I spelled Walida’s name wrong and I’m leaving it that way because this isn’t about me being right, it’s about me trying my best to do something good (and often failing).
She’s incredible and you should check out her work.
May 21st, 2015
Tag Archives: SJW
May 19th, 2015
Gender norms are dumb.
You do you.
May 15th, 2015
Mad Max: Fury Road is really good, folks.
Really good.
May 9th, 2015
With so many good shows available, I fail to understand why musical theater leans so heavily on this “canon” that’s filled with shallow characters, bad storytelling, and problematic portrayals of race (usually this translates to “all white people, all the time,” but when it doesn’t you get Mickey Rooney in Breakfast at Tiffany’s levels of offensive).
I realize that a lot of this is because the audience will pay money to watch these terrible old shows over and over again, but that older audience is shrinking and you’re not going to pull in a new generation with these sorts of confections.
May 2nd, 2015
I recently finished performing in the world premiere of the musical, “Soul Harmony.” It’s the story of what is arguably the first R&B group, Sonny Til and the Orioles. I ended up playing the “heavy” a lot in this show and tried to add a few touches to make these various, small roles a little more interesting.
April 29th, 2015
I need to control my anger better, even if it is directed at the right people for the right reasons.
April 23rd, 2014
I have to shake the role of “racist, Southern cop” off every night after I walk offstage. It feels heavy on my shoulders and across my back.
April 4th, 2015
Tradition and ceremony can have power, even when you see them as entirely symbolic.
March 31st, 2015
In the scene, I silently stare down the main character of the play and he backs down, looking away and letting me pass.
It feels like it could be a great moment of theater and I doubt I’ve ever been so uncomfortable onstage (which includes a career where I once pulled a knife on a blind woman).
March 17th, 2015
If you think I never shut up about this stuff online, you should talk to me in person.