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Ben Freeman

I am an artist whose favorite medium is other people
@thatsinteresting.studio
@nyvocalcollective 5/30
SHATTERED @lightningsociety 6/17

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Last Thursday’s songs you can touch @recessgrove ft. the gorgeous @whoisjernie @danisundream and @cloveronthemic was the birth of something new that I’m very excited to share with you.

That’s Interesting! (@thatsinteresting.studio) is the name of my new platform for the wide variety of creative events that I love to host. Ever since college, designing experiences that enable the artist inside each person to come out and play has been the throughline of the work that has mattered most to me. Late last year I realized it was time to start hosting these events under a wider conceptual umbrella that just my own name.

That’s Interesting! is a curio shop of creative experiences & studio for the playful practice of attention. Some of the kinds of events you can expect to find when you come:

🐣 Interactive performances (music, theatre, hybrid)
🐣 Participatory art parties
🐣 Workshops, salons, and one-day ensemble experiences

I see That’s Interesting! as part of the attention activism movement, recognizing the exploitation of human attention as a critical issue of our time, and creating spaces to practice an alternative to the endless mind-numb of the endless scroll (with gratitude to @schoolofattention among others for this framing). That’s Interesting! is a place to use your attention with intention, and to bring conscious curiosity to the artful beauty of the world around us.

Above all, That’s Interesting! is a place where I truly hope you’ll always be moved to say…that’s interesting! It feels good to be giving a name to something that’s been an important thread in my life for a long time.

Follow the brand-new IG account @thatsinteresting.studio (how often do you get to get in on the ground floor like that?) and RSVP to our next event, the TASK Party at @fabriksocialspaces Dumbo next Friday, February 6. Link in bio.

Stay interesting!!
b.free

#nyccommunity #communitybuilders #participatoryart


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4 months ago


Take 5 minutes today to go to my YouTube channel and watch the @nprmusic Tiny Desk version of Henrietta’s Treasures. I love it, I’m proud of it, and I think you’ll love it too. You’ll find it at the link in my bio.

This is a song about the bonds that form between older women who own vintage stores and queer people, as we try on costumes to figure out who we really are.

I am deeply grateful to the following folks for making this video possible — and so fun and easy to make:

@mia.friedman_
@benemmerich.music
@gestaltsjournal
@whoisjernie
@actorfiesta
@freddyourlove
@empire.stage

And, of course, Henrietta herself.

Channel your inner Henrietta
Wear the wildest thing
Your heart will thank you for it

Love
b.free

#tinydesk #tinydeskcontest #tinydeskconcert #singersongwriters #vintagestore


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3 months ago

A fun and funky cover for your feed 🙌🚨

Full vid on Youtube in @benandavi bio!! 🔗

Lead Vocal: @jessumanoff
Lead Vocal: @bshatteredbfree
Arr. Production, Keys, BGVs: @benemmerich.music
Drums, BGVs, Mixer: @yourcousinavi
Bass: @cat.bark.er
Guitar: @thefunkyhassid
Engineer: @peterenriquezmusic
Video: @mia.friedman_

Recorded Live at @shortstackny
#music #funk #cover #billwithers #brooklynmusic


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3 months ago

When I was in the fifth grade I wrote a play called SHATTERED: a Drama in Two Acts. Set in Revolutionary War-era Philadelphia, it follows a Patriot family as they navigate massive social upheaval, alongside romances that bloom across enemy lines, shotgun weddings, deaths by tuberculosis, and the family falling into general destitution and despair.

In many ways SHATTERED is the best play I’ve ever written, because it is completely unselfconscious in its aspiration to be a well-wrought tragedy. It is also a fascinating prism into my childhood conception of what this country was, alongside the revolution that birthed it.

It’s been ten years since the last major public reading of SHATTERED. A lot has happened since then, wouldn’t you say? Seems like a good time to come together, laugh, cry, reflect on wtf is going on here, and dream forward about a better future. Grateful to our hosts @lightningsociety for hosting us, and @msdanajoy for prompting me to bring this beloved event back.

