lydia riess’s “rocks and geodes”
I was incredibly honored when my friend lydia riess offered to comp a ticket to her new play in exchange for me writing about it on my substack. writers supporting writers—a dream!
I’ve known lydia since early on in college, when we co-led a team of passionate yet often recalcitrant fellow students in a chaotic exercise that entailed sifting through 50+ screenplays in one weekend and selecting ten to pitch to the brown motion pictures executive board. I can’t say I miss those days, but I’ve loved watching lydia’s creative pursuits blossom since then…