I’ve had this dream for the past twenty years to take the song That’s the Way I like It by KC & The Sunshine Band and sample it in the middle of the first measure of the chorus so that the AND of the second beat through the fourth beat is repeated over and over...
Continue readingWinter 2017 Events
Oh hey, got some stuff upcoming. FronteraFest comes again, and Your Neighborhood Association opens Wednesday, January 25th, at Hyde Park Theatre. This (left) is one of the shots we got at our professional photo shoot in early December. Oh, and this (below) is a satirical political bumper sticker David saw after an early rehearsal...
Continue readingThe Earth, the Sun, the Apes and Mars
The ScriptWorks Fling happened over the past weekend. We had a kickoff on Friday evening and I could tell a number of people were trying to battle through the election results to find the creativity to write. It didn’t help that one of the ingredients this year was election-related. This year they were: The...
Continue reading14/48 Austin 2016: Night two
12:08am: Falling down on the job a bit. Enjoyed Night One. On fumes now for Night Two. Theme: Mistaken Identity (I like it) I’ve got three women in my cast. Current approach: Duck, Duck, Goose. Two ducks, one goose. One of the ducks who’s a Mallard is mistaken for a Layson Teal (I know!),...
Continue reading14/48 Austin 2016: Night One
Hey look, I’m a veteran this year (not a virgin)! 11:02pm: The theme for the night is Emotional Hangovers. Nice and broad, but leaves a lot of options as well. I’ve got characters named Man1 and Man2 in this one, really working hard to come up with something unique. They’re talking in a not-really-talking-to-each-way...
Continue readingEnd of the Year Surf Retreat!
In exchange for getting a first look at whatever writing I do in November (twist my arm, twist my arm!), a friend and arts lover has offered to let me spend a long weekend in a bungalow in Ocean Beach in San Diego. It’s two blocks from the water and I’m hoping to work...
Continue readingLoretta’s Office
Work continues slowly but surely on the Napervillains project. Jen and Ryan are doing initial work on a series of webisodes (is that still a thing?) that will be rolled out one at a time once all the animation is complete. Ryan has created Loretta’s desk and office space here (Loretta is the manager...
Continue readingGoals for the Next 12 Months
There’s a lot I’d love to do and get done over the next year or so. So much so that I think it’d be helpful to make a list and see if I’ll end up double-booking and tripping over myself. A couple of quick caveats: My old boss used to make yearly goals for...
Continue readingCouple of August Happenings
Oh hi, YES, that whole Ireland thing worked out great, thanks for asking! My left knee was sore for a couple of days after I was done but it’s mostly recovered now. And I got to spend a couple of days in Rathnew, south of Dublin, with my old boss from like twenty years...
Continue readingThe Great Zoo Switcheroo
Heya, happy July! Just signed another contract for the fall to have this play that I co-wrote with Tim at Express Theatre run in the fall. Contracts: they make me feel all business-y and pro-ish! Anyway, this one opens on Thursday, July 21st and will hopefully run again in September and October. Can’t...
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