CJ Higgins

Theatre Artist

Quick lil’ note about where I’m at!

 

Hello!

Right now I don’t have any projects coming up, but that’s okay! Everyone needs some time to rest every once in a while, and I’ve been pretty darn busy recently so this is mine.

Also worth noting is that we’re in a pandemic still, specifically COVID-19, but despite this fact many theatre companies have elected to relax their safety measures, allowing hundreds of thousands of audience members to be in their spaces unmasked during performances. I view this as a worker safety issue, since actors are generally expected to perform unmasked for a large group of people breathing right in their direction. Actors are not as safe as they could be working in these conditions, and I am a strong advocate that more work should be done to improve working conditions for all.

Therefore, I am only going to perform in as COVID-cautious work environments as I am able to. I will not work unmasked, including performance, unless my audience is required to mask, or it is an outdoor production (which is not a zero-risk environment but is lower-risk). If you want to inquire about hiring me to perform, please do, but know that I will have follow-up questions about what safety protocols are in place, and will not perform in a situation I feel is unsafe.

I will also be focusing on theatre work that I am able to do while remaining masked, such as directing, producing, composing, musicianship, playwrighting, intimacy direction, and so on. So if you want to hire me for those, this is a great time to do so. I mean, look how handsome I look in a mask. Why would you not want this vision in your rehearsal room?

Thank you in advance for doing your part to keep those around you safe by MASKING WHEN ATTENINDING THEATRE SHOWS, KEEPING UP TO DATE ON YOUR VACCINES AND BOOSTERS, and STAYING HOME IF YOU ARE SICK. Disabled people’s lives are valuable and we should not be dismissing them for the sake of “normalcy”.

Home page background photograph by Wide Eyed Studios
Page background by Janet Gleason, featuring Jess McCormick, Willow McGlone, Travis R. Fischbach, and CJ Higgins in Ghost Quartet, October 2019