All stories by RVCBard on BroadwayStars

Wednesday, February 15, 2017

Starting With Why by RVCBard

Whew! It's been--wow!--damn near two years since I touched this blog? That's a long time. Sorry for the long absence. It'll probably happen again, but let's enjoy this time we have together,…

SOURCE: Love's Labors Lost at 03:36AM
Saturday, May 9, 2015

My artistic mission by RVCBard

I've been reading a lot of Seth Lepore's stuff lately, especially now that he's writing stuff for HowlRound about a sustainable life in the arts that has all kinds of synapses firing in my h…

SOURCE: Love's Labors Lost at 01:11PM
Wednesday, April 22, 2015

How much would it cost to pay a cast minimum wage? by RVCBard

This is an exercise I've done for the Community Dish, waaaaay back when, and now that Actor's Equity has updated the 99-seat plans for LA theaters (aka, theatre for the little guys).It's not…

SOURCE: Love's Labors Lost at 06:25PM
Thursday, January 15, 2015

Dusting off this blog by RVCBard

 I know, I know, I've been bad.I've been neglecting this blog for so long.Sorry about that.Anyway, I come bearing news and thoughts.First of all, I eagerly await my return to NYC. Altho…

SOURCE: Love's Labors Lost at 12:25AM
Wednesday, June 11, 2014

My artistic values (part 1 of however many it takes) by RVCBard

I'm participating in Adam Thurman's online e-mail marketing course, and it's been a real treat. One of the things that I am being asked to do is to think about the values I bring to my art.N…

SOURCE: Love's Labors Lost at 07:22PM
Monday, May 5, 2014

What's in my Scarcity Matrix? by RVCBard

I keep coming back to this HowlRound piece about the Scarcity Matrix, and it's got me in an introspective mood. I'm thinking a lot about the things that I can offer that are not money which …

SOURCE: Love's Labors Lost at 06:20PM
Wednesday, April 23, 2014

Crossroads Theatre Project FINALLY gets a website by RVCBard

Better late than never.Visit it at xroadstheatre.weebly.com.

SOURCE: Love's Labors Lost at 04:12PM
Saturday, March 15, 2014

Trans people and discourse around gender parity by RVCBard

There's a pattern I've noticed whenever trans people are brought up in a discussion about gender parity in theatre. It can be summed up as follows: "men, women, and trans people."From what t…

SOURCE: Love's Labors Lost at 03:48PM
Friday, March 7, 2014

We've got it all wrong by RVCBard

I'm sorry, theatre.I've been pretty strident about the need for a more radical approach to addressing racial disparity in American theatre, and I have pointed out a lot of what you were doin…

SOURCE: Love's Labors Lost at 03:09PM
Monday, March 3, 2014

The need for a radical spirit in achieving parity by RVCBard

As we continue talking about diversity and parity in theatre, the running theme seems to be: What are we striving towards? What does it look like?The need to articulate a vision and define g…

SOURCE: Love's Labors Lost at 01:06PM
Friday, February 28, 2014

Thinking about space and "Encanta" by RVCBard

I've been giving a lot of thought to space recently.Aside from the cost of getting rehearsal and performance space for Encanta, I've also been thinking about what kind of vibe I want the spa…

SOURCE: Love's Labors Lost at 12:20PM
Saturday, November 30, 2013

Looking for love (in all the right places?) and a theatrical soulmate by RVCBard

For a long time now, Crossroads Theatre Project (@XroadsTheatre on Twitter) has been my baby. I've been writing and developing the scripts, doing the fundraising, hiring the cast and cr…

SOURCE: Love's Labors Lost at 11:38AM
Saturday, November 2, 2013

Something I wanna do next Sunday and Monday (some preliminary notes) by RVCBard

Inspired by Cafe Onda, I want to do my own part (via Crossroads Theatre Project) to pursue the values of diversity, social justice, and inclusion in the arts by bringing people together to s…

SOURCE: Love's Labors Lost at 03:22PM
Friday, November 1, 2013

Top 5 Reasons Why You Should Support Crossroads Theatre Project by RVCBard

I've done quite a bit talking about Crossroads Theatre Project. One thing that never occurred to me was simply saying what it was that supporting Crossroads Theatre Project means and what it…

SOURCE: Love's Labors Lost at 03:59AM
Thursday, October 31, 2013

So I got all scientifical and found out some stuff by RVCBard

In the vein of there being no problem that the right tool or right mindset can solve, and shamelessly ripping off the Just Ask Them Method of Orlando Jones, I whipped up a survey to see what…

SOURCE: Love's Labors Lost at 05:18PM
Sunday, October 27, 2013

Why Orlando Jones is the smartest man alive right now (that's called hyperbole and I'm doing it on purpose) by RVCBard

A couple of days ago, Orlando Jones ("Not the little boy from Everybody Hates Chris. Not Solange Knowles. Not Orlando Bloom. Not the black Jeff Goldblum. Not Madea. Not Mos Def") did the sma…

SOURCE: Love's Labors Lost at 04:36AM
Sunday, September 22, 2013

"Miss Saigon" Lies about the real questions about artistic responsibility by RVCBard

