Somehow, community persists, whether it’s between an admin and their followers or generations of theatermakers. Through Admin Reveal and The Following Evening, Escarciga, Browde, and Silverstone offer a window into their conversations so that they might inform our own—in how we appreciate, contextualize, and engage with art.
In early December, my friend Joey Merlo and I sat down for coffee to discuss the upcoming remount of his acclaimed play, On Set with Theda Bara, directed by Jack Serio. Originally premiering at the Brick Theater’s Exponential Theater Festival in 2023, it’s the story of a middle-aged detective trying to solve an especially harrowing case: the disappearance of his own kid.
The Exponential Festival presents Cristina Pitter’s ixchel (we are still here , remember this medicine ), an intimate performance installation and ceremony