Playwright
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I’ve been telling people lately: I didn’t mean to write the book, music, and lyrics for Ukulele Days all by myself, and I hope I’ll never do it again. Don’t get me wrong, I’m really proud of Ukulele Days, I’ve loved working on it, and I’m so excited to take the next steps with the…
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It’s hard to know where to begin this post. Last time I wrote, I was on my way to one of the last rehearsals for HOT (Helen of Troy). I feel so lucky that we were able to complete our planned run of four performances at The Cockpit at the beginning of February 2020 before…
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I’m writing this on my way to the second week of rehearsals for HOT (Helen of Troy). I’m stuck in traffic on the North Circular with a dozen boxes in the back of the car — oh, don’t worry, someone else is driving — and thinking about the best way to assemble the set pieces…
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Earlier this week, I went to the British Museum to see their new exhibition, TROY: Myth and Reality…
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Big news! Pinecone Performance lab has received funding from Arts Council England to produce my new solo show HOT (Helen of Troy)! “NEW??” I hear you say. Well, you’re right – I’ve been working on ideas around Helen of Troy since 2010 (nearly as long as the Trojan War raged in antiquity…). But in many…
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Collaboration is brilliant. And necessary. Even on a solo show. Maybe especially on a solo show. Yesterday, four intelligent and generous artists listened to me read the new script of The Helen Project for one hour and 22 minutes (yikes/oops/thank you) and then shared their thoughts, questions, dramaturgical insights, and encouragement. I went home excited…
AMY CLARE TASKER 