Sincere thanks to Seven Days and the Barre-Montpelier Times Argus for their warm reviews of the first weekend of Lost Nation Theater’s production of The Revolutionists. Both reviews note the strength of our amazing ensemble cast, and the wild ride we’re able to take you on thanks to the skilled work of our director, designers,…

As the winter solstice approaches, days are getting short in the place where I live. Nights are already about fifteen hours long, and we’ll lose more daylight in the next couple of weeks. It’s a sacred darkness that reminds me of the vulnerability of people and creatures who live in this part of the world,…

The fourth annual issue of the Franco-American literary journal, Résonance, is live now, and with this issue, the journal introduces a sleek new look that makes it easier to navigate and enjoy. This is the first issue to which I’ve contributed as Drama & Book Review Editor, and I’m so proud of the reviews we…

Over the summer, I joined the editorial board of Résonance, an on-line literary journal founded by a contingent of Franco-American writers from New England in order to create a gathering space for work by and about Franco-American communities of the United States. Founding Drama Editor, the late Franco playwright, Gregoire Chabot, explained the journal’s mission…

The first meeting of the Franco-American Book Club took place at the end of November. I say it was the first, but really, I didn’t conceive of our virtual get-together, hosted on-line by the Franco-American Center of the University of Maine, as the beginning of anything. I intended to host a friendly, low-stakes, no-prep conversation…

When my son was a toddler, when we would set a plate of food in front of him or hand out treats to a group of playmates, we would often say, “You get what you get, and you don’t get upset.” It was a way of managing expectations, forestalling meltdowns, and it has been our…

One of the upsides of the current, COVID-centric state of things is that it’s given the Franco-American Center at the University of Maine a broader reach. In the past you had to be near Orono to take advantage of their resources, but since the spring, the Center has hosted some truly great virtual events that…

How are you holding up? Where I live, we are into our third week of social distancing. We are grateful to be in the safety and comfort of our home while others are out, facing down the uncertainty of these days at greater risk. If you have the ability to stay home, I hope you…

I’ve been spending the week at Lost Nation Theater in Montpelier, Vermont. Today we were shooting footage for the DVD of my solo show, Piecework: When We Were French, and tonight I perform the first in a weekend of shows at LNT. It’s a revival of the show sponsored by the Alliance Française of the…

Want to see something pretty? Structo Magazine‘s on-line edition almost matches the beauty of their hard copies. And I’m so pleased to be included in their Issue #8.