Lynn Ahrens And Me

Margaret Rose

October 8, 2019

Writing for The Theater, In The Audience, Fun Stuff

I had been looking forward to that weekend in May. Nothing was on my calendar except two full days at my laptop, working on writing projects. First two assignments for the weekend were finishing up applications for two big awards; the deadlines were the following week and I just needed to

Margaret Rose

November 19, 2017

In The Audience, Writing for The Theater

Why We Tell The Story

Margaret Rose

November 19, 2017

In The Audience, Writing for The Theater

I remember sitting in the Booth Theater next to Eric, both of us enthralled with the calypso-infused score and the delightful storytelling of Once On This Island. It was 1990, and a time of transition for me. When I had moved to New York six years earlier, I wanted a career as a Director, and I had already directed several large productions of classic American musicals in the heart of Manhattan. But Eric had a different idea. It was around this time that Eric had suggested