I met Catherine Butterfield at a writers' retreat in Chatham, Massachusetts. On the first night at dinner, I talked incessantly about my brilliant career as a writer/director. Fortunately, Catherine overlooked my egotism and decided she liked me anyway.
It was only later, after I stopped talking, that I learned Catherine was the author of several published plays, including tonight's selection, Brownstone.
To me, Brownstone is about who you think you are, who you want to be, and who you are. If you think it is about something else, that's fine. This is a space which can accommodate different opinions, where I am the loudest.
The story also shows how significant historical events (there's at least four in the play) impact ordinary people and how the ghosts of those people intersect with one another.
In the time we have known one another, Catherine has written five other plays, and I've directed several of them. I did such a good job, we got married.
I am happy to report, Catherine and I have a wonderful creative relationship, and I hope she will approve this copy.
