BRINK!

So, I have been remiss in posting about one of my favorite theatrical experiences ever. BRINK! Written by Greg Kotis, Deborah Stein, Peter Nachtrieb, Deb Laufer, Lydia Diamon and Kristoffer Diaz.

I have long been obsessed with rights of passage, and what does that mean in today’s American culture. I’m also curious about rights of passage thru time – what did it mean to finally be a man in Mesopotamia? Did you get some new exciting spices? So, I tossed that prompt out to our writers and they ran with it….and created one of the most endearing and charming pieces I’ve gotten to work on.

I think probably the best thing to come out of it was getting to know that these writers are really my people – we preach a lot about how, as artists, you are supposed to find “your people” – and as a director, you’re always trying to find playwrights who you share a common language with What was really great about this, is by the end of this, I totally felt like all six of these writers were my people.

Granted, they are all very twisted, and I wouldn’t trust them around children. But I would have a hell of a lot of fun making shows with them.

Listen To Songs From The Show
Diaz hits some of the reviews
Scroll down for Peter's thoughts