Brazen Light Theater Company

08/26/2024

“I don’t think it’s unrelated that I did not get a single in-person callback in 2 years and since doing this work I’ve had 3.” - Alyssa May Gold: How I Learned to Drive on Broadway; Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood

Discover how to find the safe space inside yourself and the freedom to make bold choices so you can access the spirit of collaboration, no matter the circumstances. Take our 10-Week Intimacy & Active Analysis in Rehearsal Course. Link in bio!

08/16/2024

Intimacy is so much more than s*x or nudity, it’s the ability to create the space you need to be fully vulnerable on stage or screen. We can teach you that! Sign up for our Intimacy and Active Analysis in Rehearsal class starting Sept. 16! Link to class and this article in our bio :-)

02/07/2023

The work has begun!
1st Table Read of “Breathe Me In” by (our inaugural production) - directed by the incomparable - important conversations about how to stage this beautiful story and getting into the challenging questions it presents. Is it weird that this makes us the MOST excited?

Thank you, & for lending your brilliant voices and thoughts today!

11/29/2022

Friends, today is . We are working hard to bring you high quality, relevant theater and provide more workshops in Intimacy to give actors the tools to work safely and freely, especially on highly vulnerable material.

If you are able, we humbly ask for your support today. Here’s what you can expect in 2023
- A world premiere production by Rachel Lynett (featuring classical and original music)
- A story that centers folks living deafness and autism and challenges how the world views disability.
- More classes in Intimacy to give actors the tools to take on highly vulnerable material with more freedom because they know how to keep themselves safe and communicate boundaries.

We are closing our year out strong and so excited for what’s to come!

ID: Close-up of a hand resting on another on a park bench. A young man comforts a young woman.

08/29/2022

Have you been striving to lay it all bare in performance BUT—

- Find there are still parts of you that remain inaccessible?
- Feel unsure how to be fully present while feeling safe enough to do so?
- Feel uncertain how to communicate your boundaries?

Brazen Light is offering its CONFIDENCE IN INTIMACY program, designed to help actors find the confidence and freedom to fully invest in moments of high vulnerability, equipped with the tools to keep themselves safe.

We are offering two FREE workshops, Aug. 31st and Sept. 5th (✨ sign up link in bio)

Our in-depth, 15 week program begins September 12th. Visit our website for more information or email us at [email protected] for a free consultation (Website link in bio).

📸 Production photo from the film “What’s Left” starring Brazen Light’s Intimacy Coach, Mara Lee Gilbert.

07/06/2022

Such is the plight of the artist.

I just found out about Zitkala-Sa, also known as, Gertrude Simmons Bonnin, who wrote the libretto for the first Native American Opera, The Sun Dance, in 1913.

She survived the horror of the forced assimilation of white-run boarding schools of the time, and did not let them take her heritage from her, turning to music and writing to preserve the stories of her culture.

However, she straddled both worlds, born to a Yankton Sioux mother and Euro-American father. She eventually became an activist standing against the "Americanization" of Indigenous culture; as well as a suffragist and voting-rights activist; and served as a liaison between the Society of the American Indian and the Bureau of Indian Affairs.

I can't wait to find a recording of this opera and listen to it! If anyone knows where I can find it, please put it in the comments below!

Brazen Light strives to create theatrical experiences without apology, exploring our collective human tug of war between what our souls know as truth vs. what we are taught to think is true.

Thank you to Zitkala-Sa for being one of the way-showers for our world, back to the soul, back to the artistic integrity that is born from our wildness.

07/04/2022

🎆Today, Brazen Light Theater Company celebrates YOU, the people living in this country, of all colors, nationalities, s*xualities and identities!

🎆We celebrate that WE NEED YOU, because you make life exciting to bear witness to!

🎆We look forward to celebrating your stories as we grow and are able to put more productions up on our stages.

🎆Thank you for being here, in America, with us, at this time of great change and uncertainty. We need each other.

🎆Today, Brazen Light Theater Company does not celebrate Independence Day, but INTERdependence Day! We love you all.

07/01/2022

Pride month may have come to a close but our commitment to the LGBTQ+ community is year round. That’s why, as part of our fundraising campaign, we’ll be giving to to support homeless LGBTQ+ youth in NYC. On July 31st, we’ll be sending care packages with hygiene and self-care products along with letters of support to be given to homeless LGBTQ+ youth.

Sending affirming, hand-written notes to young people, especially those living in difficult circumstances, can be a powerful reminder that they are seen and supported. From now until July 31st, everyone who donates to us will have the opportunity to send their own hand-written letter through us. Learn more about our campaign through the link in our bio.

06/28/2022

everyone!
It may be coming to its glorious end for 2022, but that doesn't mean we stop celebrating and supporting the gifts that our LGBTQIA human family members are!

Your creativity and expression is everything we need in this world!

Brazen Light Theater Company will always be a place of support, honor, and celebration for you and your stories! We love you!

06/20/2022

Juneteenth was yesterday - Happy Juneteenth!

And if you're curious about this holiday, and how to honor it with integrity, I read a great article in the Seattle Times that came out this morning: "If You're Not Descended From Slavery, How Should You Spend Juneteenth?"
https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/if-youre-not-descended-from-slavery-how-should-you-spend-juneteenth/

Other Ways to Celebrate and Honor the Day:
For 90s Kids - ALL THAT & KENAN AND KEL are gonna be on Netflix starting tomorrow!! Whoop Whoop! Get out your 90s attire and watch with friends!

Like and Follow Strong Black Lead and celebrate the incredible work of our black brothers and sisters in film and television!

And support black owned businesses!

Celebrate Juneteenth ethically and intentionally. To borrow a motto from Martin Luther King Jr. Day, make it a day on instead of a day off.

06/17/2022

I believe in the power of holding Compassion in the Dark.
And from this belief, a new perspective formed.
I now like to say (and I fully believe from experience): What we call, Darkness, is just a trick of the light, beckoning us to know it more intimately.

For instance, this creepy little guy was created as a prop for a scene I performed in. He had to appear as an owl carved out of stone, perched on a building, that survived being blown up (when the building did not). He is a symbol of love, connection, and our inner child in the play - but one might think he is there to represent nightmares, just by looking at him.

When we decide to turn towards that which scares us most with the curiosity of compassion, we suddenly find ourselves in conversation, rather than battle.

And when theater can bring us this type of experience, I get really really excited!

What does Darkness mean to you?

[The play referenced is Gruesome Playground Injuries, by Rajiv Joseph]

➡See Our Highlights for information about our new Confidence in Intimacy Coaching for Actors! Starting in August! Reach out to [email protected] to get involved⬅