BRAVING STORMS: Kate Quarfordt, “The Theater Freaks of Claremont and 172 Fight Back”
Barry decides that now would be a good time for us to talk about his vest. It’s two hours to curtain on opening night of “The King and…
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BRAVING STORMS: Kate Quarfordt on Why Broadway’s First Black Phantom is a Really Big Deal
When the announcement was made recently that Tony Nominee Norm Lewis was slated…
BRAVING STORMS: Kate Quarfordt, “Tonight, in the Role of the Man-Eating Plant”
“Well, I sure do agree you’re in a pickle, there,” says the maddeningly chipper phone receptionist. “But our rental agreement…
BRAVING STORMS: Kate Quarfordt on Writing Down the Fear
For the past five years I’ve been talking about writing a book about my experiences teaching theater in the South Bronx. Again and again over the years, life…
BRAVING STORMS: Kate Quarfordt on Kicking Ass at Being Vulnerable
“What does being brave mean to you?” I ask my high school theater students. It’s fall of 2003, my third week of teaching. We’ve been working on…