$25, link in bio.
Don’t miss it.


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1 days ago

Last week @iamjojo came to @nyvocalcollective rehearsal as we prepare for our show this coming weekend at @elmuseo. Aside from the obvious things to admire about JoJo as a vocalist, I learned how generous she is with her time and energy, and how sincere she is about music as a pathway to connection, not just as a livelihood. It was an instance of “do meet your heroes.”

You should come to the NYVC concert on Saturday night! The level of finesse and heart-forwardness on display in this group is beyond comprehension. I bet you’ll leave feeling more connected, too. Tix at the link in my bio. 🐣

Thank you to @jessumanoff for capturing this moment. 💜


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5 days ago

Last week @iamjojo came to @nyvocalcollective rehearsal as we prepare for our show this coming weekend at @elmuseo. Aside from the obvious things to admire about JoJo as a vocalist, I learned how generous she is with her time and energy, and how sincere she is about music as a pathway to connection, not just as a livelihood. It was an instance of “do meet your heroes.”

You should come to the NYVC concert on Saturday night! The level of finesse and heart-forwardness on display in this group is beyond comprehension. I bet you’ll leave feeling more connected, too. Tix at the link in my bio. 🐣

Thank you to @jessumanoff for capturing this moment. 💜


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4
5 days ago

What will happen if you attend The Play Principle at @fabriksocialspaces tomorrow night??

Well, we can’t say for sure, since play by its very nature is all about improvisation and emergence and letting the next thing unfold without being sure what it is 😉

BUT…here are some things that might occur:

🤪 you might find yourself engaged in dancing, or deep study, or both at once
😜 you might find yourself in conversation with wise ones, or fools…or both at once
🙃 you might discover the secret!!

The Play Principle is an experiential research seminar on play as a spiritual practice, and as a form of attention activism. What does that mean? Girl idk!! That’s why you need to be there!

Get a ticket at the link in bio
If you dare 😈
….


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1
1 weeks ago

What will happen if you attend The Play Principle at @fabriksocialspaces tomorrow night??

Well, we can’t say for sure, since play by its very nature is all about improvisation and emergence and letting the next thing unfold without being sure what it is 😉

BUT…here are some things that might occur:

🤪 you might find yourself engaged in dancing, or deep study, or both at once
😜 you might find yourself in conversation with wise ones, or fools…or both at once
🙃 you might discover the secret!!

The Play Principle is an experiential research seminar on play as a spiritual practice, and as a form of attention activism. What does that mean? Girl idk!! That’s why you need to be there!

Get a ticket at the link in bio
If you dare 😈
….


10
1
1 weeks ago


What will happen if you attend The Play Principle at @fabriksocialspaces tomorrow night??

Well, we can’t say for sure, since play by its very nature is all about improvisation and emergence and letting the next thing unfold without being sure what it is 😉

BUT…here are some things that might occur:

🤪 you might find yourself engaged in dancing, or deep study, or both at once
😜 you might find yourself in conversation with wise ones, or fools…or both at once
🙃 you might discover the secret!!

The Play Principle is an experiential research seminar on play as a spiritual practice, and as a form of attention activism. What does that mean? Girl idk!! That’s why you need to be there!

Get a ticket at the link in bio
If you dare 😈
….


10
1
1 weeks ago

What will happen if you attend The Play Principle at @fabriksocialspaces tomorrow night??

Well, we can’t say for sure, since play by its very nature is all about improvisation and emergence and letting the next thing unfold without being sure what it is 😉

BUT…here are some things that might occur:

🤪 you might find yourself engaged in dancing, or deep study, or both at once
😜 you might find yourself in conversation with wise ones, or fools…or both at once
🙃 you might discover the secret!!

The Play Principle is an experiential research seminar on play as a spiritual practice, and as a form of attention activism. What does that mean? Girl idk!! That’s why you need to be there!

