What Do Beverly and Dope Have in Common? ME!
Amores, the month of April is going to be extra hectic and extra awesome, with back-to-back openings for two different shows. First, I’m extra-excited to be bringing TOUR GUIDES to the Beverly Arts Center, THIS FRIDAY (April 5), for THREE SHOWS ONLY! I hope those all-caps impart a sense of urgency, because this is my [...]
The S.A.B., the P.A.B., and the Fetal Pig
Last month, I performed a piece at 2nd Story, and it is now available in podcast form! Listen online on their website, or download it on iTunes. Here’s the blurb: Fourteen year old Coya has spent her whole life trying not to emulate her activist parents, but finds this almost impossible when biology class collides with [...]
Cue Patti La Belle
This month, I am doing a triple-play as The Lovely and Talented Coya Paz, solo artist, after having just closed the third of back-to-back ensemble projects. The sad thing about solo work, though, is that I’m all alone (cue Patti LaBelle)! So I’d love to see some of my favourite friends, acquaintances, people I’d like [...]
Chicago is Most Segregated City in America. Or, How to Make Jokes About Unfunny Things
I’m a semi-regular contributor to Paper Machete, a live news magazine that happens (for FREE!) every Saturday at the Horseshoe Lounge here in Chicago. Basically, what it is is a bunch of mostly funny people getting together to perform short pieces about the news of the week, plus some cultural commentary and musical acts. The [...]
Funny lady… sometimes, anyway!
Amores, remember that anthology that includes one of my essays? You know the one… pretty blue cover… pink train… lots of gay stuff…. Well… here’s a review of Windy City Queer that just happens to call my piece “hilarious.” Yay! Coming soon… I’m a vegan, but I hate all-natural makeup! I’ll tell you why when [...]
Extra! Extra! Read All About It! In an actual book…
Amores! Do you know what came for me in the mail the other day? This book: It is a collection of ”LGBTQ Dispatches From the Third Coast” and one of the dispatches was written by ME! I’ll admit… I’m notoriously shy about publication, but it is a really good feeling to scan a table [...]
Tour Guides: The Chicago No One Ever Puts on a Postcard
Chicago is… the lake I love/still can’t believe it ain’t an ocean. Chicago is… bipolar as projects next to million dollar condos. Chicago is… masochists and character builders knee deep in snow… Amores, The Americans closed on Saturday night and today I’m jumping in to tech for TOUR GUIDES v.3, which opens on Friday. Wait a second, [...]
I Love You! I M’eh You… I Love You! I M’eh You…
I am in an “It’s Complicated” relationship with L’Oreal LeGloss. About a month ago, my friend Dyan sent me a Twitter telling me that the new L’Oreal LeGloss was a “lip gloss revelation.” (I think there may even have been an “OMG” in there as well.) My friend is a master of looking cute on [...]
Whoa! Fa$hion Has a Plot!
A couple of months ago, the Artistic Director of Halcyon Theatre invited me to write a play for their Alcyone ’11 Festival: Remixed. The conversation went something like this: Tony: We’re doing this festival where we ask contemporary female playwrights to remix/adapt plays written by women before 1850. Playwrights can do anything they want as [...]
Podcast! Talking About Chicago, Theatre, History, and My Job
I haven’t been posting much because I’ve been busy with things like writing a new play, chasing my two year old, and actually working. At my actual J-O-B. We’re hosting a Symposium on Chicago Theatre History: Past, Present, and Future that starts this week. I’ll be honest. The whole thing has been kind of a… [...]
Ahhh… Finally Got a Makeover!
Amores, if you’re one of the people who visited my website in the past couple of months… okay, who am I kidding… YEARS… you might have wondered why I was still sporting the same hairdo from 2006, why I never seemed to age, and why I hadn’t directed a show or held a job since [...]
On Kelley Williams-Bolar for Paper Machete
What do lip gloss, purple walls, and a woman convicted of “stealing an education” in the state of Ohio have in common? Not as much as you’d think, but I make a compelling case in this piece I wrote and performed for Paper Machete. And btw, Jon Burge sucks.
New Gig, Useful Resource
Well, amores, I have a new gig. I’m a weekly commentator on race, pop culture, and the media at Vocalo.org (89.5). I just recorded my second appearance, talking about things ranging from the controversy over a school mural in Prescott, Arizona to the victory of GOP gubernatorial hopeful Nikki Haley in the South Carolina primary. [...]
Ch-ch-changes…!
Oh My Gosh! THANK YOU to Keturah Davis for finally fixing my site so that I can update my blog/current events page! I have been stuck on June 2009 for almost a year (thanks a LOT, Blogger). For all four of my devoted fans I offer the following recap: – Directed a few shows, wrote [...]
