I, Homunculus

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Theatre That Works

UPDATE 9-17-09: The grand experiment has evolved – read what happened to TTW here.
Here it comes, folks – Theatre That Works. Read on for the skinny on my new web venture, and how you can contribute right this instant!

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It's About You, Too

By now, you’ve all heard about About Face’s money troubles and their campaign for $300,000 to keep its doors open – either from the media or from emails from the company. I get these direct appeals fairly frequently these days, and I’m used to politely explaining to the Annual Fund staffers at Steppenwolf or the [...]

What Brave New World

My blog-hibernation for the last month belies a flurry of activity, as well as alternating currents of euphoria and terror which, if nothing else, are equally exhilarating. I am 87 days away from departing full-time, salary-paying, benefits-bestowing employment for … something else, and I’ve been figuring out how one makes that transition without, well, dying [...]