performances

  • On Brand – 2 Feb 25

    🍴: Mon – rehearsal downtown meant Thai Harmony, our fave sushi in town Tues – dinner with our dogsitter and their partner, who conveniently live a few blocks away and are dear friends — Smoke City Meats ribeyes with a radish corn salad (because we accidentally double bought radishes) Ă  la Feasting at Home plus…

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  • Ann of La Mancha

    Ann of La Mancha

    tl;dr — my non-legit self got a part with the opera. There is the cover photo, so if that is enough for you, here is the ticket link. If you’re bored or my mother — and even you know the basics, Ma, so feel free to skim — pull up a chair. As… I thought…

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  • On Brand – 26 Jan 25

    🍴: Mon – Accidental Meatless Monday feat. mushroom tacos with refried beans, queso, corn, avocado, and pickled radish — possibly Hampton’s favorite veg tacos ever. Also, we took the new TJ’s frozen plantains for a spin in the air fryer. Hampton tried them at work and said they were a bit sweet, so we added…

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  • On Brand – 19 Jan 25

    🍴: Mon – coq au vin blanc meatballs with mash and cider-braised carrots Tue – broth and Jello for me, Domino’s for Hampton Wed – Hampton-created orecchiette with bacon and sliced Brussels sprouts in a light cream sauce with leftover Domino’s garlic bites. Thur – Swedish pizza salad with TJ’s garlic gondolas topped with prosciutto,…

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  • Disc Course

    Disc Course

    A few months ago, my coolest and most randomly talented friend, Heather (seriously, she does everything and is good at all of it), asked me to be a guest on a new podcast she is cohosting about conversations over music. I said no. I am not that interesting. And it felt hypocritical since I can…

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  • No Day but…

    No Day but…

    Well, it has been over two months since one of the best shows of my life opened. It feels like yesterday but also like a million years ago already. And it’s gratitude day and I have some books I need to write about so I guess it’s finally time to wordvomit these feels. As mentioned,…

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  • Me: I really want to only do, like, three shows a year. And none back to back. The universe, for the second time this year: WHAT’S THAT YOU SAY? THREE SHOWS BACK TO BACK? OK! Back in July, Piedmont Opera sent out their regular newsletter mentioning a one-off concert of Broadway music written by women.…

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  • When it rains…

    I started off this year with one show for sure in mind: the revival of last year’s HEDWIG & THE ANGRY INCH. And I was Very Excited about Hampton doing one of his dream roles in OTHELLO at the same theatre the month before because it meant I got lots of wintery, hibernatery alone time.…

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  • As previously mentioned, I did back-to-back shows again this fall. And they were two of the most wonderful shows, I have ever done. All three shows of 2023 (three! Remember the days of thirteen a year?? …ah, youth. And by “youth”, I mean, like 2016) were just fantastic experiences, full of giving, warm people, gorgeous…

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  • Moving on

    So, yeah, this summer… that was a thing. Hampton and I both ended the spring with some killer shows and then it was all, well, life as usual. Snuggly puppies, tv, and lots of other people’s recipes. I may be in the midst of books 99 and 100 of the year, but there have been…

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