Get a ticket at the link in bio
If you dare 😈
….


10
1
1 weeks ago

What will happen if you attend The Play Principle at @fabriksocialspaces tomorrow night??

Well, we can’t say for sure, since play by its very nature is all about improvisation and emergence and letting the next thing unfold without being sure what it is 😉

BUT…here are some things that might occur:

🤪 you might find yourself engaged in dancing, or deep study, or both at once
😜 you might find yourself in conversation with wise ones, or fools…or both at once
🙃 you might discover the secret!!

The Play Principle is an experiential research seminar on play as a spiritual practice, and as a form of attention activism. What does that mean? Girl idk!! That’s why you need to be there!

Get a ticket at the link in bio
If you dare 😈
….


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1
1 weeks ago

Join the next That’s Interesting! experience on Tuesday, May 19 at @fabriksocialspaces in Tribeca. Part seminar and part immersive art experience, The Play Principle is an interactive inquiry into what it means for play to be a spiritual practice and a form of attention activism. Expert serious silliness, duh

Tickets are $15 (or $10 for Fabrik members). Link to get your ticket is in the bio! See ya there 😈

#play #attentionactivism #nyccommunity lol


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3
2 weeks ago

Join me at @townofhumorville this week for a world premiere interactive performance tonight, personalized ritual play on Friday at noon, or a phoneless walk on Sunday! RSVP to all at the link in my bio.

@jesterofthepeace @thatsinteresting.studio


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3 weeks ago

Join me at @townofhumorville next week for some one of a kind immersive creative play! HumorVille is a one-room tourist attraction for the heart created by my friend @jesterofthepeace and one of my favorite places on earth. I’m delighted to be one of its inaugural artists in residence.

MONDAY, MAY 4 & FRIDAY, MAY 8

🎨 Personalized Ritual Play

Got a big question about your life? You know, like the WTF are we all doing here variety? Bring it to HumorVille!

In the course of your 2 hour personalized ritual play session, you’ll receive curious, reflective listening and will be guided through designing your own mini-ritual using the attractions and tools of HumorVille. Could a trip to the marriage bureau be of assistance in addressing your question? What about the elections board? As @jesterofthepeace likes to say, you can only do it right at HumorVille!

JUST FOUR SLOTS AVAILABLE! (And one is already taken — sign up for yours today!)

5/4: 12:30-2:30 and 3:30-5:30pm
5/8: 12:30-2:30 (avail) and 4-6pm (sold out)

Tickets: sliding scale $60-120

WEDNESDAY, MAY 6

🎤 Can We Talk? Conversations about Sex, Spirituality, and the Attention Economy

Doors at 7pm, performance at 7:30pm

Tickets: $20

What do you desire? And how does being plugged into the attention economy shape how you relate to that desire? Join HumorVille artist in residence Ben Freeman and @thatsinteresting.studio for a world premiere interactive reading of essays about gay sex, spirituality, and the attention economy. You’ll hear some of these short essays as well as original music and be guided through making meaning of them using the tools and attractions of HumorVille. Let’s talk about sex, baby 😘

Doors at 7pm, performance at 7:30

Tickets: $20

SUNDAY, MAY 10

📔 Paper Altars: a scrapbooking workshop

Come unwind from the weekend and set intentions for the week ahead. Bring a scrapbook and some things you find beautiful, sacred, funny, or interesting. We’ll provide the rest.

6-9pm, tickets by donation

Cover Photo by beautiful @fchau04 💜
HumorVille photos ft. Wonderful @supportivestagemom

You’re next!
Tickets available on HumorVille site — or send me a DM!


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3
4 weeks ago

Join me at @townofhumorville next week for some one of a kind immersive creative play! HumorVille is a one-room tourist attraction for the heart created by my friend @jesterofthepeace and one of my favorite places on earth. I’m delighted to be one of its inaugural artists in residence.

