This entry will be a long one.  But the events are well worth recording.

About ten days ago I returned to Boston from one of my best creative and collaborative experiences in a long time.  I am a person who really enjoys what I do, so these are strong words.

What I am talking about here is the Playwrights' Commons Freedom Arts Retreat.  This was organized by our Fearless Leader, Cruise Director, and Theatre Facilitator Extraordinaire, Ilana Brownstein.  The participants besides myself were Philip Berman,  Amanda Coffin, Allie Herryman, Colleen Hughes, Emily Kaye Lazzaro, Tyler Monroe, Corianna Moffatt, Nina Morrison, and Jason Weber.  I knew very few of the other participants going in, and no one very well.  If I may be gushy for a moment, it would be very easy to go through all of these names individually and sing their praises as artists and collaborators.  Instead I will praise the synergy created by bringing everyone together and tasking us with creating new work collaboratively.