Media Coverage!

The Haze on FOX news!

The Haze invited to attend Joyful Heart conference about Rape Kit Backlog!

I am being flown down to Los Angeles this weekend to attend a conference about the national rape kit backlog. I look forward to networking and sharing my experiences with CSI's Mariska Hartigay's organization: http://www.joyfulheartfoundation.org.

Will keep you all posted!

It's a wrap! The Haze 4 day workshop, Boxcar Theater, San Francisco, CA

Thank you all so so much for coming to The Haze. I felt SO very supported to see all of you in the audience!

Special Thank Yous to my co-sponsors who made this all possible: Debbie Findling, Jan Reicher, Suzette Clarke, Naomi Tucker of Shalom Bayit, Heidi Li of SF WAR, Nick Olivero of Boxcar Studio, Sarah Caveney of MoveMe Studio, and Yerba Buena Center for the Arts.

Additional Thank Yous to tech and sound: Trip, Luke, and Holly.

And a BIG Thank You to my workshop director, Naisa Wong.

ABC news!

I recently interviewed with ABC news about my show and experience dealing with the SFPD. Here is the new clip that aired! http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=news/iteam&id=9101385

Thank you everyone for your support!

goodbye dream with G

Last night I had a vivid dream about G and me. I was performing my piece and G was with me at the performance. It was a sold out audience. Before I went on, Gabrielle said, "Heath, I don't think I will get another chance to teach, do you mind if I say a few words?"

"G, duh, of course, please." 

So G went on to teach my audience members about dancing and staying embodied. And then everyone started dancing and G pulled me aside and said, "Heath, I never got a chance to dance with you. Let's dance, k?" Her husband, Robert came over and interjected, "G, actually you have a flight to catch."

"Ok, Robert, then go pack my stuff, I am dancing with Heather."

And so we danced. We danced close and laughed. G kept saying, "touch me, like, touch me and let's do contact." 

"But G, I am going to crush you, look at you, you're so tiny!"

"Honey, that shit doesn't matter anymore."

So we did some contact and it felt so loving and maternal and warm. Her face was glowing and she kept laughing and smiling. Then she said, "baby, I gotta go now."

"Should I come with you?" I said.

"You can't. You got work to do, girlfriend."

I woke up this morning to an email from Lori that Gabrielle had passed away last night. I immediately texted Nilaya that I am sending her so much love and support. 

She texted me back, "Thanks girl. Now time to go rock the SHIT out of your piece!!" 

blow Gabrielle a kiss from me

I dropped Lori and Kathy off at the airport last Thursday on their way to say goodbye to G. I told them to blow Gabrielle a kiss goodbye from me. I was conflicted as to whether or not I should go to NYC to say goodbye. There are so many people already there who are so close to her and I've only known her for a summer so I decided to stay back and join the masses of people pouring in with love and support on G's FB page. There are 4,000 people who have joined already. The woman kicked some serious ass in her lifetime.

Heard from Nil

It's been a couple weeks since I last talked to G and my friends Lori and Kathy say it's not looking good for G. I don't want to believe it. I emailed Nilaya and heard back from her. She told me that, "the more I can do on my own now, the better." I am in disbelief about this.

I've also heard back from Gabrielle's close friend Ina Meibach, who has read the work G and I did. She told me that she found the work to be very moving and beautifully written but that it needed work theatrically speaking. She got the direction that Gabrielle was heading. She told me to send her a video of my performance and that she would be in touch if she had any ideas for directors. She warned me though, that because of the subject matter of my piece, and the fact that she worked mostly on Broadway, that she wasn't sure she would be able to come up with a good match for a director. I am just grateful for the call and her feedback.