I have been invited to be an artist-in-residence at the 2022 Door Kinetic Arts Festival, held annually in Door County, WI. The Door Kinetic Arts Festival is Eric Simonson’s brainchild, offering performing artists the opportunity to come together, collaborate, develop projects, present work and exchange ideas in the process of developing new work in the exceptionally beautiful and serene atmosphere maintained at Björklunden.

The week-long festival provides Door County residents and visitors a peek at the creative process through film screenings, staged readings, performed works in progress, workshops, and carefully curated cocktails.

I will be workshopping and presenting my play “The Patient” while in residence. I’m very excited to jump back into this play that is close to my hear, and as yet fully produced.

Synopsis: Henry suffers a head trauma causing him to lose the ability to create new memories. Maria, his wife, and Patrick, his doctor, become entwined as they both struggle to balance their own lives with the life of a man stuck in one perpetual moment. At a time when Patrick becomes frustrated by the lack of progress in his work, Maria convinces him to allow Henry to play piano. When music reenters their lives everything seems to change for the better, until they learn what is lost may never return.

The festival takes place from September 19-22. The presentation of “The Patient” will be September 21st at 7:30pm.