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Writing is an essential part of my life that I'm happy to share.
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Sep 8, 20194 min read

Pay It Forward

"Everyone please go see this show! You hear people say “Art is Resistance” . . . well this definitely fits that bill. You are taken on a...

Jun 29, 20194 min read

La Jungle? La Chancla?

Mathilde, s'il vous plaît répètez la prononciation du mot. I ask my teacher at Paris’ Alliance Française if she can repeat the...

Feb 15, 20194 min read

¿Hablas Español?

Topping the list of the many things I am grateful for is being a bilingual Spanish speaker. This was the language of our home and there...

Oct 23, 20184 min read

It's Showtime

Why Would I Mispronounce My Own Name? That’s me, and my director Rebecca Fisher, in front of The Marsh Theater before our tech rehearsal...

Sep 26, 20183 min read

One-Month Countdown

One month from today, October 25th, Why Would I Mispronounce My Own Name? opens for a seven-week run at San Francisco's Marsh Theater. I...

Aug 25, 20183 min read

Two-Month Countdown

My one-woman show gets an extended run at The Marsh Theater in San Francisco starting two months from today. I am very honored to have a...

Jun 9, 20184 min read

Would YOU Change Your Name?

When we were young lawyers, a Chicana friend working as a public defender shared this story with me. She needed to interview a...

May 7, 20185 min read

Making Good Trouble

“You have a moral obligation, a mission and a mandate, to speak up, speak out, and get in good trouble. — Congressman John Lewis Last...

Mar 30, 20183 min read

It's Blanche, Not Blanca

“Your play reminded me of two stories that have stayed with me throughout my life. Both happened when I was 14." This is from an email I...

Jun 21, 20172 min read

Can you say refrigerator?

Can you say refrigerator? If so . . . you can learn anyone's name. In a recent blog I shared my conversation with a yoga instructor who...