Milestone: First Grant Award
At a ceremony held in May 2026 I was honored to be one of this year's recipients of the Artists’ Support Fund Grant from the Arts Council of Rockland (ACOR). This is a major mile
Radio Interview: WVIA
In January 2026 I had the opportunity to speak with Erika Funke, host/producer of “ArtScene,” the award-winning daily arts program on WVIA, my hometown NPR radio station in Nor
“Writing Is a Series of Victories”
My dear friend Kirk Woodward told me that “writing is a series of victories.” With that in mind, I’m chalking up another victory: the first staged reading of my musical, The
The Most Dangerous Woman in America
For Women’s History Month I’m honoring the labor activist who was called “the most dangerous woman in America.” She’s a character in my musical The Mountains Are Burning.
Writing a Musical is an Endurance Sport
Annette Bening and Jodie Foster are Oscar and SAG Award nominees for their roles in Nyad, the inspiring movie about distance swimmer Diana Nyad. I had the privilege of meeting this