40 trips around the sun. What a year this has been. Thank you to the new friends and old who have made this the best trip yet.
Just a casual TV college reunion on a Saturday night. Thanks for coming @busyphilipps. Just a few weeks left!!! I’ll put the link for tickets back up in the bio.
Happy Mother’s Day Mum. If they gave Medals for motherhood you’d deserve two. But instead I just made a mess of your house for 18 years and now forget to call on sundays. You’re welcome!! Love you Mamma.
Being that I am a son of a woman from Ireland… I always stand with the woman of Ireland…but today I am especially proud of my blood. A ray of sunshine on a dark landscape these days. #repealthe8th
Happy,sad,confused. With a special co-signed ‘confused’. Team work makes the dream work. Always fun to get together with another Josh and talk endlessly about my favourite subject….me. I’ll put the link in the bio. And wait for @juliagtelles to correct me later.
I think it may be time for a trim @dedeayite what do you think? We’ve got 5 more chances to share this story and there are still some seats available for the weekend. If you have a chance please come join us and celebrate the ending of this amazing journey. The link for tickets is up above. Thanks, J
Of the many joys of this journey. One of the greatest has been sharing it with the fam. Wes and Jaq… can’t thank you enough for coming. And Nat…we’ve come a long way from the creek! 5 to go. Lou Reed supplying the hype music today. It was truly a perfect day. #startlistening J
This is a picture of Treshelle with her baby brother Jarvis. Last weekend he was killed in a car accident. I never had the pleasure of meeting the young man but his sister is one of the bravest, toughest people I have ever come across. We spoke a lot about family in the production of Children of a Lesser God and I hope that this is one last place the COALG family can help each other out. A gofundme has been set up to help the family with funeral expenses. I’m going to put the link in the bio above. If you have the wherewithal and the desire please donate, every little bit helps. Thanks, J
The magnificent seven and The Boss @iamkennyleon. One last dance. What a journey we have been on…. And photo credit!!! @monique.carboni
‘If a man loves the labour of his trade, apart from any questions of success or fame, the gods have called him’ RL Stevenson. To the 70,000-ish folks who came to share this experience I cannot thank you enough. And now it’s time for me to leave this happy place, and James Leeds in it. Thank You J Post show song… Blur ‘no distance left to run’.
Also… I think I may have found my next job. The mashup you didn’t know you needed.
If you’re in the region please come join us tomorrow. If not keep pressure in your local, state and federal representatives. The administrations executive order does not go nearly far enough to correct this crime against these families. There needs to be a clear path to reunification… now. The only way that happens is if we all make ourselves heard. #stopseparation
It is with a very heavy heart that I write this. Our production of Children of a Lesser God will be closing early. This been the most demanding and rewarding work of my career. It has been an education and an honor to have the opportunity to work with this company. I have never been more proud of a piece of work that I have done. I have never had a more impactful professional relationship than what I have with Lauren. I have never worked harder to bring a vision to life than I have for Kenny. So it is with great disappointment that I will have to put down James Leeds before I was quite ready, but before I do John,Treshelle,Mama,Julee and Tony…. I couldn’t make that happen every night without your tireless work and dedication. Kenny… I am honored by the trust that you put in me to try and bring this to life. I hope we get to do this many more time(but maybe just in 1 language from now on) And Lauren… I just can’t say this enough. I am forever in your debt for the grace you showed me as I was making my first baby steps into your language. For the patience with all of my stupid questions(and the were some doozies looking back now). For your explanation of Deaf World in ways that I could, slowly, understand. For challenging my preconceptions and biases and for matching me step for step at every moment along this journey. I have had no greater pleasure in my (almost)30 years of doing this than being James to your Sarah And last but certainly not least….. to everyone who came to see us, either last summer or this run THANK YOU. None of this is possible without you. And to anyone coming for the next couple weeks… don’t you worry we will still bring the fire every night. There are many more names in the company who make this happen and deserve to be mentioned…. but that’s to be written another day. Damn, J
This a a graphic representation of the earths average temperature since 1850. I’ll just leave it here for everyone to mull over without additional comment. Credit to @ed_hawkins for dreaming this up.
Here we are. The Final week of performances. Even though it is ending sooner than we wanted, I want to say thank you to everyone who has come to see our work. This has been the greatest joy of my work life and I’m grateful to have shared it with every single one of you. If you have the chance, the link for tickets is in the bio above. Hope to see you there. J
Forgot to turn my music off before the second act…and this is what I walk into. Shine your light in the world. One more shot at it tomorrow. Thank you to all those who we got to share this with.
So… I got a pair of these for @iamkennyleon for opening and pair for me for closing. Never imagined I’d be putting them on so soon. But at least I’m going to look good on my last walk to the theater. See you there. J
Hype music for Saturdays show. ‘Mansplaining fold em like origami’ James Leeds is could’ve used a #dirtycomputer to help him out. #startlistening to this album!
This one is titled Tha Queen and her Tony’s ————————————- Lauren what a journey his has been. I am so happy for you and this well deserved recognition. You bring fire every night. It is a joy to bring this to life with you. Please forgive my photoshop skills. And ALL HAIL THE QUEEN LAUREN RIDLOFF 2018 TONY NOMINEE!!!!
I think I might have found this weeks hype song winner. #startlistening Any suggestions for next week?
Where were you when I walking? This afternoons hype music. Might be a slightly different flavour to the show. #startlistening
Seemed like the right hype song today. 7 more. ‘Don’t stop give it all ya got’
Tonight’s hype music… in the wayyyy back machine. Just a grown man doing grown man shit.
I have had the great fortune to work for @iamkennyleon a couple times. He is a master story teller and has applied that to the telling of his own story. Do yourself a favour, run out- buy this book- and get inspired. #takeyouwhereeveryougo
