Special shout out to @saybarra who not only hired Ken-Matt Martin to direct a production but ALSO hired THREE of the VG9 into full-time staff positions at BaltimoreCenterStage THANK YOU! #truesolidarity

Every Sunday morning I read a few theater related articles I may have missed during the week. This is the first one I got through and have been so incredibly moved by it. This is a required and deeply essential read. Thank you @tonyapinkins. link.medium.com/36rbOSJOTub

READ THIS THREAD! Here’s to the artist and community centered future of our industry… Thank you Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company

The Victory Gardens saga remains ongoing and @kerryreid does an excellent job puzzling it together despite missing pieces. Apparently a new statement from the board claims the AD failed to budget and propose the next season ... but that's false 👀 chicagoreader.com/arts-culture/w…

It's paywalled, but here are two freebies because 1) VGT STAFF was the story of the year and 2) I will seize any opportunity to dunk on that bitch Mamet

✨New level unlocked. I have been directing for over 10 years dreaming of the day when a production of mine would be written about in American Theatre. Thank you to Woodzick, BoHo Theatre and this amazing team. Hopefully this inspires more theaters to support TGNC work.

In my interview for American Theatre I said that “I want this to be the production that I never had when I was 15”… after a SOLD-OUT run, consistent standing ovations, dozens of messages of love/gratitude from TGNC folx… I can definitively say that it was.

it is inaccurate and irresponsible of the Chicago Tribune to characterize the "exit of other staffers", i.e. the mass firing of VGT STAFF, without contextualizing that this coincided with their unionization efforts chicagotribune.com/entertainment/…

the VG board is delusional if they think this open letter will salvage their local & national reputations. this is not how you kick off a meaningful reparative process to rebuild trust with artists & the community. this only reinforces their cruelty. victorygardens.org

yeah ya might lose some people at: “Misconception: We Are Racist” lmao

The Victory Gardens board steps on a rake..again. The bad faith & condescension in this open letter, which took months to prepare, is wholly in line with their past bad behavior. No theater artist should sign a contract with VG until this board is replaced victorygardens.org

Tweet inspired by this Victory Gardens Theater statement from the board on their home page... 🤨 cc:VGT STAFF

in this week's newsletter, I regret to inform you that the Victory Gardens board is at it again (i.e. straight up lying), plus I wrote about the new play I'm dramaturging that starts next week (Jennifer Who Is Leaving at Round House Theatre!) open.substack.com/pub/nothingfor…