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Jan 194 min read
Artist Crossovers
Sometimes, you find really wonderful things where you least expect them. Sometimes, some of your favorite things get combined and it...
Dec 9, 20244 min read
Big Theatres, Small Theatres
As someone who has been going to see shows since they were three years old, I can definitely say that I’ve been in a lot of different...
Nov 4, 20244 min read
Why Not Opera?
Recently, I was talking to a coworker about how my wife and I go to the opera. I was telling him about the most recent opera we had...
Sep 16, 20244 min read
The Guilty Ones
This is one of those posts that is all about me. I know I talk a lot about my love of musical theatre. I’ve talked about different...
Aug 4, 20243 min read
All Grown Up
I wrote about being a child actor…now I want to talk about being an adult stage manager, and what that means to me. I never thought I’d...
Jul 22, 20244 min read
The Very Starts
Something that we see a lot onstage is child actors. So many shows require them, and I think a lot of people don’t think about what it...
Jun 3, 20244 min read
Auditioning...The Life of an Actor
I know I’ve talked about audition monologues before, but I want to talk more about auditioning. Something that every actor has been...


May 28, 20246 min read
Artist Spotlight: Zoe Goldberg-Smotherman
As I’m doing more and more with Zoe Writes Theatre, my mother suggested I write a post about myself. I know not all of my readers know...
May 19, 20244 min read
A Hurricane Came Through
What do you get when you combine gender identity, sexuality, environmental issues, and ancient Greek history? Why, Hurricane Diane, of...


May 14, 20241 min read
Writer's Block
I'm having a touch of writer's block! Happens to everyone. Hopefully next week I'm back!


Apr 7, 20244 min read
The Good Person of Setzuan
(Photo credit to Johanna Austin) Okay, I will definitely be the first person to tell you that Bertolt Brecht is hard. He’s definitely one...
Mar 24, 20244 min read
Front of House...The Unsung Heroes of Theatre
When it comes to theatre, I’ve been all over the place. I know I’ve talked about acting and my backstage work, but there’s something...
Mar 18, 20244 min read
Grudge Match: In the Heights vs. Hamilton
This is a blog post that was born from a conversation with my mom as we were driving down to Cape May. As with any proper road trip, we...
Mar 10, 20244 min read
Movie Adaptations
With many great plays and musicals, there are, inevitably, movie adaptations. I feel like the most well known ones are musical...
Dec 24, 20234 min read
A Christmas Carol Comedy (Again!)
A year ago, I started my journey on this blog by writing about A Christmas Carol Comedy at Hedgerow Theatre. Today, I get the pleasure...
Dec 11, 20234 min read
Theatre Etiquette
This post is for anyone who has ever been in the audience of a show, especially if you’ve been in the audience of many shows. Because no...
Nov 27, 20234 min read
A Christmas Carol (Part 2)
About ten million years ago, when I was very new to acting, I auditioned for A Christmas Carol at Hedgerow Theatre. I was seven years...
Oct 23, 20234 min read
It's Opening Night!
Every theatre you go to is going to have a different opening night tradition. For some, it’s a big deal. For others, it’s just the...
Oct 19, 20231 min read
A New Home!
As you can see, Zoe Writes Theatre has moved! I'm in the process of creating this site, so keep an eye out!
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