So this past Friday I had the opportunity to give a performance downtown as part of PARK(ing) Day 2014 in Austin. I decided that I would revive a piece I put on at FronteraFest a few years ago about a guy who’s desperately trying to find a job and is trying to convince the...
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One Minute Play Festival–rehearsal and meet & greet
Went to a rehearsal for the #1MPF on Saturday. Saw 10 of the 70+ plays that are going up this weekend. It was a lot of fun. Mysterious, quirky, fast, occasionally poignant, lively and silly. Can you ask for anything more? You can. You can ask for romance. I didn’t see that. Anyway, I...
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Man, I’ve been reading and hearing about Urinetown for so long, and been so curious about it, that I can’t believe I’m finally seeing it. This weekend. I used to read the ‘zine that Ayun Halliday (she’s married to Greg Kotis who wrote the book for Urinetown) wrote, called East Village Inky. She would sometimes...
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Oh yeah, so I’m part of this festival at the end of August: http://www.oneminuteplayfestival.com/ I’ll be doing the Austin version as outlined here: https://www.facebook.com/events/338185926329812/ I wrote a couple of short pieces–or “moments”–that were fun to do. This whole one-minute play thing is under-rated. Cut to the chase quick! One piece is called Activists about a bunch...
Continue readingSo how’d that reading go for you?
Good question. Had a bunch of people over, commissioned a great sign from my friend Doug, had snacks and beer and wine. A bit of a party. I was happy with it, thought the play was well received, was really flattered that the actors I wanted to read could all make it. So now...
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One more shot from the Out of Ink show for posterity. Ladies and gentlemen, your ScriptWorks staff at work… ...
And that’s a wrap…
The Out of Ink 2014 experience is over and I’m beat. Had a great experience all around. Got over some acting anxiety, some self-consciousness about directing someone else’s piece for the first time, and was happy to let others take the reins on the piece I wrote. Did it. Boom. And there are photos...
Continue readingFirst acting gig since college (sort of)
The month of firsts continues tomorrow with my first acting gig in someone else’s play since college when I played Nobody #One and That Guy In Armor#2 in Mary Stuart. This time it’s another short play for Out of Ink by the estimable Carolyn Kennedy who does stuff with this group. Anyway, I play...
Continue readingFirst directing gig (sort of)
It’s a month of firsts around here. Yesterday, the 8-yo pitched for the first time. Tomorrow I get to direct someone else’s play for the first time. My friend Nettie has a short piece in ScriptWorks’ Out of Ink festival this year, and she asked me to direct it. I get to work with...
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So proud of this kid today. He’s been quietly excited about it for days, since the coach told him he’d get a chance to pitch on Saturday. We’ve been practicing at the park, in our driveway, in our backyard. The 8-yo blew me away today. Struck out two and walked one in his first...
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