MONDAY, MAY 4 & FRIDAY, MAY 8

🎨 Personalized Ritual Play

Got a big question about your life? You know, like the WTF are we all doing here variety? Bring it to HumorVille!

In the course of your 2 hour personalized ritual play session, you’ll receive curious, reflective listening and will be guided through designing your own mini-ritual using the attractions and tools of HumorVille. Could a trip to the marriage bureau be of assistance in addressing your question? What about the elections board? As @jesterofthepeace likes to say, you can only do it right at HumorVille!

JUST FOUR SLOTS AVAILABLE! (And one is already taken — sign up for yours today!)

5/4: 12:30-2:30 and 3:30-5:30pm
5/8: 12:30-2:30 (avail) and 4-6pm (sold out)

Tickets: sliding scale $60-120

WEDNESDAY, MAY 6

🎤 Can We Talk? Conversations about Sex, Spirituality, and the Attention Economy

Doors at 7pm, performance at 7:30pm

Tickets: $20

What do you desire? And how does being plugged into the attention economy shape how you relate to that desire? Join HumorVille artist in residence Ben Freeman and @thatsinteresting.studio for a world premiere interactive reading of essays about gay sex, spirituality, and the attention economy. You’ll hear some of these short essays as well as original music and be guided through making meaning of them using the tools and attractions of HumorVille. Let’s talk about sex, baby 😘

Doors at 7pm, performance at 7:30

Tickets: $20

SUNDAY, MAY 10

📔 Paper Altars: a scrapbooking workshop

Come unwind from the weekend and set intentions for the week ahead. Bring a scrapbook and some things you find beautiful, sacred, funny, or interesting. We’ll provide the rest.

6-9pm, tickets by donation

Cover Photo by beautiful @fchau04 💜
HumorVille photos ft. Wonderful @supportivestagemom

You’re next!
Tickets available on HumorVille site — or send me a DM!


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3
4 weeks ago


Join me at @townofhumorville next week for some one of a kind immersive creative play! HumorVille is a one-room tourist attraction for the heart created by my friend @jesterofthepeace and one of my favorite places on earth. I’m delighted to be one of its inaugural artists in residence.

MONDAY, MAY 4 & FRIDAY, MAY 8

🎨 Personalized Ritual Play

Got a big question about your life? You know, like the WTF are we all doing here variety? Bring it to HumorVille!

In the course of your 2 hour personalized ritual play session, you’ll receive curious, reflective listening and will be guided through designing your own mini-ritual using the attractions and tools of HumorVille. Could a trip to the marriage bureau be of assistance in addressing your question? What about the elections board? As @jesterofthepeace likes to say, you can only do it right at HumorVille!

JUST FOUR SLOTS AVAILABLE! (And one is already taken — sign up for yours today!)

5/4: 12:30-2:30 and 3:30-5:30pm
5/8: 12:30-2:30 (avail) and 4-6pm (sold out)

Tickets: sliding scale $60-120

WEDNESDAY, MAY 6

🎤 Can We Talk? Conversations about Sex, Spirituality, and the Attention Economy

Doors at 7pm, performance at 7:30pm

Tickets: $20

What do you desire? And how does being plugged into the attention economy shape how you relate to that desire? Join HumorVille artist in residence Ben Freeman and @thatsinteresting.studio for a world premiere interactive reading of essays about gay sex, spirituality, and the attention economy. You’ll hear some of these short essays as well as original music and be guided through making meaning of them using the tools and attractions of HumorVille. Let’s talk about sex, baby 😘

Doors at 7pm, performance at 7:30

Tickets: $20

SUNDAY, MAY 10

📔 Paper Altars: a scrapbooking workshop

Come unwind from the weekend and set intentions for the week ahead. Bring a scrapbook and some things you find beautiful, sacred, funny, or interesting. We’ll provide the rest.

