Philly, WUSSY, Sixty, DUSK: 4 Updates for Now
Friends and strangers, A good thing happened this week and I know the high of that will only last a short time, so I’m riding it a little longer to share...
Cosmic Docks: This Is It
Use discount code NORA for $10 off or contact me if you need a comp. Tickets here! Things to know about the show and the weekend: It’s happening and you...
Come On Down to the Cosmic Docks - March 13 & 15, Chicago
An invite and some backstory from the guts of a big new show.
Questions for 2025
Does your step count matter? Did it matter that you donated to the fundraiser? Does it matter if people saw that you did? (Or if they saw how much?) Does it...
YOU'RE INVITED: THE REAL DANCE - SEASON 2 PREMIERE - DECEMBER 5, CHICAGO
WATCH. IT. ALL. THE REAL DANCE: SEASON 2 PREMIERE + SEASON 1 RE-SCREENING Starring Alison Kopit, Lichen Bouboushian, and Tuli + Tithi Bera Co-directed by...
Coozies and Zines for Gaza and G.L.I.T.S!
Shoutout to my barber. Photo by Ricardo E. Adame Hello gentle newsletter subscribers, On June 12, I premiered my new solo show DISCIPLINE at Steppenwolf...
The Discipline of Being Earnest
Dear friends: I’m performing a bunch in June and this is your invitation to join me! But briefly, first: this past weekend I set a goal of raising $1000 from...
The First Thousand
When I last wrote to this space, it was to promote and invite you all to Encoreganized, a fundraiser-performance I hosted in Chicago during the March 2024...
Announcing the Artist Lineup for ENCOREGANIZED! Plus Scattered Shine
In my last newsletter, I announced and invited you to attend or donate to ENCOREGANIZED: a night of performance by Chicago artist-organizers + fundraiser for...
It’s Time to Get ENCOREGANIZED
Greetings everyone, Much could be updated upon personally and commented upon globally since I last sent out a newsletter on October 3, and if you’d really...
October Third: Notes on Queer Canon
Access the audio recording of this piece here. Tyler and I were configured unusually: they were lying face up on a hammock, and I was lying face down - above...
Brief Gifts
Tl;dr: I’m sending 5 pairs of briefs I tie-dyed to people who would find them gender-affirming. Read on for how this came about and how to request <3The day...
Announcing: Sharp Tank Episodes 1-3
SO EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE even though it's also very chill SHARP TANK 3 nights of casual works-in-progress + conversation featuring a lineup of Chicago artists...
Feeling Meh About Art
Access the audio recording of this piece. I rode my bike 16 miles to the performance. It was about half an hour long, it was good, I stuck around a little...
FREE* GAY BOOTS
The bottom half of a body mid-jump, feet returning to the ground, while dancing in a screened-in porch with wood built-in benches and trees in the distance....
Spring 2023 Updates: It makes sense, dramaturgically
A stand of thin trees and small palms at their feet with blue and white sky behind them, on the coast near St. Mark's Lighthouse, Florida. Spring 2023...
Casting / Collaborator Call! The Real Dance, Season 2
A still from The Real Dance, Season 1, Episode 2. In the background are two blurred-out dancers in a room with wood floors and white walls; in the foreground...
BRANDON JOHNSON and everybody else
BRANDON JOHNSON and everybody else On Tuesday, February 28, Chicago voters will cast ballots for candidates for city offices. There is a lot to know and a...
Additional Demographic Data Required by This Year's Individual Artist Grant Application
Thank you for beginning your application to this year's Individual Artist Grant. In order to gain a more thorough understanding of the context and needs of...
A Series of Recommendations
A Series of Recommendations Image: Interior of the Garden Studio at the Hambidge Center. A long, wide hardwood floor, with white walls and ceilings; there...