Our generation is distracted. We default to amusement, unaccustomed to the quiet practice of thinking carefully or thoroughly. This posture of amusement impacts our ability to create and to worship.

In art, value informs our style. When we are firm in our values it allows for greater freedom of expression. If we emphasize methods over principles, we look for prescriptive style. Without an actionable understanding of principles, artists rely on societal permission over authentic creativity.

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.