“Sips & Scripts” supports, promotes, and produces work written by North Carolina playwrights from novices to veterans through stage readings, private readings, and monthly public readings. Today I’m speaking with Yvette Holder, the creator of Sips & Scripts. In this episode, Yvette outlines the offerings of Sips & Scripts, best practices for feedback, writing tips …
Greetings, Soapboxers! Writing to you today from the other end of the tunnel, as it were. I headed into 2019 with my sights set on June, when my latest play YEAR OF THE MONKEY would take its first breaths in New York. By the time you’re reading this, the show will have closed, and we’ll …
Processing a Milestone (Mara Thomas, ASBX blog post 020) Read More »
Soapboxers, Recently, I’ve been getting messages of encouragement and gratitude from ASBX listeners who really love listening to the podcast. It’s magical to get these. Like winning-the-lottery- I-gotta-golden-ticket-Hogwarts kinda stuff. The messages trickle in via text, email, FB messenger, Insta, and in person. Not a crazy overwhelming number — this isn’t a huge podcast with …
Three great minds in one room: Alyssa Noble, Justin Tornow, and Lightsey Darst, the 3 organizers of Durham Independent Dance Artists (DIDA) discuss how to serve the dance community, the DIDA model, challenges with funding and critical conversation, the upcoming season, and what the future holds. As far as topics I’m passionate about, this conversation hits …
Identity, heritage, legacy, and whether history will repeat itself…again. Dig into Ian Bowater’s newest play, “Millennium Boy” (see synopsis below) which will be featured in a reading for the public on Monday December 11 at 7pm at The Bar in Durham*. Ian’s collaborator on this project, Ulli Lommel, was himself a frequent collaborator with Rainer …
010: Playwright Ian Bowater reaches out for feedback on his MILLENNIUM BOY Read More »
