Veering in new directions

Hi Folks!

It's been a while since my last post, and a LOT has happened!

First of all, I'm back in the United States.  Fulbrighting in Switzerland was fantastic, but a girl can only live on the side of a mountain for so long, before the money runs out!!  So, I moved back, and began a Ph.D. program in Pittsburgh.  Before that, though, I did manage to finish Particle Play, thanks to friends in Maine for generously leaving for a long vacation and letting me housesit (and write!!), and friends in New Hampshire, who helped to organize a reading of one of the latest versions of the script.  This semester, I've been collaborating with the incomparable composer Todd Tagliaferro, who has been putting music to some of the lyrics for the script.  Now, I'm sending it off to festivals and playwriting competitions.  So, if you happen to know of a place that is seeking puppet musicals about particle physics, let me know.

OR, if you happen to BE a producer seeking puppet musicals about particle physics, please send me an email!

In the meantime, I am continuing to explore related issues in performance and criticism.  I'm developing some themes and one character from the play and developing a shorter one woman show.  It's still in its early phases, but I just had a public sharing of this work in progress at the Henry Heymann Theatre at the University of Pittsburgh.  Here are some photos:

Ultra High Energy Cosmic Ray Detectors

Center

11-D Fermilab

Did I mention that I took a field trip to Fermilab this semester?  Hopefully it's the first of many:

Me at Fermilab

And, of course, the quarks are still in the picture...

Bodies in Space!

I think the sharing went well.  It was wonderful to have people come and talk about ideas, walk through my research, add to the giant chalkboard, and enjoy turkey sandwiches.

For now, my head is exploding in 11 dimensions!  I have a lot of writing to do (it's the end of the semester) and a lot of "dark matter" of my own to work through.  I'll keep you posted on the particulars as they develop.  Until then...