News - Max Langert

Texas Heat Advisory reading in July

June 9, 2020June 9, 2020Leave a comment

All right, so this new audio piece is almost done, and we’re planning to do an online reading in July. Right now it’s scheduled for July 16th at 8pm Central Time. These are graphic concepts Ryan is working on for the event. Hope to finalize something in the next couple of weeks. And here...

Dramatic Audio Thriller in the Works

May 5, 2020May 5, 2020One Comment

Now that it may be months (or years?) until people feel comfortable crowding into a theater again, I’m thinking on and off about alternate projects to work on. I have a prose thing that I may post about some day (and possibly even ask YOU about), but I’ve started to think about audio dramas...

Health Adaptation (Passing the Baton)

May 4, 2020May 4, 2020One Comment

So it’s been nine months since I had this procedure done (I guess I need to say “elective procedure” these days?). I recovered relatively quickly, and since that time I’ve played basketball, softball, volleyball, and run up to 10 miles at a stretch. But… it hasn’t been the full rebound I hoped for. I’ve...

Insight into a Remarkable Film Scene

May 3, 2020May 3, 2020Leave a comment

I’m not a big musical fan in general, though there are a handful of them I enjoy. I thought La La Land was all right, but I thought the opening scene was absolutely brilliant. I’ve probably watched it 15 times on its own, about half a dozen times during one plane ride last year...

Embracing Fatherhood Onstage

January 24, 2020January 24, 2020Leave a comment

So I did this thing that scared the hell/heck out of me last week. I performed a semi-autobiographical/semi-fictional piece about being the father to a teenage son. Now that round two of this complex year is underway (and attitudes and behaviors changed almost immediately on his birthday; it was uncanny) I wanted to try...

Stay Ounded in Albuquerque

January 21, 2020January 21, 2020Leave a comment

I had the opportunity to hike and travel through parts of Colorado and New Mexico last month, staying with friends and family along the way. The trip culminated in a kind of writers’ retreat in Albuquerque where I stayed in a house on the corner of a memorable scene in Breaking Bad. But I...

Upcoming Fringe Shows

December 16, 2019December 16, 2019Leave a comment

I’ve got a couple of shows coming up in January and February for FronteraFest. More details on both (probably) later, but… here’s what’s on the docket: Friday, January 17th: A Series of Open Letters to my Teenage Son This is a solo piece where I’ll be addressing (semi-autobiographically, semi-fictionally) my son from ages 13...

The Great Heartrate Experiment – Follow-up

December 15, 2019December 16, 2019Leave a comment

Just over 3 months ago I posted this graphic showing how my heartrate had gone up after a month or so of being less active. So now I’m basically back to normal in terms of regular activity (though with a slightly different focus) and the heartrate has finally hit the low it was pre-surgery. Again,...

The Rebecca Conundrum

December 7, 2019December 8, 2019Leave a comment

We had a great turnout for the reading of Rebecca’s Hope Chest a couple of weeks ago. I was kind of overwhelmed by the number of people who came, which is a great feeling. However… I was left feeling a little down about (or at least confused by) the feedback and reaction to the...