2017/2018 Fellow | Hochschule für Schauspielkunst Ernst Busch | Berlin
The BUKA Fellowship gave me the time and space to gain detailed insights into the workings of the theater industry in the US and Germany. As an artist, I was looking for a way to make it easier to make work, but what I discovered was new years-long project: reforming theater funding in California. I published my proposal in American Theater Magazine and have been working with my representative to create an ensemble repertory system like that in Germany. In addition, the people the fellowship allowed me to meet have become long-term collaborators. I had my German debut as a writer in 2021 in Berlin, and have been able to bring German artists to work with me in LA and Chicago. It’s been nothing short of life-changing.
