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Live Performance Director, Narrative Designer, Creative Strategist. Experimentalist. Assistant Professor of directing & devising at Stanford University. he/him

Palo Alto, NYC, and abroad
Joined November 2008
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Michael Rau
2 years
RT @DynamicWebPaige: 🎭 Saw a fantastic performance of Julius Caesar tonight at @Stanford (via @StanfordTAPS). Especially loved the modern…
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RT @ProfMenon: Looking forward to joining this panel discussion on Julius Caesar to discuss tyranny, citizenship, and judgment with Christo…
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@ruthmackenzie @ADLfringe Thank you! Hope you get a chance to see “temping!” —happy to set up a ticket if you are interested!
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RT @OElectricdreams: Temping gets 5 stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ from @indaily @oct1473254 @DutchKillsNYC
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@DerekKMiller @AndJulietBway She’s amazing! She was in my production of Ragtime years ago and absolutely knocked her song out of the park!
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3 years
I teach this every year in my classes
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🐉Andy Heather🐉
3 years
A better rule to keep in mind would be 'The key to good stories is change'. Transformation. Change provokes conflict between groups. It requires adaptation. People are forced to overcome challenges, and that can be dramatic. People confronting challenges is dramatic.
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3 years
@JaredMezzocchi One of my favorite experiences was attending a party in a google spreadsheet:
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3 years
@JaredMezzocchi Sorta like the shift from CDs to mp3, the music industry had so much trouble adapting to a model that wasn’t pegged to their CD/album prices.
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Michael Rau
3 years
RT @Maralhasanshahi: Had the opportunity to discuss the performing artists health at @Stanford “Future of performing arts” confrence today.…
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Michael Rau
3 years
@JaredMezzocchi Ran into this issue when we showed off the Stagecast platform—it simply looked like a pre-recorded streamed show. Our backstage and technology was invisible, and we should have made it more obvious to the audience.
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3 years
@Confessant Temping has no characters. Just audience members doing office work in a cubicles.
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3 years
@stinkeigh @nadrojo Wherreeee IS this?
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3 years
@ProfMenon @NorthwesternUP Woohoo! Congratulations!
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3 years
@PhoenixErika Hi! I did two shows, one on Zoom and another using a custom bit of software
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Michael Rau
4 years
@samthielman Hey Sam! Not so much for humanities, but @noemontez has providing amazing statistics on the Theater and Performing Studies area in terms of jobs/tenure track postings.
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RT @JaredMezzocchi: It’s a simple request. Not 4 me, but 4 the amazing global digital community out there over last 18mos. As we return, th…
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4 years
RT @a2pulp: Face to Interface: @AASummerFest's "Temping" is an uncanny, moving performance for one.
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RT @JordynPair: “We have all lost people in the past year, lost each other and community,” Walsh said. “…I think the preciousness of life i…
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