Madonna Mia...

...what a strange and wonderful journey it's been.

At some point in life, we all start developing a bucket list. It may not be a definitive list, but there are always things on it that you MUST do before buying the farm. This month, I checked off a huge one: theatrically paying tribute to the two most important women in my life, my mothers. It is at once incredibly rewarding and draining, wonderful and scary, fulfilling and emptying. A strange dichotomy, which... all things considered... is so very fitting. I am incredibly grateful to everyone involved along the way... mentors, collaborators, supporters and friends who have been so patient and exceedingly generous. I could not have done this without you.

But let me be clear... this is not a eulogy for this play. This is merely the beginning. Every time I performed Donna/Madonna... in readings, workshops or this production... I was approached by someone who spoke about their experience with adoption. How they or their sister or brother or their parent or friend were adopted or how they adopted a child or how they once gave up a baby and now wonder "where are you now?" And even beyond adoption, I've talked to mothers who hope that their kids will one day understand that all the wacky things they do are just because they love their children so much. And many an audience member has attested to--at one time or another--wishing somebody would understand them. For some it was in their youth. For some... it's right now.

To all of you... Donna/Madonna is a love letter to you. What once began as my tribute to my mom and my birth mother, is now one for all the mothers and fathers and sons and daugthers who need to know how much they are loved. So, the show must go on. It will be in New York in November, and after that, any city with a theatre is up for grabs.

If you have a connection or would like to be involved or want to get your camera and document my little adopt-a-palooza... just let me know. It's a one-man show, but mine is not a one-man life. So please feel free to jump aboard.