We’ve had a couple of good reviews in Broadway World and Central Texas Live, and there may be another one or two coming, but audiences have been uniformly really positive and enthusiastic. If that’s not all, an old work friend of mine busted out of the theater the other night when the lights came...
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The Dating Project is a Hit!
Well, that went well. The show sold out about half the nights (all off-nights too) and all the feedback I got was positive, and attendance seemed to spread with word of mouth. Great to be a part of such a successful event! I guess I shouldn’t be too surprised that a show about dating...
Continue readingStories Found: Personality Test
My friends at Stories Found invited me back for another episode recently. They ended up recording a short interview and a 10-minute play of mine, Personality Test, which is probably officially my most-produced piece at this point. I wrote it in the aughts and it was first performed at the City Theatre in Delaware....
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I had a busy day yesterday meeting with the production companies for both THE DATING PROJECT and THE PACT (July and September openings, respectively). Anyway, at the evening meetup and rehearsal I was gifted this mug. I would be happy to have this as an epitaph, so… I feel like I’ve finally made it....
Continue readingThe Dating Project in July
Summer Break Theatre is producing this new (dripping, hot off the presses) comedy of mine in the second half of July at Hyde Park Theatre. We had auditions earlier this week and I think things are lining up well. It’ll run two weeks, opening July 17th. A little background on this one, because it’s...
Continue readingA Million More to Go: the results are in
Had an excellent time, and an excellent cast, and an excellent feedback session at the first in-person Salon at Hyde Park Theatre in a couple of years. Here’s a quote from an email from my friend Helen after the reading which encapsulates the tone of the event: First, let me tell you what a...
Continue readingThe Pact Optioned for 2022
I’ve never had a play “optioned” before, but in essence that’s what happened. We had a good, productive reading at Hyde Park Theatre last week. A company in town wants to produce it in the second half of 2022 at The Vortex Theatre. I’m waiting till it’s officially on the calendar before I completely...
Continue readingThe Pact Workshop Reading December 5th
All right, we’re doing this! With temperatures rising and global crises escalating, a couple of grandparents decide to take action to heal the planet. But first they need to heal their own family. With a granddaughter flirting with a mysterious cult, an adult daughter peddling drugs out of her childhood bedroom, and another daughter...
Continue readingThat Goal-den Light
Oof, who came up with that tortured headline? This is a terrific photo of my son from a recent weekend camping trip to Kerrville. I didn’t take the photo (my kid’s pal did) but I’m ready to sell it to some sports drink, sneaker brand, or chain-link-fence company. Here are a few goal-like things...
Continue readingThe Pact gets Picked
The play I worked on this winter was picked as a finalist for the Hyde Park New Play Workshop this summer. I’m happy about this, and of course hope that I get to be part of the workshop – which is always impressive with a good cast and crew behind it. But I’ll go...
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