The body is a strange thing. It is both something we have and something we are. In some ways we put it in submission and in others, we work alongside it. July is Juvenile Arthritis Awareness month. 2024 marks my 25th year since being diagnosed. Here are some reflections on God’s grace.

Summer Reading? Earn that personal pan pizza: Donald Miller, Julia Cameron, Jean Rhys — oh my! Plus plays involving heat as a catalysis.

Using transferable skills to provide supplementary income is often the wisest choice in building a sustainable life in the arts. A review of survival jobs options for artists: barista work, administration, coaching, and more.

One of these young artists disdainfully observed, “theatre school only prepares you to be a good ensemble member.” Others quickly chimed in with their agreement and I see the room come to this conclusion: theatre school doesn’t teach you to be an artist.

In the article, Luck and the Entrepreneur: the four kinds of luck, Marc Andreessen discusses the work of Dr. James Austin and how it applies to the business world. Here are some encouraging implications for the artist.

Answering, is theatre your first love? Like the high school sweethearts that end up married, continually pursuing an arts career is met with surprise. It’s not the typical story – all the more fun!

Delighted to announce the near opening of Cedarville University’s production of Kate Hamill’s adaptation of Sense and Sensibility (and my part in directing it!). It’s a treat living with Austen’s story and working with talented young artists passionate about telling it.

January of 2023, I spent New Year’s Day at the Art Gallery of Ontario wandering at my own pace before walking home in the rain. I had a latte and one of those overpriced pastries at the museum café for lunch, which added to the vibratory energy of the day. A new year!

I’m a Christian & work in theatre. Most of what I put here will likely cover that intersection, along with life updates and other notes about what I find enriching for a creative life. Cheers to new endeavors!