Happy to report that my play The Schlub and the Sonata received four B. Iden Payne Award nominations. Nominated for:Outstanding Production of a Short Play – ScriptWorksOutstanding Director of a Short Play – Ellie McBrideOutstanding Performer in a Short Play – Johanna WhitmoreOutstanding Short Script – Max Langert I thought this one might go...
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A Million More to Go will be released and available for purchase and download in January, 2027! This is the graphic that our distributor put together. I’m thinking it could be a hit every 2-4 years, whenever there’s a corrupt election coming up. Curious to see how it goes over. This film has had...
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Quick shout-out to my Austin softball team, the Ball’rz, for sticking with me for a full decade. I realized the other day that I joined the team in 2017, and I was recently introduced to someone by the coach as the longest-standing member on the team. Which is kind of nuts. There are other...
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Got some nice news about The Lily Problem, as it was named a semifinalist in Austin Playhouse’s Texas New Play Development program. Congrats to friends Kleo and Carl for making the full festival. I still like a lot about this play (Lily) though I know there are some structural updates I’d love to make...
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We’re happy to report that the City of Austin has awarded us a Nexus grant this summer. This support will allow us to expand our Elderspark project, bringing vital art, music and conversation to local seniors this fall. It will all lead up to a couple of public showcases in 2027. More info to...
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Just don’t want to lose site of this play. I think it’s good and has potential in general, but it’s currently in consideration for a couple of things: A theater in Austin is keeping it on their short list for consideration for their next season (no idea what the chances are) It was just...
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Save the date (August 31st) for a reading of a new play, tentatively titled THE LANDOWNERS, at Hyde Park Theatre on Monday, August 31st. It’ll feature some of Austin’s best actors and should be a real good time. We’d love to hear what you think. There’s a lowkey Facebook event HERE if you want...
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Lots of theatrical stuff going on these days. I’m late to post this, but I have a show that I’m excited about tonight (in just over an hour) at Ground Floor Theatre. My play features recurring actor buddy Sean and is being directed by Jaimee who recently moved down from the northeast and she...
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I mentioned this a while back, but I’ve got a short play in this festival which opens in less than two weeks. Rehearsals are going well, and I’ve got a bang-up cast and director (whom I’ve worked with several times). These shows are always fun and each play is over pretty quickly, so there’s...
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I got some pretty good news this week from the Lucille Lortel Theatre in NYC. They’ve offered me a commission for their new work development program, which will support me as a I write a new play loosely based on this Texas news story. I’ll basically have the rest of the year to finish...
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