Prose from the Blog archives of Matthew Reynolds — Founder of Matthew Reynolds Consulting, LLC — and a once-in-a-lifetime inspiration to me. Almost two years ago, I embarked on a journey with my longtime colleague, fellow Prince super-fan, and chosen brother: the one and only Matthew Reynolds. Through his newly-minted…

Highlighting Matthew Reynolds Consulting, LLC — “Oh, you’re a PRINCE fan, huh?”, he challenged, scanning me. “You ever seen Purple Rain? Under the Cherry Moon?” “Well, no… not yet”, I sputtered, probably averting my gaze toward the floor. “Mm-hMM”, he retorted as he shifted his feet, indicating that this conversation was just about over. “You watch…

After too many decades of exclusionary escapism and subscribing to colonial capitalist trappings, Storytelling organizations should be emboldened to play an active role in repairing past harms and unifying our Human community… — As a professional Teacher and Storyteller, and fellow Human being, I believe that Humanity itself is at a vital crossroads right now. We should be asking ourselves (as well as our fellow humans and humxns), every day, where we’ve fallen short over the years-decades-centuries… and what is currently owed, due…

Amid the difficult, and sometimes utterly defeating, fight for racial and cultural equity in our nation, it is of great importance to consistently check in with your spirit and reaffirm (and even recalibrate) your answer(s) to the ever-vital question of “Why?” Why begin your journey within the Work in the…

from the perspective of one white man storyteller attempting to live in the Work. — Merriam-Webster defines the word verbs as, “words that show an action… almost every sentence requires a verb.” I am a classically-trained Theatre artist, and have been a professional Actor and Theatre/ Drama Educator for almost 14 years now — and in the world of the Performing Arts, verbs (or…

The reason(s) that ‘Dirty Dancing’, ‘Footloose’, and ‘Purple Rain’ deserve annual viewing! — Well, my people, here we are: April showers have brought us May flowers… and further self-quarantining. Especially for those of us still choosing to practice due diligence and social distancing. Allow me to offer a salve for [y]our existential wounds…