For our first rehearsal, Jordan brought in a whole bunch of smartly-chosen images that the script inspired. Based on them, the actors devised movement from which we're building the world of the play. It was awesome. I'm excited to see now everything comes together. 

We talk a lot about risk in theatre. And sometimes, we mean it. But it's rare to find a single program or structure that has the bandwidth to support a process messy enough for real risk to pay off. You can take the jump in a week or two. You can take a play apart. And...

The glorious Shane Burkeen, Nashville Rep's marketing wizard, did a photo shoot of us playing with our plays. And then he gave us a video, complete with theme song. Check it out. 

One time, my friends dared me to mix everything in the fridge into a cup and drink it. Another time, we dared each other to write dirty limericks about our crushes. On our foreheads. In Sharpie. Another time, we dared each other to run through the snow. Naked. And then...

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Steven and I wanted to put an episode of the 1960's Batman TV series on a stage. The campy, witty theatricality of the show is delicious. 

As we dug into the idea, we couldn't stop scratching at the itch of what this campy, sexy, winkingly misogynistic show mea...

I met Santa last week. He lives in Nashville.

It was Symposium Week. The Ingram Lab playwrights worked on our plays with this year's fellow, Donald Margulies (not God, but a delightful guy). I learned a lot about Air Space, fought with it a bunch of times, woke up earl...

I just wrote "End of Play." I'm hearing the first full draft of AIR SPACE on Friday at Nashville Rep's incredible Ingram New Works Lab. This is exciting. This is the best. There is nothing better than a room full of smart actors and generous writers who are taking off...