6-9pm, tickets by donation

Cover Photo by beautiful @fchau04 💜
HumorVille photos ft. Wonderful @supportivestagemom

You’re next!
Tickets available on HumorVille site — or send me a DM!


73
3
4 weeks ago

Join me at @townofhumorville next week for some one of a kind immersive creative play! HumorVille is a one-room tourist attraction for the heart created by my friend @jesterofthepeace and one of my favorite places on earth. I’m delighted to be one of its inaugural artists in residence.

MONDAY, MAY 4 & FRIDAY, MAY 8

🎨 Personalized Ritual Play

Got a big question about your life? You know, like the WTF are we all doing here variety? Bring it to HumorVille!

In the course of your 2 hour personalized ritual play session, you’ll receive curious, reflective listening and will be guided through designing your own mini-ritual using the attractions and tools of HumorVille. Could a trip to the marriage bureau be of assistance in addressing your question? What about the elections board? As @jesterofthepeace likes to say, you can only do it right at HumorVille!

JUST FOUR SLOTS AVAILABLE! (And one is already taken — sign up for yours today!)

5/4: 12:30-2:30 and 3:30-5:30pm
5/8: 12:30-2:30 (avail) and 4-6pm (sold out)

Tickets: sliding scale $60-120

WEDNESDAY, MAY 6

🎤 Can We Talk? Conversations about Sex, Spirituality, and the Attention Economy

Doors at 7pm, performance at 7:30pm

Tickets: $20

What do you desire? And how does being plugged into the attention economy shape how you relate to that desire? Join HumorVille artist in residence Ben Freeman and @thatsinteresting.studio for a world premiere interactive reading of essays about gay sex, spirituality, and the attention economy. You’ll hear some of these short essays as well as original music and be guided through making meaning of them using the tools and attractions of HumorVille. Let’s talk about sex, baby 😘

Doors at 7pm, performance at 7:30

Tickets: $20

SUNDAY, MAY 10

📔 Paper Altars: a scrapbooking workshop

Come unwind from the weekend and set intentions for the week ahead. Bring a scrapbook and some things you find beautiful, sacred, funny, or interesting. We’ll provide the rest.

6-9pm, tickets by donation

Cover Photo by beautiful @fchau04 💜
HumorVille photos ft. Wonderful @supportivestagemom

You’re next!
Tickets available on HumorVille site — or send me a DM!


73
3
4 weeks ago

Join me at @townofhumorville next week for some one of a kind immersive creative play! HumorVille is a one-room tourist attraction for the heart created by my friend @jesterofthepeace and one of my favorite places on earth. I’m delighted to be one of its inaugural artists in residence.

MONDAY, MAY 4 & FRIDAY, MAY 8

🎨 Personalized Ritual Play

Got a big question about your life? You know, like the WTF are we all doing here variety? Bring it to HumorVille!

In the course of your 2 hour personalized ritual play session, you’ll receive curious, reflective listening and will be guided through designing your own mini-ritual using the attractions and tools of HumorVille. Could a trip to the marriage bureau be of assistance in addressing your question? What about the elections board? As @jesterofthepeace likes to say, you can only do it right at HumorVille!

JUST FOUR SLOTS AVAILABLE! (And one is already taken — sign up for yours today!)

5/4: 12:30-2:30 and 3:30-5:30pm
5/8: 12:30-2:30 (avail) and 4-6pm (sold out)

Tickets: sliding scale $60-120

WEDNESDAY, MAY 6

🎤 Can We Talk? Conversations about Sex, Spirituality, and the Attention Economy

Doors at 7pm, performance at 7:30pm

Tickets: $20

What do you desire? And how does being plugged into the attention economy shape how you relate to that desire? Join HumorVille artist in residence Ben Freeman and @thatsinteresting.studio for a world premiere interactive reading of essays about gay sex, spirituality, and the attention economy. You’ll hear some of these short essays as well as original music and be guided through making meaning of them using the tools and attractions of HumorVille. Let’s talk about sex, baby 😘

Doors at 7pm, performance at 7:30

Tickets: $20

SUNDAY, MAY 10

📔 Paper Altars: a scrapbooking workshop

Come unwind from the weekend and set intentions for the week ahead. Bring a scrapbook and some things you find beautiful, sacred, funny, or interesting. We’ll provide the rest.

