Excited and grateful that The Marsh in San Francisco has asked me to come back for a third time for their Monday Night Marsh program. I’ll be doing a piece about some awkward moments between my dad and me. Nov 9th and 23rd. The variety in this lineup is off the charts! This is...
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Check Out my Official Badge!
The nice folks at BIPAC sent these around to spread the word about our nominations. So here ya go. The ceremony is next week. If we win something, I’ll post about it. If we don’t, hey, it was an honor just to be badged…...
elderspark LIVE event scheduled for March, 2027
It’s over 5 months away, but we’ve scheduled our first public-facing elderspark event for March 23, 2027 at Ground Floor Theatre. You can find tickets and more information HERE. We’ll have lots more to lay out in the coming weeks. Look forward to sharing stories, history and music with you! After meeting with and...
Continue readingThe Schlub and the Sonata Receives 4 Award Nominations
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...
Continue readingMillion Film Release Date: January, 2027
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...
Continue readingTen Years with Softball Austin
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...
Continue readingThe Lily Problem, Semifinalist
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...
Continue readingCity of Austin Grant for Elderspark
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...
Continue readingMayor Pro Tem up for a Vote
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...
Continue readingReading: Landowners play at Hyde Park Theatre in August
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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