My son’s soccer team won a stunning victory against one of the areas’s top teams a few weeks ago to make the state championships for his age division. Last weekend he went to the tournament against teams from all over the state, and they lost all three games they played. The matches were tense,...
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Out of Ink: One More Weekend
I just happened to see this review of the 19th annual Out of Ink production in the Chronicle today. Not that it’s interesting or important or anything, but I did get a nice little blurb about my piece, The Apes: …That sparked some imaginative approaches to dramatic situations, such as Max Langert’s cosmic view...
Continue readingQuick Peacock Recap (say that 3 times fast…)
Hey, the show went great! Not sure the total number of people, but we ended up with 52 tickets sold online, and then maybe a dozen or so folks came in to pay at the door. I ballparked 60-65 in the audience at some point, so I guess that sounds about right. (WHAT WERE...
Continue readingApproaching 50
No, this isn’t some philosophical musing on getting older. It’s about tickets! Woohoo! I remember thinking that if someone could just assure me that we’d get 50 people, I’d feel totally fine. Almost there. (though in other news, one performer is sick and can’t make it now; adjusting…)...
Hittin’ the Mark: 35
Boom. 35. Now my kids will deem the event respectable. Me too. Possibly not without coincidence, my mother’s favorite age for someone to be was 35. Why? Young enough to retain a youthful vigor, old enough to have experience and wisdom. (or that’s how I interpreted her take on things) (I remember she made...
Continue readingInsurance!!!
Not gonna lie, I’ve been banging my head against the wall a bit today trying to wrap up what I hope is one last logistical hurdle to Sunday’s show. The city requires two different kinds of insurance when you put on public events at its parks: General insurance and Auto insurance. I’m good on...
Continue readingChairs!!!
Hit the first snag of the week today when the caretaker at Mayfield Park called to tell me that the 45 chairs (and 8 tables) they have on hand can’t leave the cottage. The chairs are too nice, apparently, and the city doesn’t want them to get dirty outside. A few phone calls...
Continue readingAaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!!!
What. Is. Happening!!! Why am I doing this again??? Oy-yoy-yoy-yoy-yoy-yoy-yoy. 🙂 It’s going to be fine, Max, it’s going to be fine…...
Revisiting Hollywood Again and Again and Again
I told this story about my nine incredibly intense days in Hollywood last year at Testify, and now I get a chance to repeat it three times tomorrow night at the annual Thinkery benefit. I’ve gotta chop out a few bits of the narrative, and it’s gonna barely be ready under the wire. But...
Continue readingFirst Meetings
Had initial meetings this week with the production teams for two upcoming events, and they were both super helpful. 1. On Saturday I met with Sharon Sparlin who will be directing this piece for the annual Out of Ink production at Hyde Park Theater which opens the last week of April. She has...
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