I came across a lot of posts with pictures of people writing, "Miss Saigon lies," then I found out about this Don't Buy Miss Saigon campaign.Now, I haven't seen Miss Saigon, but from th…

SOURCE: Love's Labors Lost at 01:38PM

Things to do when I get back to Brooklyn (or, "Why I Went Back To Brooklyn") by RVCBard

There are so many different directions and approaches I can go in, which I need to decide on before I get to the, "How much will this cost again?" phase. Part of me wants to revamp rehearsal…

SOURCE: Love's Labors Lost at 07:16AM
Friday, August 16, 2013

Epic theatre in mainstream US television: reflections on ABC's "Once Upon A Time" by RVCBard

I recently had a fascinating discussion with a friend of mine about the kind of I aim to bring to my understanding of ABC's Once Upon A Time, how my awareness of a world beyond the show impa…

SOURCE: Love's Labors Lost at 07:16PM
Saturday, August 3, 2013

Taking my work beyond the black box by RVCBard

Gwydion is making me think with his blog post ("Theater of Belonging"), especially this part:What if we started combining what we usually think of as theater with, say, biology experiments? …

SOURCE: Love's Labors Lost at 10:08PM
Sunday, February 17, 2013

"Encanta" and indie theatre in the 21st century by RVCBard

Free copies of a full-length play for virtual strangers is not how things are usually done. For the most part, people usually have to pay to see a performance or buy a published script. But …

SOURCE: Love's Labors Lost at 12:45PM
Thursday, February 14, 2013

Special Valentine's Day thanks from Crossroads Theatre Project (aka me) by RVCBard

Anybody who knows me knows how much I HATE being on camera, so the fact that I made this shows that it really means something.

SOURCE: Love's Labors Lost at 09:43AM
Wednesday, February 6, 2013

Back to my roleplaying roots by RVCBard

Inspired by Flux Theatre Ensemble's BARP (Big Artistic Risk Project) and Howard Shalwitz' TCG post about theatrical innovation, I've finally decided to put pen to paper about the sort of pro…

SOURCE: Love's Labors Lost at 08:41PM
Thursday, January 3, 2013

2013 theatre resolution: turning ideas into action by RVCBard

I'll be the first to admit that it's really easy for me to get lost into thinking so much about something that I forget that I can do something with it. First of all, the inside of my head i…

SOURCE: Love's Labors Lost at 07:14PM
Saturday, December 1, 2012

I write for fandom by RVCBard

This post about Geek Theater made it to Flux Theatre Ensemble's Facebook Wall, so naturally I gave it a read because any excuse to read about magic and dragons and elves and shit like that i…

SOURCE: Love's Labors Lost at 06:05AM
Wednesday, November 14, 2012

Statistics and power analysis for indie theatre by RVCBard

One of the most important tools when it comes to anti-racist organizing is a power analysis. In plain English, a power analysis help us figure out who's really calling the shots in an instit…

SOURCE: Love's Labors Lost at 03:53PM
Tuesday, November 13, 2012

7 tips for future collaborators by RVCBard

If you're reading this, it's most likely because: a) you read this blog regularly, and/or b) we're teaming up to create something together--a video, a blog post, a play, whatever.At this poi…

SOURCE: Love's Labors Lost at 04:15AM
Thursday, November 1, 2012

You don't need to know why by RVCBard

Why did you write this?Why Anne Hathaway?Why does this character say that thing on page whatever?As a playwright, I get a lot of "why" questions from actors and directors. I usually answer t…

SOURCE: Love's Labors Lost at 08:37AM
Saturday, October 13, 2012

I'm writing again! by RVCBard

If you've been following me on Twitter and/or Facebook, you know that I'm writing a new play.The working title was initially La Isla de la Hechicera, but now I'm calling it Encanta.After the…

SOURCE: Love's Labors Lost at 08:50PM
Saturday, October 6, 2012

Things I'm not debating or arguing about anymore by RVCBard

I’m not going to discuss these things anymore:Whether or not racism existsWhether or not people of color can be racist against White peopleWhether people of color being prejudiced against …

SOURCE: Love's Labors Lost at 08:40PM
Saturday, September 29, 2012

Dear Straight Ally by RVCBard

(When you check your mail, you find a sparkly rainbow envelope with balloons attached. It's from Gay Agenda and addressed to Straight Ally. What could it be? Is it an invitation to be a gues…

SOURCE: Love's Labors Lost at 09:41PM

All that Chat

2023-2024 BROADWAY SEASON
May 30, 2023: Grey House - Lyceum Theatre
Jun 26, 2023: Just For Us - Hudson Theatre
Jul 24, 2023: The Cottage - Hayes Theater
Nov 16, 2023: Spamalot - St. James Theatre
Dec 18, 2023: Appropriate - Hayes Theater
Mar 07, 2024: Doubt - Todd Haimes Theatre
Apr 14, 2024: Lempicka - Longacre Theatre
Apr 17, 2024: The Wiz - Marquis Theatre
Apr 18, 2024: Suffs - Music Box Theatre
Apr 25, 2024: Mother Play - Hayes Theater
Jun 10, 2024: The Drama Desk Awards