I’m looking to submit this play to a couple of local contests in the next week or two, and am also thinking about putting it on somewhere, like maybe at my house. Or maybe at yours. In the fall. I dunno. But the title isn’t right. The play is funny and poignant and light at...
Continue readingAnd So it Begins…
The day has finally come. So far so… good-ish. I can sort of see what my mother was saying. The willful defiance is occasionally off the charts, and we’re getting into what he’s termed “alpha male battles” from time to time, which I guess means we’re fighting for control of red meat? Or tofu?...
Continue readingPong Poster: Near-Final Draft
All right, I made my choice on the direction to go with the graphic. Here’s where Ryan’s gotten to. There are a few little tweaks to make still, but this is basically what it’s gonna look like. The guy does great work, and I told him I feel lucky to have access to his...
Continue readingLive(-ish)blogging the ScriptWorks Fling
We get the three ingredients for the Fling tonight, and I have to say that this is still one of my favorite writing events. It’s fun to write with the random ingredients, and it’s also fun to be in a competition to get produced in the spring. There’s a small meetup planned for 6pm...
Continue readingPong Graphic Concepts
Hot dang. Wonderful graphic artist Ryan has come up with these draft concepts for a Pong: the Musical poster. I’m kinda partial to C and E initially, but I like ’em all. What do you think? Hmm…....
My Slow Descent into Madness
Somewhere over California, I began to have this sinking feeling. Or rather this falling feeling. My fear of heights kicked in and I felt for sure we’d be plummeting soon. I recently had a terrible dream where I was giving my son a driving lesson and he took a wide turn on a mile-high...
Continue readingGoing to a Town
This song by Rufus Wainright destroys me. (best listened to with headphones and no visuals; been haunting me for years)...
Kitchen Cabinet?
Well, I find out in a week if this is happening. Had an informal chat with my buddy tonight, and he asked me to be on his kitchen cabinet as an adviser: The Kitchen Cabinet was a term used by political opponents of President of the United States Andrew Jackson to describe his ginger...
Continue readingLiveblogging Night Two of 14/48 (2017)
Back in the game. Got my randomly assigned slot #, actor quantity and theme: Second piece tomorrow night Write for four actors Theme is Witches Is that a theme? I guess it is. We were asked to try to use it metaphorically because seven plays in a row about witches could leave the audience...
Continue readingCollaboration with the Kiddos
Been spending a good chunk of time this weekend partnering with the boys on music for the big climactic song for this year’s FronteraFest entry. They’re using the software Ableton Live to create tracks and beats to fit the overall feel of the script. I don’t know that it’s going to be the most...
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