Artistic Statement

I write for theatre because I believe people are lonely and hungry for meaning, and theatre offers a communal opportunity to experience sacred stories. Theatre inspires, educates, provokes and comforts. Theatre is my way of connecting with humanity, and I am nurtured by the collaborative artistic process.Stories that interest me connect people across distances created by gender, place, race, time, politics, economics and religion. I am most inspired by stories that offer audiences meaningful insights into otherness, yet resonate with universal experiences of the heart. My stories are frequently rooted in political, social and/or artistic history. My writing is often non-linear, and fluid in time, place and memory. My plays are expressionistic, humanistic, intellectual, honest and provocative. I revel in stories that live in the tension between drama and comedy and that are attentive to universal human struggles with the mysteries of soul, identity, place and purpose.

Lojo Simon

Artistic Statement

I write for theatre because I believe people are lonely and hungry for meaning, and theatre offers a communal opportunity to experience sacred stories. Theatre inspires, educates, provokes and comforts. Theatre is my way of connecting with humanity, and I am nurtured by the collaborative artistic process.Stories that interest me connect people across distances created by gender, place, race, time, politics, economics and religion. I am most inspired by stories that offer audiences meaningful insights into otherness, yet resonate with universal experiences of the heart. My stories are frequently rooted in political, social and/or artistic history. My writing is often non-linear, and fluid in time, place and memory. My plays are expressionistic, humanistic, intellectual, honest and provocative. I revel in stories that live in the tension between drama and comedy and that are attentive to universal human struggles with the mysteries of soul, identity, place and purpose.