Martha: Truth or illusion, George; you don’t know the difference. George: No, but we must carry on as though we did. Martha: Amen. — from Broadway Unlocked • Innovation for any stage As we’ve been on our pay-what-you-can #TechTheatre consult calls today, we’re quickly seeing that the first thing on most artist and individual theatre makers minds is — how do I continue to create when I can’t be on stage?

The stage is not merely the meeting place of all the arts, but is also the return of art to life. — Oscar Wilde — from Broadway Unlocked • Innovation for any stage. Ermmm, sorry Mr. Wilde, but apparently we’re gonna have to amend that quote 🤷🏽‍♀️ — we’re going online, whether we like it or not… We’ve heard (a few times this week) that Zoom has reduced grown theatre folks to tears as they…

from Broadway Unlocked • Innovation for any Stage Dear wonderful humans, artists, entrepreneurs and educators, You are heroes. Fuck this shit. Let’s make things, shall we? Deep breaths, follow the bullet points, and when you feel confident enough… Get creative. It’s what we do best. Right? You got this. Jess…

Or at least that’s what the internet “news” sites are telling me. — Last I checked, I am an accomplished actor/writer/director/producer with a social good startup on the side who’s honestly still not quite where I want to be in my career, but who’s pretty proud of all the things I’ve managed to do without anyone’s financial backing but my own — actually…

Top Five Panic-Inducing Things I Heard from Well-Meaning Friends and Family — Written by Jessica Ryan. Illustrated by Donny Pawloski To see the entire list and all other lists as they are posted, as well as a complete list of PRO TIPS, click here This story starts with that classic yet intriguing trope of all great literature:

Living with the consequences of our actions — written by Jessica Ryan. Illustrated by Donny Pawloski To see the entire list and all other lists as they are posted, as well as a complete list of PRO TIPS, click here When the nurses told us it was time — time to say anything to Dad we hadn’t said…

What do you mean, they don’t teach a class for that? — written by Jessica Ryan. illustrated by Donald Pawloski. It’s always hard to find a starting place for a story, so how about this: I’m currently sitting here writing and tackling my to-do list from a beautiful garden, outside a beautiful house, one block away from beautiful Venice Beach.