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theatre that fits in your pocket, or slow news from old wars.
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- Sep 29, 2026
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- Aug 12, 2026
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losing mom (opens the original)
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i lost my mom Aracely Besteiro Svich on September 28, 2024. It’s been two years today. <img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="2546" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!l27j!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubs
chasing buildings (opens the original)
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a writer wants a show at a particular theatre. they pursue the theatre aggressively. they imagine they are the only writer doing this. they push mightily. no matter what the theatre says. <img alt="Theater neon signage" class="sizing-nor
tender (opens the original)
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i have major surgery tomorrow. i will be in an operating theater but it won’t be theatre. my doctor tells me the recovery will be long, and that I will need to take it slow. I tell him I’m a playwright, so I know lots about patience, but I also know this business forgets people fast, no matter how many plays and art-related things they have written and done. <a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1591310976659-68ee4be0aafb?crop=entropy&cs=tinysrgb&fi
queer odds (opens the original)
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On September 18th, 2026 I make my very sly, around the corner, debut at the Public Theater Delacorte Stage in Central Park as co-lyricist of the song “Chavela Vargas” in Taylor Mac and Matt Ray’s SONGS FROM BARK OF MILLIONS (https://publictheater.org/productions/season/2627/taylor-mac-matt-ray-songs-from-bark-of-millions/). I made my same sly debut with the song when the show first premiered at the Sydney Opera House, and later had its NYC premiere at BAM, its California premieres at Cal Arts, a
losing time (opens the original)
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What will happen to the plays being written now if every theatre tells you they are fully programmed for the next several seasons? When did Theatre become the opera? And who thinks they are speaking to the ‘moment,’ when they choose to program so far in advance in this rapidly changing world?<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1668358554073-1ebdd7cadf0c?crop=entropy&cs=tinysrgb&fit=max&fm=jpg&ixid=M3wzMDAzMzh8MHwxfHNlYXJjaHw3M3x8bG9zaW5nJTIwdGltZX
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