The Farewell

I was inspired to create The Farewell by Agnes de Mille’s work as an artist and activist.

In "The Farewell" star-crossed lovers Raymond and Stephanie are torn apart by racial divides and the call to war. As in 1963, the US is in a massive state of upheaval and division. In ‘63 free love was cracking open
the hidebound systems of American life, we were ‘liberated.’ As we approach the possibility of a deeper
liberation, the common thread between then and now is choice.

Agnes de Mille once described herself as a young child as “impossible... And at the same time I was the mysterious child, powerful and beautiful. I was the possible lover. When I stood in the woods alone...I was capable of passion.” I choose to view this new era through a hearty, whole and healthy lens. We will, as Agnes did, stand in the woods alone.