In the middle of my sophomore year at Princeton, in the late ’70s, I was at a loss for what major to declare. I’d flamed out in mathematics, followed by similar meltdowns in physics, biology, and chemistry. Now, it seemed, I had no other choice but to major in the humanities (something my father had always told … Read more
Here’s a little video from a workshop I conducted with theater students at a public university in the southern Indian state of Kerala. They had first served lunch to me and my stage manager, Bob, and had laughed a lot over my inability to pick up their style of eating. You mix the rice, at … Read more
Here’s a tiny video teaser from Chennai, the first stop in my current tour of India with Citizen Josh. (Right now I’m in my third city, Bangalore, and about to set off for Mumbai.) My guide is the charming Ratna Mukherjee, of the very hip U.S. Consulate in Chennai, which is the capital of the … Read more
A journey of 9,000 miles ends with a thousand steps. Or so it seemed, at least, when we arrived last night at the airport in the south Indian city of Chennai. Just off the plane we were greeted with a sign saying, “Seek to perform your duty but lay not claim to its fruits.” As … Read more
A few months ago I received an email from someone at the U.S. Consulate in India, inviting me to submit my solo show Citizen Josh for inclusion in a theater festival there. I was shocked and delighted to get this message, instantly replying that I’d love to apply. In the succeeding weeks, after I didn’t … Read more