Theater Techs Can Work in the Age of COVID

Our industry has COLLAPSED and with most – if not ALL – of your venues and sources of work shut down through the rest of 2020 (and most of 2021) – you’re probably looking for work wherever you can find it. Not to downplay the stress that we’re all going through trying to figure out how to make ends meat, but there are solutions out there. I’m going to drill into some options that I’ve found that yield extra cash under MY terms. There are a ton of people looking to get their furniture assembled; rooms painted; minor repairs; and yardwork to be done (to name a few).

Be An Arts Hero – Arts Advocacy Resource

This morning, I was trolling around the internet looking for resources to help the arts industry. As luck would have … More

Trailblazing Art & Entertainment Fundraiser Artist Relief Tree Secures Fiscal Sponsorship with Charitable Allies

On July 17, 2020 Artist Relief Tree officially announced a fiscal sponsorship with Charitable Allies out of Indianapolis, IN. This means that … More

Pandemic Thoughts

When we went to war,I was silent. When our leaders ignored social injustice,I was silent. When Corona hit,I was silent. … More

Happy Mother’s Day

Today is the day that we should all be remembering our mothers.

In honor of MY mother, I wrote a little poem, which I never do.
It’s a process that I find extremely difficult for me.
Yet I feel warm and fuzzy after I’ve done it – like I did when I was 5 years old and gave my mother my first Mother’s Day gift of a macaroni necklace or when she helped me make a necktie made all out of jelly beans for an Easter so long ago.

Stage Hand Rabbit Hole #1 – Save Earth

Recently Morgan and I have been engrossed with living a more minimalist lifestyle knowing that we as a species (humans) are largely TAKING from Mother Earth instead of being a part of the circle of life proper.

Monument to the "Weiße Rose" in front of the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich

The Ethics of Working for the Enemy

Back in 1933, Germany enacted laws focusing on the reduction of unemployment. They invested millions in encouraging new business and public-works projects.* On the surface this sounded great, but of course as history shows, the Nazis had ulterior motives.