Andrew Simonet is a writer and choreographer in Philadelphia. From 1993 to 2013, he co-directed Headlong Dance Theater, creating dances like CELL (a journey for one audience member guided by your cell phone), and This Town is a Mystery (dances by four Philadelphia families in their homes). Andrew left Headlong to focus on writing fiction. His debut novel, Wilder, was published by Farrar, Straus, and Giroux in 2018; his second novel, A Night Twice as Long, will be published by Farrar, Straus, and Giroux in June, 2021. In 2006, Andrew founded Artists U, an incubator for helping artists make sustainable lives with ongoing programs. All Artists U programs are artist-led and open source. Through workshops, convenings, and one-on-one planning sessions, he has worked with over 10,000 artists across all disciplines. His book Making Your Life as an Artist, an open source guide to living as an artist, is used as a textbook in dozens of university and graduate arts programs. He has served on the leadership team for the Tremaine Foundation’s Artists Thrive initiative, the Artist Parent Residencies working group, ArtPlace Assembly/Philadelphia, and Creative Capital’s Professional Development Program.Please find Andrew and his work here.    You can find and purchase his new book, A Night Twice as Long, here.Your hosts of Are You Waiting for Permission? are Meridith Grundei and Joseph Bennett. They're friends, co-hosts, actors, improvisers and coaches. She lives in NYC and coaches actors, business professionals and presenters to fully engage with their audience, and themselves. She also mentors young actors and directors. He lives in San Miguel de Allende, México and  coaches artists and other creative beings about the beautiful business of art — and life. You can find Meridith: Meridith Grundei the performer artist gal  Meridith Grundei CoachingYou can find Joseph: Joseph Bennett the artist/coach extraordinaire*Special thanks to Amy Shelley and Gary Grundei of high fiction for letting us use their music for the Are You Waiting for Permission? podcast.And... while the podcast is free, it's not cheap. We'd be thrilled to have your support on PATREONThank you.