Advice for Sluts from a Pulitzer Prize Winning Author

Speaking of literary heroes, I've been spending a lot of time with Junot Diaz lately - okay, with his work more than with him per se, BUT I did get to meet him at the Free Library and awkwardly invite him to The True Story.  (His response: "This . . . is . . . a great flyer."  Fair enough, Junot Diaz.  Fair enough.)

like hearts on marble

I'll be posting more about the first rehearsals once I process a bit more, but one of the things that came up was the title of this story (aka the bane of my existence) and the quote I have on the current draft:

"The true story is vicious and multiple and untrue after all." - Margaret Atwood

He is the Imelda Marcos of Other Shoes

In the spirit of not being intimidating by anything, least of all unexpected Facebook messages, even on the day of my first auditions, an excerpt:

I imagine he finds out about this story.

He calls me, in a rage, how dare I?

He calls me, he's touched I was so touched.  He never knew.

Much belated workshop photos

Just a snapshot (get it?!) of the fun that went down back in July.  Many thanks to the amazing work the participants put in, and to the wonderful Tim Evans for capturing these lovely images.