March 22, 2022
It felt like a momentous occasion when I attended the National New Play Network (NNPN) Rolling World Premiere of “The Magnolia Ballet, Part I” Friday at Phoenix Theatre Cultural Centre. Written by Chicago-based, award-winning playwright, actor, producer, poet and teaching-artist Terry Guest, the play will... read more
March 15, 2022
A recent Zoom call interview with Chicago-based playwright Terry Guest that was supposed to last for 30 minutes turned into a nearly two-hour chat. In all the years I have conducted interviews with artists, the length of my conversation with Guest was clearly a record.... read more
March 1, 2020
Prior to seeing playwright Mat Smart‘s drama “The Agitators” Friday at Phoenix Theatre, I had the advantage of having interviewed its director, Mikael Burke, earlier in the week . My extensive Q & A with Burke, published on the same day I saw the play,... read more
February 28, 2020
I first met former Indy resident and now Chicago-based director Mikael Burke when he was actively involved with NoExit Performance. Eventually, he left the city to attend graduate school at The Theatre School at DePaul University in Chicago, where I last saw him when I... read more
