I got my badge, we got the theme, my play goes up in the #1 slot tomorrow night at 7:30 and 10. How’s it going so far? Goal is to get to sleep at a reasonable-ish hour if at all possible. 10pm Characters are Jen, Karla and Ronald/Monster 2 draft pages written Keep it...
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Sleeplessness, Nudity and Squid
That pretty much sums up the remainder of my year. In a few minutes I’m off to the kickoff meeting for 14/48. There’s a running list of performers and artists involved here: Check it out, everyone’s so young and fresh-faced (well, almost everyone). I’m 60% dreading two nights without sleep, and 40% excited about...
Continue readingFinally, a Reason to go to Houston
So about 6 years ago I wrote my first children’s play for a local theater competition. It had two characters: a wallaby who liked to play soccer and a penguin who liked to read. The characters were loosely based on two kids I know pretty well, the play took place at a zoo, and while...
Continue readingFirst Time Naked, Onstage*
In other news… I wrote this story (pictured) when I was 25 or 26 after going to a fancy spa in Amsterdam and trying really, really hard to fit in with a bunch of confident, well-toned, well-coiffed Europeans all around me. Thanks to the fine folks over at austinstorytelling.com, I’ve finally got a chance...
Continue readingBreathtaking, Heartbreaking Art for Display During November Benefit
I just got back from meeting with Dr. Laurence Becker in Hyde Park who has been working with artists from around the world who have severe forms of autism. His house is full of art pieces that are often extraordinary and compelling, and he’s a fountain of knowledge and information (and he’s a fascinating...
Continue reading14/48: World’s Quickest Theater Fest Comes to Austin
So this festival has been running and growing in Seattle since 1998, and now a few of its company members have brought it to Austin, and I’m gonna be doing it in a couple of weeks. It starts the night of October 15th and ends with a bang on Saturday, October 17th. http://the1448projects.org/about/ This...
Continue readingSquid Flyer
Okay, so here’s where we’re at. It’s not the hippest thing in the world, but I like it. And the kids like it. And that counts for a lot these days. It does read a little like a kid event, but that’s okay. Probably most people will show up via word of mouth anyway....
Continue readingGrowing Roots and Other Worthy Orgs
This is mostly a note to self, I guess (what else is new?), but as I’ve begun to make the November benefit more public, I’ve had a couple of people approach me about other groups around town that are working with families with autism, and it’s making me wish I’d been more aware of...
Continue readingSo I Guess This is Happening…
We have a graphic and therefore there’s no turning back. I’m mildly terrified about getting this thing together, worried about the coordination of it and the reception and attendance. But we’ll figure it out, right? You support me? Sorry, I can’t quite hear you. I suppose if it doesn’t work out, we can...
Continue readingSquidstorming for November 14th show @ GFT
Getting ideas together for our benefit show for the Autism Society of Central Texas. Saturday, November 14th at 8pm. More ink to be spewed over the next two months. Stay tuned… ...