How Can Freelancers Possibly Make A Difference?

“As a freelance artist constantly looking for work, I literally can’t afford to take a stand. If I did, it might mean not getting hired at one of the few theatres in my region that offer a decent pay rate. In this close- knit community, speaking out about my frustrations with lack of diversity in a particular company’s season could get me labeled as a ‘difficult’ actor, and I could never work again.”

Seiji Ozawa At 80

“Now 80 years old, recovered from serious illness (esophageal cancer, back surgery, several bouts of pneumonia), with nothing to lose and without the heavy workload he carried for so long, Ozawa is downright delightful.”

The Peculiar Ascent Of Bill Murray To Secular Saint

“One aspires to the suaveness of George Clooney or the intensity of Daniel Day-Lewis, and perhaps enjoys their movies, but no one buys the T-shirt. There are murals of Bill Murray that decorate the interiors of bars from Toronto to Sydney, and tattoos of the actor’s face inked onto the arms and calves of 20- and 30-somethings. Tumblr blogs celebrate his awesomeness. It’s clear that he has come to symbolize something. But what, exactly?”