6-9pm, tickets by donation

Cover Photo by beautiful @fchau04 💜
HumorVille photos ft. Wonderful @supportivestagemom

You’re next!
Tickets available on HumorVille site — or send me a DM!


73
3
4 weeks ago

Join me at @townofhumorville next week for some one of a kind immersive creative play! HumorVille is a one-room tourist attraction for the heart created by my friend @jesterofthepeace and one of my favorite places on earth. I’m delighted to be one of its inaugural artists in residence.

MONDAY, MAY 4 & FRIDAY, MAY 8

🎨 Personalized Ritual Play

Got a big question about your life? You know, like the WTF are we all doing here variety? Bring it to HumorVille!

In the course of your 2 hour personalized ritual play session, you’ll receive curious, reflective listening and will be guided through designing your own mini-ritual using the attractions and tools of HumorVille. Could a trip to the marriage bureau be of assistance in addressing your question? What about the elections board? As @jesterofthepeace likes to say, you can only do it right at HumorVille!

JUST FOUR SLOTS AVAILABLE! (And one is already taken — sign up for yours today!)

5/4: 12:30-2:30 and 3:30-5:30pm
5/8: 12:30-2:30 (avail) and 4-6pm (sold out)

Tickets: sliding scale $60-120

WEDNESDAY, MAY 6

🎤 Can We Talk? Conversations about Sex, Spirituality, and the Attention Economy

Doors at 7pm, performance at 7:30pm

Tickets: $20

What do you desire? And how does being plugged into the attention economy shape how you relate to that desire? Join HumorVille artist in residence Ben Freeman and @thatsinteresting.studio for a world premiere interactive reading of essays about gay sex, spirituality, and the attention economy. You’ll hear some of these short essays as well as original music and be guided through making meaning of them using the tools and attractions of HumorVille. Let’s talk about sex, baby 😘

Doors at 7pm, performance at 7:30

Tickets: $20

SUNDAY, MAY 10

📔 Paper Altars: a scrapbooking workshop

Come unwind from the weekend and set intentions for the week ahead. Bring a scrapbook and some things you find beautiful, sacred, funny, or interesting. We’ll provide the rest.

6-9pm, tickets by donation

Cover Photo by beautiful @fchau04 💜
HumorVille photos ft. Wonderful @supportivestagemom

You’re next!
Tickets available on HumorVille site — or send me a DM!


73
3
4 weeks ago

Join me at @townofhumorville next week for some one of a kind immersive creative play! HumorVille is a one-room tourist attraction for the heart created by my friend @jesterofthepeace and one of my favorite places on earth. I’m delighted to be one of its inaugural artists in residence.

MONDAY, MAY 4 & FRIDAY, MAY 8

🎨 Personalized Ritual Play

Got a big question about your life? You know, like the WTF are we all doing here variety? Bring it to HumorVille!

In the course of your 2 hour personalized ritual play session, you’ll receive curious, reflective listening and will be guided through designing your own mini-ritual using the attractions and tools of HumorVille. Could a trip to the marriage bureau be of assistance in addressing your question? What about the elections board? As @jesterofthepeace likes to say, you can only do it right at HumorVille!

JUST FOUR SLOTS AVAILABLE! (And one is already taken — sign up for yours today!)

