Isabella Byrd I: Chasing the Light
[Full article published in UrbanExcavations May 22, 2020, by Martha Wade Steketee.] I spoke with lighting designer Isabella Byrd several times in 2019, hoping to publish our interviews in several […]
2015: excavation review
The Sound of Music on film is 50 this year. Maria’s confidence is contagious. Writing and research and presentations filled this calendar year on a range of topics including the Yale […]
2014: excavation review themes
Chance Magazine issue 3 subscriber cover title line. Issues 3 and 4 of Chance were completed, printed, and delivered to subscribers and newsstands in 2014. I have now accumulated four […]
image musings: seurat, klimt, klee, aronson
Chicago Art Institute + Neue Galerie + Aronson Archives + linear connections There is nothing quite like paying homage to the centerpiece of a museum’s art collection. This past week I […]
event musings: Chance + Wingspace
CHANCE + WINGSPACE cocktails and preview of Chance 3 COUTURE | STAGE Monday, March 31st @ 7pm Wingspace Theatrical Design | Old American Can Factory 232 3rd St., Brooklyn Wingspace facilities at the […]
event musings: chance photo shoot (annie-b parson)
Photo Shoot: Annie-B Parson, “Ich, Kürbisgeist” Friday February 21, 2014 Studio of David Korins, West 30th Street, New York City Chance Magazine, in its second year of publication and currently developing […]
2013: excavation review themes
I have now indulged in three annual iterations (2011, 2012, and 2013) of complete lists of events that took me into a theatre or other kind of performance space during […]
2013: excavation review
I love reliving the year through this now annual summary of attendance at live performances and the occasional film screening. For this listing, all that’s required is my entry into […]
Sondheim, Company, Paley, and Serendipity
Company: Original Cast Album (1970) + Chance + Zelig-like friend Stephen Paley This is a post about serendipity: new friends, old passions, theatrical design, and Stephen Sondheim. I am surrounded […]
event musings: chance photo shoot (boris aronson designs)
Photo Shoot: From the Archives of Boris Aronson Friday September 6, 2013 New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, 40 Lincoln Center Plaza Theatre designer Boris Aronson has been […]
event musings: chance photo shoot (follies)
Photo Shoot: Shadows and Light and Set Models Wednesday June 5, 2013 New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, 40 Lincoln Center Plaza A theme to be explored in […]
event musings: chance photo shoot (here lies love)
Photo Shoot: Chance and Here Lies Love Friday May 17, 2013 The Public Theater, 425 Lafayette Street Chance Magazine, discussed by our core staff in excited shouts and earnest whispers over the […]
2012: excavation review
[featured image caption: Grand Central Terminal circa 1935-1941. Crop of image from NY Municipal Archives.] So when I say almost every day that I’m off to the theatre, some may doubt me. […]
event musings: chance photo shoot (the box)
Photo Shoot: Chance and The Box Wednesday August 1, 2012 The Box, 189 Chrystie Street Work continues on the initial issues of Chance, a new art magazine intended to explore the visual possibilities […]
event musings: chance photo shoot (yonkers)
Photo Shoot: Chance and Layers of Play Sunday June 24, 2012 Alder Manor, Yonkers, NY A series of meetings inspired by music, enhanced by fellowship, fueled by a love for theatre […]
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