The “Worst” Year Approaches
This is kind of apropos of nothing, except that I’ve been having a few more conversations about the topic lately as the kids get older and have older friends. As my son enters his 13th year this month and starts to act more and more like a jaded teen and less and less like...
Continue readingSquid Show Recap (hey, it worked!!)
So I don’t know what you were so worried about. The show went great, exceeding attendance goals and fundraising goals. We actually didn’t have enough seats set up for people so they were standing on the sidelines and finding other places to sit. The show itself fell together smoothly, transitions worked well, everyone was...
Continue readingSemi-Liveblogging the ScriptWorks Fling
Okay, this was sorta fun and helpful with 14/48 last month. Let’s see if it works as well with the ScriptWorks Fling. (not quite as much drama since it’s just one play in 48 hours; ho hum…) Here we go… 4:30pm Anticipation mounts To relieve stress before the meetup at 6pm I’m going to...
Continue readingSteady (-ish) as She Goes
So far, things are basically on track. Two days to go. Let’s see… Discussion on KOOP went pretty well (and met some other cool artist types doing stuff for E.A.S.T); including Greg Davis who talked about the Thornton Road Studios and how they’re on the ropes There’s been very little drama in general Everyone...
Continue readingThe Lineup
I’m struggling a little bit with the idea of publicizing this silly show when everyone’s talking about global tragedy. But timing is what it is. Here’s what I think the lineup will be for Thursday: ACT ONE Possum Posse one song Brief heartfelt intro and skit Music (Luna Tart) Story (Ava) Play (Tristan: Shhhh)...
Continue readingThe Sad, Limp Taste of Rejection
So there’s this manuscript I’ve been working on for over ten years now (in an off-and-on kind of way). It’s a story I always wanted to tell and felt I could find a good audience for. Different iterations of it have been well-received and it’s felt like a near-miss with a couple of publishers...
Continue readingMexican Proposal
I think I’m going to have the opportunity to meet with one of the producers of Shelter Theater in San Miguel de Allende at the end of this month to talk about a show we might be able to bring down to them next year. I know Raul produced MEXPATRIATE there earlier this year...
Continue readingHustle Hustle Hustle
Okay, two weeks out; where are we… Sponsorship connections made with Casa de Glaze Bakeshop and Soup Peddler. Yes! Sponsorship queries currently outstanding with a few other places. A very polite and professional no from Torchy’s. A good start! Listings up now at Now Playing Austin, Culture Map Austin, Central Texas Live Theatre, AustinTexas.org and...
Continue readingIntroversion, Meet Extroversion
I’m totally not cut out for this publicity stuff. Not sure I can really handle it. I just feel like I’m forcefully yanking some completely reluctant animal from my insides and forcing it to stand in front of the world and create a positive, upbeat, convincing sales pitch. And meanwhile my actual self is...
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