Mayor Pro Tem: Coming Soon!
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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A Million More to Go: Now Available
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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14/48 Bugs Out
Quickly want to log the 14/48 show we did earlier this month. It was a blast as always, but with even more running around than usual. I’m really happy with the piece I wrote – which was about a work conference attended by various insects learning the trade secrets of “teamwork.” This is a...
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Preview of April Publication
Got this proof of the cover for my play from Next Stage Press recently. Looks good to me! I just sent off the file with all the words on it for formatting and will see what comes back. So far it’s been a smooth, fun experience. Will be happy to get my hands around...
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The Mystery of the Missing Car: tonight!
I’ll be performing a new piece tonight at FronteraFest. I had to take a u-turn from my originally intended work when life and family interrupted a few months ago. I decided to turn that lemon (that’s supposed to be a car reference) into lemonade by writing a cathartic (yet hopefully entertaining) monologue about what...
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And a Longer Flashback
As I continue to look through old shelves and cupboards in the house I grew up in, I’m finding occasional curiosities and treasures, piecing together some old family history. This photo popped up out of nowhere and seemed stunning to me. This is my parents about 7 years before I was born. My dad...
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The Diaspora of 13/31
We had another disconnected 13/31 this year, with runners starting at different times in some different locations. Does this bode well for its growth? Or is it more of a death knell? Time will tell… I finished my leg outside of El Sobrante in Northern California. I saw cows, coyotes and maybe a mouse...
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And a Flashback
I was going through some boxes at my parents’ old house and stumbled upon this poster. It’s the first live show I ever wrote, when I was a sophomore in college, recruited to participate by my old musical pal Brendan. We were both in the house band too. It was really rewarding, enriching and...
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Coming in 2024
I got some good news from Next Stage Press recently. They’re going to publish A Million More to Go, which had a successful reading about 18 months ago at Hyde Park Theatre. The script should be available in the spring, which is great timing because I’ll be partnering with my friends at Jarrott Productions...
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