Photo credit to Mark Garvin. As a queer, trans non-binary person, I’m always on the lookout for representation.  And while there’s a lot more of it now than throughout most of my twenty years being an out queer person, there’s still not a ton  of it.  Especially when it comes to the trans part.  There’s a lot more awareness now, and it continues to rise, but we still don’t have a very loud voice.  Draw the Circle  presented some of the best trans awareness I’ve seen in a very

Happy almost 2026! This year has been quite a year for me, and for Zoe Writes Theatre.  I celebrated my three years running this blog, and my little baby project just keeps growing and growing.  Since we’re mere days away from the new year, I wanted to do a sort of year in review.  2025 was definitely very good to me, and I really can’t wait to see what 2026 brings me.  At this point, it can only go up from here!  So here is me, Zoe, reflecting on the past year.  I hope you g

There are so many ways a play can be good.  There are so many ways a play can be great.  And it really just goes on from there.  I’ve seen a lot of good plays, and great plays, and plays that completely blow me out of the water.  The Mountaintop  was in a category that I don’t get to see all the time…it completely took my breath away.  Although the idea and setup were pretty simple, it was something that I haven’t seen in awhile, and I’m sure it’ll be awhile before I get to s

There are lots of stories that are passed down from generation to generation.  These stories can present themselves in many ways.  One of these ways is from books.  Books are extremely important to sharing stories, especially the ones that transcend time.  One of these stories that has been passed down in book form is A Wrinkle in Time .  Published in 1962, this book has been read by millions…it’s been taught in schools, has been banned, has been adapted into so many forms, i

The holiday time is always a great time for theatre.  We get a lot of cool stuff this time of year, whether it’s the traditional shows like A Christmas Carol  or something different like A Christmas Carol Comedy  (covered by me twice!)  I started this blog around the holiday time (it will be exactly three years ago tomorrow!).  There’s just so much cool stuff out there.  I love that a lot of it is family friendly, or themed to the time of year, or even traditions found in oth

There are some roles where you can’t picture any actor playing them other than the one you saw.  This is completely how I felt about Arianna Gayle in Job .  A show this intense calls for an actor that’s going to be able to fill those shoes.  Gayle really captured a role that could not  have been easy, and she did it so realistically and beautifully.  I loved watching every moment she brought to that stage. Something insanely interesting to me is how I perceived Gayle in this

I know Walden was some time ago, but I have some wonderful interviews from it that I want to put up!  Alice Yorke and Campbell O’Hare did an amazing job as twin sisters Stella and Cassie, and they had a lot of interesting things to say about the show, what they did, and the characters they played.  I really feel like they provided great insight to a very beautiful and intense show. Walden  was such an intimate play, with only three actors in the cast.  Seeing these two women

Photo credit to Linda Johnson. I know I’ve said this before, but I’m a huge fan of musical theatre.  Musicals have always been so important to me, and nothing will ever change that.  And if you really  want to go back to the roots of musical theatre, you definitely have to look at anything by Gilbert and Sullivan.  I’m sure the names are familiar to both theatre people and non theatre people alike.  The writer and composer are absolutely iconic, and created amazing operettas

“Credit: Johanna Austin,  AustinArt.org “ I’m pretty sure I’ve said this before, but I absolutely love  family theatre.  It’s what started my love of theatre, and there’s very little I love more than seeing it.  Family theatre is fun and whimsical and magical .  Seeing kids in theatres, excited to see shows, makes me extremely happy.  Part of the problem is that there isn’t a ton of it being produced, at least in this area.  Because of this, I was so excited to hear the Wilma