Monthly Archives: December 2014

Eight of Ten: Jitney, a Director’s Note

Advertisements I am mid way through the production of Jitney. Only 3 shows left. It’s the second show of the cycle we have done at the Flight Deck in newly dubbed “Uptown”, (used to be plain old downtown), Oakland.  This … Continue reading

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August Wilson and Ferguson

Advertisements The more I do this work the clearer I become that my art is my contribution to the battle for equity. Standing proudly on the ground of the dirt beneath the floor underneath the door of no return — … Continue reading

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2014 in review 3300 Readers, Read in 89 Countries!

Advertisements The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2014 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: A San Francisco cable car holds 60 people. This blog was viewed about 3,300 times in 2014. If it were a cable car, … Continue reading

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Happy Cul-du-Sac: A personal deconstruction of North American Holidays.

Advertisements What do you celebrate? What does it mean?

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lifted measure one

Advertisements sometimes it gets hard to lift something must be shifted can’t go on this way even if youre gifted can’t drift in the game twisted i insist i get a grip i know the story flip the script stealing … Continue reading

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Rendition

Advertisements i grew in the shadow of the tales of her the shining mistress with open arms who crowned the good on streets of gold with a chicken in every pot a job for every man & no child left … Continue reading

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How to Ground One’s Self on a Moving Train

Advertisements Meditation One: Stay in Your own Lane Stay in your own lane. Everyone and everything has a purpose. It is important to find one’s purpose. Not connecting to purpose is a recipe for lifelong frustration. It is like being … Continue reading

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August Wilson portrait by Iconic artist James Gayles is for sale by auction.

Advertisements Iconic artist James Gayles of Oakland CA has generously donated this portrait of America’s Shakespeare, August Wilson, to Oakland’s premiere North American African Theater Troupe, The Lower Bottom Playaz, to help fund their historic production of his seminal work … Continue reading

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