84 stories by "RVCBard"
One of the most important tools when it comes to anti-racist organizing is a power analysis. In plain English, a power analysis help us figure out who's really calling the shots in an instit…
If you're reading this, it's most likely because: a) you read this blog regularly, and/or b) we're teaming up to create something together--a video, a blog post, a play, whatever.At this poi…
Why did you write this?Why Anne Hathaway?Why does this character say that thing on page whatever?As a playwright, I get a lot of "why" questions from actors and directors. I usually answer t…
If you've been following me on Twitter and/or Facebook, you know that I'm writing a new play.The working title was initially La Isla de la Hechicera, but now I'm calling it Encanta.After the…
I'm not going to discuss these things anymore:Whether or not racism existsWhether or not people of color can be racist against White peopleWhether people of color being prejudiced against Wh…
(When you check your mail, you find a sparkly rainbow envelope with balloons attached. It's from Gay Agenda and addressed to Straight Ally. What could it be? Is it an invitation to be a gues…
Only a few hours ago, I just completed another Undoing Racism workshop by The People's Institute for Survival and Beyond that was geared toward religious communities (I am proud to say that …
Dear Mama Regal:Baruch Ata Adonai, Eloheinu melech ha'olam, shech kakah lo ba'olamo.(Literal translation: "Blessed are You, Lord our God, King of the Universe, Who has such as this in His un…
Rowe Entertainment, Inc. vs. The William Morris Agency, Inc.The sad news is that I discovered something similar with someone else I was working on a play with.
I recently went to a Community Dish meeting that focused on the role of playwrights in indie theatre then read a very touching Facebook post by Daniel Talbott (of Rising Phoenix Rep). Both o…
With the $1 Play Project underway (and if you have 60 seconds and $1.00, you really should give what you can), and way too much to do in not enough time, I want to take a moment (read: procr…
VISIONARY SET DESIGNER NEEDED for TULPA, OR ANNE&MEWritten by Shawn C. Harris, directed by Aaron D. PrattLast year, TULPA, OR ANNE&ME made its debut at the Planet Connections Theatre…
This has been brewing for a while after watching this video and the responses to it. What's been disheartening about all this is what this reveals about the position of the Black artist. It …
The piece I'm gestating now has taught me that I don't write plays so much as give birth to them. And it frustrates me to no end. I am creatively bloated and sluggish, laden down with the pl…
I wrote a play called TULPA, OR ANNE&ME that debuted at the Planet Connections Theatre Festivity in June 2011. I would like to do it again for 2012, and I'm putting together the team I w…
On January 12 at 11:59pm EST, the IndieGoGo campaign for my play, Tulpa, or Anne&Me is ending. Although people have supported the project by contributing a total of about $1,700, there i…
Kicking off 2012 on the racism front, we have this video, "Shit White Girls Say . . . to Black Girls"And then we have this post at A Poor Player, which prompted 99Seats to write "Shit White …
As my plans for the 2012 production of Tulpa, or Anne&Me start coming together, I'm in a pretty good position to apply some of the ideas I brought up in my "What If . . . Theatres Played…
Visit the IndieGoGo campaign to make a contribution and find out more about how you can help make Tulpa, or Anne&Me happen.
Previously, I talked about the need for community organizing in indie theatre and what that means. I mentioned that transforming the landscape of indie theatre will require a different way o…
A while back I mentioned an interest in combining theatre with community organizing. For a variety of reasons, November has been the month where I've committed to learning more about communi…
"When I dare to be powerful - to use my strength in the service of my vision, then it becomes less and less important whether I am afraid" " Audre LordeEarlier this year, I wrote and pr…
It may seem strange for me to say this, but the biggest influence on my work as a playwright is Peter Brook's The Empty Space and The Open Door. The Empty Space is one of the first books abo…
At TCG Circle, I ask, "What if . . . theatres played Moneyball?"Then I dig deeper by asking, "What if, instead of relying on gut reactions and chemistry, we figured out a way to describ…
There's rich teams, and there's poor teams. Then there's 50 feet of crap, and then there's us."-- Brad Pitt as Billy Beane, MoneyballI'm not much of a sports fan, so Moneyball was a real dep…
