mozgala, Alfredo Narciso, Scott Shepherd. dir. Jackson Gay. sound design: Matthew Nielson. free, on demand, close captioned. @lorteltheatre.bsky.social rsvp and info at lortel.org/war-painting/

dear theatre, to and fro

when a theatre essay says the the reason everyone at a recent show is coughing is because of the audience's psychological problem...

today in pocket theatre, i write abt hustle, flow and Fornes. open.substack.com/pub/csvich/p...

Snoopy 🤝 Brecht

here in on demand new play: The Merry Wives of Fogo Island by francisca da silveira. from The Playwrights Center.

Fantastic archive of Stuart Hall here - essential listening for anyone interested in English culture, or who just wants to hear a brilliant teacher at the height of his powers www.mixcloud.com/genres/engli...

dear theatre, steady gaze

starting June 1: free, global, on demand, close captioned new play: WAR PAINTING. "our performance is survival." from the digital stage of @lorteltheatre.bsky.social . info and rsvp at lortel.org/war-painting/

filmmakers using the youtube platform to test-run their work and then leap into features is also a lesson for theatre makers. meet and build the audience where they are, and they will follow.

dear theatre, space angels

end of play. boom

starting June 1: free, global, on demand, close captioned new play: WAR PAINTING. "our performance is survival." from the digital stage of @lorteltheatre.bsky.social . info and rsvp at lortel.org/war-painting/

overheard: impossibly exhausting furniture

dear film reviewer at The Guardian that wrote abt Cape Fear, there is no such thing as a cvd mask. what does exist is something called a respirator, commonly used, basic PPE to protect from airborne toxic events or infectious diseases.

dear theatre, unseen

i miss Debra Winger in movies

love when theatremaker says green screen is lo-fi old school tech, esp when much of theatre pretends its a new thing

there used to be so many cats to say hello to

and the cats today?

instead of doing yet another version of HEDDA GABLER, do Irene Fornes' SUMMER IN GOSSENSASS

there should be more eyes on the Prairieland case

overheard: we are human and we love cars

watching Bob Fosse's LENNY, as one does, to get some perspective on things

dear US Latine playwrights, stop normalizing translating your work for free

lovely to chat theatre making with wonderful Bush Moukarzel today of Dead Centre.♥️

"what exactly is to be gained by hiding new work in analogue only rooms in the end times?"

dear theatre, not above

lovely to speak virtually at Northwestern Uni tonight in support of their production of IN THE TIME OF THE BUTTERFLIES. show runs till May 31. ♥️

one person in reality in entire audience

when theatre produces one bare bones show Off Off Broadway for $200,000 when instead it can produce at least ten new shows digitally for a fraction of that price

when theatre says its vital to democracy but the only way for ppl to access it is by going to a building and paying a ticket

today in pocket theatre, i write abt war painting. and digital theatre. open.substack.com/pub/csvich/p...

in 2026 some theatre ppl think that the most important thing to do is make Shakespeare's works accessible to audiences, when he is literally everywhere

dear theatre, less being at, more being with

dear theatre, till another day

its 2026 and there are theatre ppl that think screens have never been on stage before