Just a few things to highlight in the coming weeks (because I know you’re curious): Wednesday, October 17th at 1pm: I’ll be a guest on KOOP Radio (91.7 FM) with the 14/48 crew. I’m super excited about this. In a way to promote the weekend speed-producing festival that is 14/48, I’ll be given 48 minutes...
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Digesting Negative Feedback
I’ve been struggling with a longer work of fiction for a while, and recently had someone I trust in the literary business read it and give me some great, constructive feedback. She had a lot to say about its strengths (which I appreciate, of course) but also lots to say about its challenges (which...
Continue readingOne Minute Play Festival v5.0
The fifth year of this festival is around the corner (August 20, 21 and 22 at Ground Floor Theatre). Always wacky, always stressful, always fulfilling. I don’t have a whole lot to say about it right now, but I did feel like posting my draft play here, especially with the Supreme Court news out...
Continue readingGift Baskets, Testify, and New Play Feedback
It’s a hodgepodge of stuff! GIFT BASKETS So when my son and I went to see Nicole O’s fine new play about young womanhood last week, they had a raffle for a few different gift baskets. We entered and…. I won this! As someone who’s organized and put together prizes for events, it feels...
Continue readingThe Last Lap
I guess I’m continuing with the running theme… So I’m at the tail end of this 4-week writing sprint, the same class I took last year around this time which resulted in this play I was pretty happy with. I’ve got four days left to wrap the whole thing up. I’m supposed to get...
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I’m working on two short plays this month, and each involves a dude without a brain. I’m sure there’s nothing symbolic in that at all. The first is a piece I’m trying to get ready for next Wednesday’s Playwright Slam at Hyde Park Theatre. It’s about a fractured family whose patriarch has had his...
Continue readingAnd Here We Go…
All right, it’s happening! Tomorrow (Wednesday) night. Our Tech over the weekend went well, the actors seem to have everything down, and I can’t think of anything else I can do on my end to be any better prepared. The weather is icy and gloomy, and there’s a somber overtone to the week, but...
Continue readingThree Upcoming Fringe Shows
The season is upon us. This year there are three shows I have at least a bit of involvement with… WED, JAN 17 PONG: THE MUSICAL ‘Nuff said, you know what to do. THURS, FEB 1 INTO THE LIGHT This is a piece about a woman emerging from a long depression by my friend...
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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 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...
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