Looking Both Ways

Wishing everyone a restful start to 2026! I’m kicking off this year’s blogs with a little 2025 “Best of,” and a preview of a few projects coming up early in the year.

Favorites from 2025

Beginning with some standout experiences …

* Getting back to teaching dance, with Forager Theatre Company 

* Bringing Conceal Me What I Am to NYC Fringe

* Leading Expand the Canon’s Research Team throughout the year

* Collaborating on the Radio Violence, This is a Classic, and Premiere the Play podcasts

… And celebrating a few of my favorite media and performances from the year!

On Stage

Broadway & Off-Broadway:

Buena Vista Social Club

Maybe Happy Ending

Liberation (Roundabout)

Wine in the Wilderness (Classic Stage)

Indie & Regional:

Acute Exposure (Philly Fringe) 

The Death of the Swan (NYC Fringe) 

The Garden Bridge (SheNYC Festival)

Octet (Hudson Valley Shakespeare)

In Print

Fiction:

City of Girls, by Elizabeth Gilbert

The Lion Women of Tehran, by Marjan Kamali

Ithaca, by Claire North

After Sappho, by Selby Wynn Schwartz

On Screen

Film: 

Wicked: For Good (dir. Jon M. Chu)

Sinners (dir. Ryan Coogler)

Television: 

Andor (season 2 | Tony Gilroy)

Wheel of Time (season 3 | Rafe Judkins)

Coming Up: Jan-Feb Calendar

Releasing Soon…

Our special Research Team conversations will be coming soon to Expand the Canon’s This is a Classic podcast. Keep an eye on your podcatcher and stay tuned!

Friday, February 6 - Cinderella: A Salsa Fairytale opens at The Growing Stage

I write and design Student Activity Guides for each main stage production at TGS, and I look forward to diving into this fresh take on the classical tale incorporating contemporary twists and Latin-American music. 

Tuesday, February 9 - Bold Stroke for a Husband reading at The Public

Expand the Canon brings our next reading to NYC, partnering with The Acting Company. Join us for Hannah Cowley’s witty comedy of twists and turns, featuring five memorable female characters!