Tribeca to Overlea

I was a young–ish, ambitious and as naive as a crisp green guava that doesn’t know the worms will get to it as soon as the wind shakes it to the ground. I had just directed my first play in New York, and I was high on post-show artist’s restlessness and anxiety. One of my…

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El Kidnap

This boy was all of 4, maybe 5 years old at the time of the kidnap. I was there when it happened. Saw it all. Police were involved too. And a screaming mother. So on this early morning in the Bronx, I’m sitting in this little corner cafe having a cup of tea and preparing…

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