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Making Things.

Some things Brian has made / helped make: He made Hold the Floor, a 24-hour record-breaking community filibuster about who gets heard in our democracy. He made the Local Selection podcast (making local democracy sexy!). He is a founding member of internationally renowned theatre company The TEAM. He created and was the first head of the pioneering BFA in Acting for Film, Television, Voice Overs, and Commercials program at Pace University’s School of Performing Arts.

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It’s open, y’all! Could not be more proud of @amyrberryman for writing such a powerful play, moving, funny play. Major shout out to the brilliant director and stellar performers that brought it to life. A+++ work, all of you. This is exac
I am horrified by what this country has chosen. The implications are vast and, honestly, we mostly lack the imagination to foresee just how bad it is going to get. My insides are struggling to figure out what to do, how to regain my balance. My very
Back in LA just long enough to drop my ballot in the box. At this point if you can vote in person or drop off your ballot at a designated location instead of mailing: do! Take no unnecessary chances! Also, as a personal favor to me if you are sittin
Shout out to friends who will meet you at the gym and show you new techniques AND will meet you at 7am to wait in line in Brooklyn Heights to show you new croissants. I miss NY a little, but I miss people like this in NY a lot. PS - it may look like
I have known this person for three years as of today. Coincidentally, I have also been dating this person for exactly three years. She took me to lunch on a boat to celebrate. It was wonderful. It always is.
It’s a special honor when a former student writes a film and asks you to be in it. It’s even cooler when you read the script and are like “damn hell yeah sign me up.” Enormous shout out to @barrettdeyoung for making a whole as
It’s jacaranda season, y’all. There are purple trees in our living world. How unbelievably fortunate we are. Also, my nephew got married to an awesome lady and I got to see my sister wear the nicest dress ever for the occasion. Amy and my
Me, recently
It’s Peanut Butter’s birthday! We think… it’s the birthday listed on his paperwork from the rescue organization, but honestly who know. He does sorta seem like an Ares, though. Here’s a series of PB at his best, eating,
Thank you all for your wonderful birthday wishes!!! You brought me such joy and boosted an already incredible day. The b-day celebrations took us all around CDMX. We had drinks high and low, pastries (the best pastries? In the world??), coffee, educa
We decided to celebrate my birthday this year by skipping off to Mexico City! My first time here and wow oh wow what a magnificent place. The food. The trees. But I mean, like, the *trees*!! I am working on a whole separate post about the jacarandas

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#HoldTheFloor: a Record Breaking Community Filibuster
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On May 30th and 31st, I led a community filibuster that broke a 63 year old record. We came together to call attention to the laws and policies around the country that silence the voices of some in order to amplify the voices of others. It happened to be the same night that the protests around the murder of George Floyd spread from Minneapolis to the rest of the country - and around the world.

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A year of being in the right place at the right time even when it felt quite foggy in the moment, and a wish for a 2020 of clear vision for us all in the present tense, not just hindsight.

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