My wonderful madre  is a librarian.
Apparently the apple doesn't fall too far from the tree ,
I chose to be a dramaturg.
While I was home for the holidays,
 she  told me about the library hotel.

Their website reads:


"The Library Hotel NY near Grand Central Station in New York City is the first unique hotel in Manhattan ever to offer its guests over 6,000 volumes of books organized throughout the hotel by the Dewey Decimal System.* 
Each of the 10 guestroom floors honor one of the 10 categories of the DDC, and each of the 60 rooms are uniquely adorned with a collection of books and art exploring a distinctive topic within the category it belongs to."
How amazing?!
There is a performing arts room that I want to stay in...
 
 
"Deep in December, it's nice to remember,
Although you know the snow will follow.
Deep in December, it's nice to remember,
Without a hurt the heart is hollow.
Deep in December, it's nice to remember,
The fire of September that made us mellow.
Deep in December, our hearts should remember
And follow."


-The Fantasticks
 
 
 
 
Some of my favorite Philadelphia friends recently visited me.  I miss Philadelphia!
So, I wanted to share this
a great interview with Jennifer Childs, 
co-founder of the 1812 comedy troupe.

Enjoy!

Q: Is comedy harder than drama?

Childs: Much harder. . . . 

Anybody can make you cry. The whole world is trying to make you cry.



 
 
" This is what it is to love an artist: The moon is always rising above your house.  The houses of your neighbors look dull and lacking in moonlight.  But he is always going away from you.  Inside his head there is always something more beautiful."
-Eurydice, Sarah Ruhl
 
 
Have you checked out TCG's amazing 
I AM THEATRE project?
So inspiring! Read more about the project here.
This video is one of my favorites.
"Theatre is a palace of thought."
-Kwame Kwei-Armah
 
 

What to get the dramaturg who has everything?  
I don't think you can go wrong with a notebook!

I love this super sweet Christian Lacroix journal.
  
I'm curious; 
what's on your holiday wish list dramaturgs?
Let me know!
 
 
"Yes, we need a little Christmas
 Right this very minute."
-Mame
 
 
"The only real elegance is in the mind; if you've got that, the rest really comes from it."
-Diana Vreeland

 
 
I am so proud to have been a part of the 
Birthday Triage creative team last Spring!
How amazing is this trailer?!?

If you are looking to spread some holiday cheer to artists, I highly recommend going here and donating to the Birthday Triage Production. 
 No matter where I am in the Spring, 
I am coming back to NYC to see and support this.