5/4: 12:30-2:30 and 3:30-5:30pm
5/8: 12:30-2:30 (avail) and 4-6pm (sold out)

Tickets: sliding scale $60-120

WEDNESDAY, MAY 6

🎤 Can We Talk? Conversations about Sex, Spirituality, and the Attention Economy

Doors at 7pm, performance at 7:30pm

Tickets: $20

What do you desire? And how does being plugged into the attention economy shape how you relate to that desire? Join HumorVille artist in residence Ben Freeman and @thatsinteresting.studio for a world premiere interactive reading of essays about gay sex, spirituality, and the attention economy. You’ll hear some of these short essays as well as original music and be guided through making meaning of them using the tools and attractions of HumorVille. Let’s talk about sex, baby 😘

Doors at 7pm, performance at 7:30

Tickets: $20

SUNDAY, MAY 10

📔 Paper Altars: a scrapbooking workshop

Come unwind from the weekend and set intentions for the week ahead. Bring a scrapbook and some things you find beautiful, sacred, funny, or interesting. We’ll provide the rest.

6-9pm, tickets by donation

Cover Photo by beautiful @fchau04 💜
HumorVille photos ft. Wonderful @supportivestagemom

You’re next!
Tickets available on HumorVille site — or send me a DM!


73
3
4 weeks ago

If you knew me between the ages of about 7 and 22, “theatre kid” probably would have been the top line item in your understanding of me and what I cared about. In my adult life acting has mostly played a background role, in part because my unfolding artistic journey has taken me other places, and in part because I was afraid to give auditioning a serious try until now.

The last two weekends I had the joy of being back onstage with a ferociously funny and very sweet cast of misfits in @outplaynyc’s THE HOMOSEXUALS, by @ajaggedlittlephil. I! Fucking! Loved it!!! I felt at ease, in flow, and free of the (psychological) drama that made acting feel cluttered and constraining by the time I stopped pursuing it in my 20s. It couldn’t have been a more perfect first show back. I’m grateful to @christophercbasile @davidjosephbaldwin, the cast, and the whole OUT/PLAY team for making this such a joyful experience. Now I’m on the prowl for more 😈😈😈 cast me!! 😘

Photos by @lipyanskiy_photo


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1 months ago


If you knew me between the ages of about 7 and 22, “theatre kid” probably would have been the top line item in your understanding of me and what I cared about. In my adult life acting has mostly played a background role, in part because my unfolding artistic journey has taken me other places, and in part because I was afraid to give auditioning a serious try until now.

The last two weekends I had the joy of being back onstage with a ferociously funny and very sweet cast of misfits in @outplaynyc’s THE HOMOSEXUALS, by @ajaggedlittlephil. I! Fucking! Loved it!!! I felt at ease, in flow, and free of the (psychological) drama that made acting feel cluttered and constraining by the time I stopped pursuing it in my 20s. It couldn’t have been a more perfect first show back. I’m grateful to @christophercbasile @davidjosephbaldwin, the cast, and the whole OUT/PLAY team for making this such a joyful experience. Now I’m on the prowl for more 😈😈😈 cast me!! 😘

Photos by @lipyanskiy_photo


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54
1 months ago

If you knew me between the ages of about 7 and 22, “theatre kid” probably would have been the top line item in your understanding of me and what I cared about. In my adult life acting has mostly played a background role, in part because my unfolding artistic journey has taken me other places, and in part because I was afraid to give auditioning a serious try until now.

The last two weekends I had the joy of being back onstage with a ferociously funny and very sweet cast of misfits in @outplaynyc’s THE HOMOSEXUALS, by @ajaggedlittlephil. I! Fucking! Loved it!!! I felt at ease, in flow, and free of the (psychological) drama that made acting feel cluttered and constraining by the time I stopped pursuing it in my 20s. It couldn’t have been a more perfect first show back. I’m grateful to @christophercbasile @davidjosephbaldwin, the cast, and the whole OUT/PLAY team for making this such a joyful experience. Now I’m on the prowl for more 😈😈😈 cast me!! 😘

Photos by @lipyanskiy_photo


334
54
1 months ago

If you knew me between the ages of about 7 and 22, “theatre kid” probably would have been the top line item in your understanding of me and what I cared about. In my adult life acting has mostly played a background role, in part because my unfolding artistic journey has taken me other places, and in part because I was afraid to give auditioning a serious try until now.

