Author Archives: marcbeaudin

About marcbeaudin

Poems, plays, books, roads, trails.

How We Live & Dream: Theatre in a Time of Social Distancing

Posted on April 3, 2020 by marcbeaudin

For the past five weeks, I’ve been directing a fantastic cast in a set of four short plays by Tennessee Williams at the Blue Slipper Theatre in Livingston, Montana. Livingston is a small, mountain town of railroad workers and writers, … Continue reading →

Posted in Theatre, Writing | Tagged acting technique, coronavirus, James Joyce, Joseph Conrad, Sanford Meisner, social distancing, Tennessee Williams, Theatre, William Esper | Leave a comment

Riding w/ Strangers #3: Another Child Soldier

Posted on February 3, 2020 by marcbeaudin

It was my second cross-country train ride. First a section of the “Blue Water” route from Flint, Michigan to Chicago. From Chicago, it’s the jingoistically named “Empire Builder,” cutting through the lands of the Ojibwa, Lakota, Blackfeet and Salish. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Writing | Tagged Amtrak, Iraq War, North Dakota, propaganda, trains, travel | Leave a comment

Dead Elephant

Posted on November 20, 2019 by marcbeaudin

Most of the carcass is off-camera but the fake billionaire’s half-wit son smiles holding up the severed tail & brandishing a clean knife, too small to do the job Clearly someone stands beyond the frame bloody, sweat-soaked & bathed in … Continue reading →

Posted in poetry, Writing | Tagged Daddy Issues, Lies, Trump | Leave a comment