the harsh reality of playing pretend

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…

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