The last two weekends I had the joy of being back onstage with a ferociously funny and very sweet cast of misfits in @outplaynyc’s THE HOMOSEXUALS, by @ajaggedlittlephil. I! Fucking! Loved it!!! I felt at ease, in flow, and free of the (psychological) drama that made acting feel cluttered and constraining by the time I stopped pursuing it in my 20s. It couldn’t have been a more perfect first show back. I’m grateful to @christophercbasile @davidjosephbaldwin, the cast, and the whole OUT/PLAY team for making this such a joyful experience. Now I’m on the prowl for more 😈😈😈 cast me!! 😘

Photos by @lipyanskiy_photo


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1 months ago

If you knew me between the ages of about 7 and 22, “theatre kid” probably would have been the top line item in your understanding of me and what I cared about. In my adult life acting has mostly played a background role, in part because my unfolding artistic journey has taken me other places, and in part because I was afraid to give auditioning a serious try until now.

The last two weekends I had the joy of being back onstage with a ferociously funny and very sweet cast of misfits in @outplaynyc’s THE HOMOSEXUALS, by @ajaggedlittlephil. I! Fucking! Loved it!!! I felt at ease, in flow, and free of the (psychological) drama that made acting feel cluttered and constraining by the time I stopped pursuing it in my 20s. It couldn’t have been a more perfect first show back. I’m grateful to @christophercbasile @davidjosephbaldwin, the cast, and the whole OUT/PLAY team for making this such a joyful experience. Now I’m on the prowl for more 😈😈😈 cast me!! 😘

Photos by @lipyanskiy_photo


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1 months ago

Things to do at a TASK party:

✈️ learn to fly
🔎 publish your findings
🎩 wear a lil hat
🥸 make a lil puppet
🚗 go for a spin

Beep beep!
RSVP for 4/15 now or die 💀
Jk

#nyccommunity #publicart #whimsy #letsplay


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1 months ago

Things to do at a TASK party:

✈️ learn to fly
🔎 publish your findings
🎩 wear a lil hat
🥸 make a lil puppet
🚗 go for a spin

Beep beep!
RSVP for 4/15 now or die 💀
Jk

#nyccommunity #publicart #whimsy #letsplay


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1 months ago

Things to do at a TASK party:

✈️ learn to fly
🔎 publish your findings
🎩 wear a lil hat
🥸 make a lil puppet
🚗 go for a spin

Beep beep!
RSVP for 4/15 now or die 💀
Jk

#nyccommunity #publicart #whimsy #letsplay


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1 months ago

Things to do at a TASK party:

✈️ learn to fly
🔎 publish your findings
🎩 wear a lil hat
🥸 make a lil puppet
🚗 go for a spin

Beep beep!
RSVP for 4/15 now or die 💀
Jk

#nyccommunity #publicart #whimsy #letsplay


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1 months ago

Things to do at a TASK party:

✈️ learn to fly
🔎 publish your findings
🎩 wear a lil hat
🥸 make a lil puppet
🚗 go for a spin

Beep beep!
RSVP for 4/15 now or die 💀
Jk

#nyccommunity #publicart #whimsy #letsplay


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1 months ago

Ain’t it fun living in the real world?

That’s what TASK Parties are all about: living in the real world of life as a giant improvisation. The structure is simple: write a task, put it in a common pool, pick one, make it happen. Everything that happens in between and as a result — the effervescence, doubt, hyperfocus, diversion, whimsy, and moments of sublime beauty — that is the real world. Ain’t it fun?

Join us April 15. RSVP by Luma at link in bio.
A co-pro of @thatsinteresting.studio @townofhumorville @fabriksocialspaces

TASK Parties are always FREE!

#communitybuilders #participatoryart #artisforeveryone


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1 months ago


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