Author Archives: Hezaasan

Flung: Announcing … Auditions!

If you build it, they will come. Such is the mantra of a theatre artist trying to recruit actors to the try-outs. It’s an insane delusion which directors must sustain, especially in these beginning labor pains of putting a play together. The delusion that people are going to give their time, without pay. That they’llContinueContinue reading “Flung: Announcing … Auditions!”

My Next Gig: Flung

Content warning for those who have been following me for awhile: shameless self-promotion and angsty posts about the process are coming back, because my next directing gig is right around the corner! I’ll try to remember to tag and title appropriately. Caveat, occasional theatrical metaphors and references will almost certainly bleed into my other posts.ContinueContinue reading “My Next Gig: Flung”

2022 Favorites – Books

Last top-five list I think, for posterity, as we close out the year together. Thanks for reading. 1. “Creative Play Direction” by Robert Cohen2. “How to Tell A Story” by Meg Bowles3. “The Dictionary of Lost Words” by Pip Williams4. “Putting it Together: How Steven Sondheim and I Created Sunday in the Park with George”ContinueContinue reading “2022 Favorites – Books”

2022 Favorites – One Season Wonders

There was a time when I felt like telling a succinct story on the small screen in about a dozen episodes, with no further attempt to expand the universe or keep the beats perpetually coming, was a lost art. 2022 turned me around. I actually have more shows that I could squeeze into a top-fiveContinueContinue reading “2022 Favorites – One Season Wonders”

2022 Favorites – TV Series

Continuing my self-imposed 2022 review of on-screen entertainment, moving on from the big screen to the small. I started making a top-five list of all episodic TV, but it was too much, so I’ve chosen the saner path of splitting this up. Today will be TV series (either there has been or there will beContinueContinue reading “2022 Favorites – TV Series”