FARCH

A blessed Farch to all! We hope this letter finds you well and on the cusp of emerging from hibernation—blinking into the light, stretching your limbs, and remembering that the sun still exists. We have had an incredible year and we hope you have, too.

We traveled! To Pittsburgh, NYC, Red River Gorge, Puerto Rico, Scotland, upstate New York, Northern Ireland, and Louisville. Our AirBnb badges are many, our fridge magnets plentiful, and Jonathon’s sense of direction only slightly improved.
We made art! Jonathon produced Experts in a Dying Field (in which Sam performed!), Sam produced Ista and Her Garden and Soft as It Began (which Jonathon directed!), and together we co-wrote, co-produced, & performed pieces for BorderLight Festival, IngenuityFest, and Pandemonium. Sam performed in a world premiere; Jonathon performed in one Spanish-language production and directed another. We continue to feel very lucky to be making work we care about with people we love.
Both of our brothers married amazing women this year, and we had the great honor of officiating their weddings.
In December, we realized that deciding whose house we would be at on any given day was becoming unnecessarily complicated, so we bought a sweet little place in Tremont, just south of downtown. Once officially living together, we ran out of reasons to put off adopting a dog.
In January, we adopted a 10-week old Rottweiler named Zuzu, who is perfect and blameless. She is the reason for many gashes on our arms, bite marks on our ankles, and significant sleep deprivation. She is growing fast and learning enthusiastically (and sometimes selectively). She is a good dog. 11/10.

We welcomed 2026 in together with plans to produce a MicroTheater CLE event at our home and to travel to Alaska in June and possibly Greece in October.
We loved and were loved, made art, built community, and laughed a whole lot. What more could we ask for?

We love you. Have an amazing 2026. ❤️ Jonathon, Sam, + Zuzu 🐾

What is this "Farch" of which we speak, you ask? BUCKLE UP.

Who decided on the timing for these seasons and holidays? Satan? LISTEN:

You’ve got April and May. Not the best, but:

Easter and Passover happen if you’re into that kind of thing.
Spring is sprung, little muddy but flowers are pretty, okay, I can get down with this.
And hey—have a federal day off for Memorial Day.
Have a margarita for Cinco de Mayo as long as you're not racist about it.
Summer’s almost here. There is hope.

You’ve got June through August. Now we're talking.

It’s fun in the sun, baby.
Have TWO federal days off if your employer is cool—Juneteenth and July 4.
Take a dip in Lake Erie. Celebrate Pride. Chug some Vitamin D.
August is National Dog Month. Dogs are the best.
All is well on earth. Depression who?

September and October? Sheeeeeee.

If you’ve got kids, great news—they’re back to school.
Here’s a Labor Day AND an Indigenous People’s Day. Federal holiDAYS.
Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month, Diwali, AND Yom Kippur.
And—need we say it? Hallo-heckin’-WEEN. Amazing.
Oh, and it’s fall and the weather is perfect. Enjoy yourselves. Go for a walk.

November through January, yes yes YES:

We’re talking Dia de los Muertos, then TWO federal holidays in one month - Veteran's Day and Thanksgiving - bada bing, bada BOOM--
And then? Choose your own adventure—Christmas EVE, Christmas DAY, SEVEN days of Kwanzaa, EIGHT days of Hanukkah, Winter Solstice if you're crunchy--
AND THEN?? NEW YEARS EVE?? And a federal holiday the next day?!
Oh, have another federal holiday off to honor MLK Jr. STACKED.
No one’s sick of snow yet. It’s still white. It’s fluffy. Make a snow angel. God bless.

And then-- February. March.

NOTHING*.
ONE federal holiday and many employers say, ’nah.’
Hardly any snow. No flowers. Valentine’s Day if you’re a chump.
NOTHING. Just cold, and misery, and False Spring, and major depression.
Stupid groundhog.

* Well, okay, February is Black History Month, and March is International Women’s Day. Those are important. Oh, St. Patrick’s Day. Pi Day is actually kind of cool. And Holi. Ramadan sometimes. Oh, Lunar New Year.
Whatever, man, this time of year still blows.

Not this year, bub. NOT THIS YEAR.

Stand up. Fight back. Join us.

Okay, thanks for reading that tirade. "Farch" is a holiday we made up, and it's just a mash up of February and March.
At its core, Farch is about taking what's traditionally everyone's least favorite part of the year and giving us all some things to look forward to.

What are those things you have to look forward to?

Our annual Farch card. Everyone sends cards at the holidays. Boring. How many Farch cards are you getting? ONE. It's from us. You're welcome.
Our annual Farch party, a Farchstivus for the Rarchst of Us (see invitation below! RSVP form is right below it.). Are you miserable this time of year, awaiting spring and fearing it will never come? Come hang out. We'll have drinks and a bunch of food. This year, it doubles / triples / quadruples as our housewarming / Jonathon's birthday / introducing Zuzu to the world party. Jonathon's birthday was February 19. Did you fail to wish him a happy birthday? Shame on you.
Our (annual...? Mindy, you on board?) MicroTheater CLE event in February or March. (Jonathon and I co-produce MicroTheater CLE with the incredible Mindy Childress Herman - check us out if you haven't!) This year, we held a pre-Valentine's Day, love/anti-love-themed event called 'Microdose of Love' at the historic Hermit Club, adjacent to Playhouse Square. It was awesome and gave us a sliver of hope for getting through this Farch. Thanks to all who wrote, directed, and acted in pieces, and to all who attended. Maybe next year Mindy will let us call it MicroFARCH. We'll see.
Other stuff. TBD. Be patient. Let us get through this god blessed Farch first.

FARCH PARTY INFO

We're gonna order a ton of food. Not sure what yet, but we'll update you via email. We'll have vegetarian options. We'll have alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks.
No need to bring anything, but if you must, bring a toy for Zuzu that she can destroy in 6 minutes flat.
Kids welcome! With the caveat that Zuzu, our five-month old Rottweiler puppy who will probably weigh close to 50 pounds and may still lack impulse control, will be present. Right now she is still pretty mouthy (and with puppy teeth!) and hasn't had a ton of young kid exposure. We haven't had any incidents, and will keep her on her harness and leash, but make sure your kids know to be cautious with (and ask permission to touch!) puppies who aren't fully trained yet.
She's great with other dogs, as long as those other dogs are cool with continuous playing to the point of exhaustion. If they're not cool with playing, she's still great with them, they just tend not to like her very much. We have a fenced backyard they can run around in. In fact, please bring your dogs and exhaust this puppy so we can sleep that night.

RSVP here for the 2026 Farch Party