Hello Beautiful People, Brian Dykstra is an actor, a poet, and a playwright. His most recent credits include: Rothko (Red), Walter (The Price), Trigorin (Seagull), Elyot (Private Lives), Claudius (Hamlet), Heisenberg (Copenhagen), Eddie Carbon (View from the Bridge). Currently, Brian is playing Brian O’Regan in the Tony Award Nominated play, Lucky Guy. Brian is a born…
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Actors & Actresses Q&A Series: Remy Zaken
Hello Beautiful People, Remy Zaken started tackling the professional circuit of theater at the age of eleven, on a national tour revival of E.L. Doctorow’s Ragtime. Many Write Teacher(s) Readers may know Remy from the original Broadway cast of Springtime Awakening, originating the role of Thea. When Remy was a junior at Columbia, she conquered…
The Goodbye Song
Hello Beautiful People, I went to go teach my class today, and walked into a somber classroom. A good friend of one of my students had died from a heroin overdose. She was what, nineteen? And yet…I’m not surprised anymore. And that makes my heart a little bit. Aw hell, it breaks my heart a lot…
Directors Q&A Series: Benjamin Endsley Klein
Hello Beautiful People, To say that I’m elated to bring the newest feature in the Directors Q&A Series would be an understatement. A huge understatement. I returned to Amy’s Bread for yet another fantastic interview with director Benjamin Endsley Klein, and was blown away. He is eloquent, he is wise, and he is passionate about…
What I Like About Girls (Double Entendre)
Hello Lovahs, Well, quite a few things. But in this moment I’m referring to the complex, flawed, relatable characters featured on Judd Apatow and Lena Dunham’s HBO television series. Now hear me out because I realize this concept of a television series creating characters that its viewers can relate to is not a new one. …
Why We Love Mariah Carey
Hello Loves, Disclaimer: I have been raised on Mariah Carey’s music since I was old enough to start to truly appreciate music. I am also a musician; a singer to be specific. Both of these characteristics elicit some bias. The singer in me bows down to Mariah’s musical and writing prowess. The woman has a…
Actors & Actresses Q&A Series: Erica Swindell
Hello Beautiful People, The next featured actress in our Actors & Actresses Q&A Series is the classy, the beautiful, and the talented Erica Swindell. Erica was kind enough to spend her dinner break with me at Schmackery’s, where we discussed theater, music, education, and superheroes. She is a quadruple threat, as she sings, dances, acts,…
A Write Teacher(s) Review: The Storyteller, by Jodi Picoult
Hello Beautiful People, I have read every single novel Jodi Picoult has ever written. Every. Single. One. Her books, well, they’re like old friends They become a part of my being. They provide comfort & laughter. I get swept up in her words, her stories, and her characters. I quite literally lose myself in her words,…
COMING SOON…Ain’t No Such Thing As Free Pizza
Ain’t No Such Thing As Free Pizza A story about two women’s friendship, relationships and all the mess in between. It speaks to the jobless, the loveless, the sick, the healthy and the ones who are searching to feel their heart beat. Presented by Raw Love Theatre and Stamp Brothers Productions for the Venus Theatre…
Bostonian Strength
Hello Beautiful People, I was teaching the film The Hunger Games, and I heard an “OMG” from one of my students. Now, they’re not supposed to have their phones in class, but I indulged in the exclamation. “What’s wrong?” I said. “There was a bomb/explosion on the finish line of the Boston Marathon,” she replied. My…