a[n] [auto]biography and a love story.
One hundred and twenty five years later, the signature Vincent scratched off on a letter to his brother is engraved into my skin. It was my 28th birthday, I had finished the first draft of my book, and when the tattoo artist asked “you want it exactly the same as he wrote it, no?” I […]
Wed, September 11 2013 » Personal, Writing the Book » 2 Comments
I jumped — high and far, and twirling. Vincent’s Yellow opened in Chicago, IL last Thursday, on the 120th anniversary of Vincent van Gogh’s death. I performed — my cast and I performed — this thing that has been so intimately tucked between my blood vessels, that has been continuously beating quietly alongside my heart for […]
Tue, August 3 2010 » Personal » 2 Comments
At the end of his life, Vincent van Gogh painted seventy paintings in seventy days. That’s right. The daughter of the innkeeper in Auvers told us that his schedule was quite regular: he woke up bright and early and went out to paint, came back to the inn for lunch, spent the afternoon making the […]
Mon, June 28 2010 » Personal, Research, Theater piece » 2 Comments