The autumn chill permeated Ruth’s wool coat as she hurried through the forest, dried leaves crunching underfoot. She clutched her satchel laden with contraband. If her parents found these candles, herbs, oils, and...
Sanctuary
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Danielle Levsky
Danielle Levsky (she/they) is a Post-Soviet, Jewish, and queer writer, performer, and educator. Her work across genres examines themes of diaspora, tradition, and identity. As a playwright, Danielle writes both scripted and devised pieces for the stage. Their clown shows feature original physical comedy and audience interaction. Danielle's ensemble collaborations like War and Play, a clown show about Russia's war on Ukraine, and The Crone Chronicles, a physical theatre play investigating the story of the Slavic crone figure Baba Yaga, investigate history and heritage through a theatrical lens. In the spring of 2020, her sad clown scenelet was published in TripWire Harlot's Theater Artists Making Theatre With No Theater. As a journalist, Danielle served as the Theater Editor for Scapi Magazine, managing coverage of Chicago's DIY art scene. There they pioneered "Expressions," creative responses to each show that was reviewed. Their community news, lifestyle editorials, and arts/culture events coverage have appeared in outlets like Newcity Magazine, Pittsburgh City Paper, Thrillist, MentaFloss, and more. Danielle also worked on a fellowship where she published Identity Diaspora, a collection of lyric essays exploring facets of her Jewish, Soviet, and immigrant background. They distributed each piece for public feedback and inquiry before publication. You can read Danielle's typewriter poems that they write on demand in public spaces: Instagram: @scribbles.and.sonnets