Miyo’s Tsubuyaki

My first East Coast performances were an absolute blast! Before the trip, I knew only three people in DC: one I’d known for a long time but hadn’t seen in more than 10 years…

If you ever want to test your sanity, your immune system, and your bank account all at the same time, I have the perfect recommendation: produce a solo show at a Fringe festival…

That evening, I wandered into a cozy little theater. I had driven past that street so many times before, yet somehow, I had never realized it was there. In fact, I genuinely thought it was a hair salon…

THANK YOU. I want to start there, because the fact that you’re even here means the world to me. In my March newsletter, I mentioned how much it meant to have you in the room for Hot Tapes. The response was more than…

In comedy and storytelling, the real work isn’t usually some massive rewrite. There’s no big “aha!” moment. No cinematic montage where everything suddenly clicks. It’s smaller than that. Grittier. Almost invisible….

The other day, I dropped into a stand-up open mic I’d never visited. I’d heard great things; in the comedy world, a high-quality open mic is a unicorn, and my expectations were high…

Lately, the progress of AI feels unstoppable. Two years ago, when I wrote a couple of articles about AI, the tech was still struggling to render human hands without adding extra fingers…

During the holidays, I received a card from my tallented writer-performer friend, Joe Mallon. We “met” on a virtual stage in Chicago back when live theaters were shut down—yes, during the COVID era…

More than ten years ago, I tried an improv workshop. Before I went, a friend warned me, “Be careful. Improvisers and comedians are competitive. They can be pretty mean.”…