We have a chance to do a theatrical experiment at the legendary rock ‘n roll club The Hole in the Wall on the drag in Austin next week. We’ll have Americana artist Amelia Card to open up with a few tunes, then the reading of a brand new dark comedy about friendship, THE LILY...
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This piece has been on quite a journey over the past year. First produced as a play at Trinity Theatre last June (a coproduction with CinnPath), it was quickly turned into an adapted screenplay, and then filmed over just 7 days in a remote location outside Austin. And now it’s having its official debut...
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I’m late in posting this, but I’m grateful to this crew for putting on such a great performance the third week of FronteraFest this year. I wasn’t able to be around for much of the prep work, but Ruth (director) and Kristen and Ashley and Christina and Linda and Chiara came through with an...
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Oh hey, it’s me! This Sunday (depending on when you’re reading this) at 5pm Central at Hyde Park Theatre, we’re doing a show of original monologues by members of ScriptWorks — to benefit… ScriptWorks. I wrote a piece about someone going undercover with the Texas Rangers organization, following in the footsteps (sort of) of...
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Oh hey, we’re doing it again! Our favorite hometown team, the Austin Ball’rz, has made it to the World Series tournament again (this time in Vegas). We’ll be doing a couple of play readings, having a prize or two, and trying a weird new version of Texas Hold ‘Em. Come check out the world...
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The good folks at Next Stage Press have offered to publish 2022’s summer hit after the success of A Million More to Go. It doesn’t come out till November, but you can preorder it HERE. You know, if you want. Side note: this is like my dad’s favorite play of mine. Which I think...
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We wrapped up A MILLION MORE TO GO last week to a satisfyingly full house. It was a great experience, and I’m still digesting it all. I loved all the collaborations and can’t wait to work with this crew again. We got a few reviews for it, which I’ll link to here. Austin Chronicle:...
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We have a cast! These Austin all-stars will all be in our co-production with Jarrott Productions running June 14-30 at @trinity. More info soon on tickets. Rehearsals start next week!...
Inspired by the upcoming Austin mayoral election (and some other elections too), we’ve commissioned a new play from one of our favorite residential playwrights and hope to present it to the public as part of a benefit sometime around August or September. We’ve had some initial workshop readings online and the reaction has been...
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Big old thanks to Next Stage Press for taking a chance with this play, which early readers have called “funny, sinister, off-balance and spot-on” and “so well-crafted and funny.” You can order a paperback copy HERE and a digital copy THERE. The first printing sold out quickly, but they’re back up and available as...
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