Tonight’s the night–Lionel Richie edition
So tonight is when I get locked in the Off Center with a bunch of other well-intentioned crazy folk to do this: http://www.loadedguntheory.com/flimflam-in-space/ All. Night. Long. Is it okay for me to say that I approach it with a sense of both excitement and dread? I’m excited about the creative process, and about coming...
Continue readingRelentless Pursuit of Ice–short trailer
Hey, so that fantastic Kyle Zamcheck has now created a short (3:49) trailer of the play, which is a cool recap of the piece. Gives a good sense of tone and brings back some great memories. Here it is: Thanks Kyle!...
I get to play “Jules”
So I got cast for a reading of a play by friend and ScriptWorks member Carolyn Kennedy. She wants me to play the character Jules, who is described this way: JULES BERNSTEIN appears in the front doorway. Jules is tall and spindly, mid-40’s. His thick, black hair is combed stiff with mousse, causing it...
Continue readingFlimflam in Space–one sleepless night
Psyched I get to do this again (on March 7th): http://www.loadedguntheory.com/flimflam-in-space/ I’ve worked with Loaded Gun Theory before. They’re crazy, kooky and super nice. We get there on a Friday evening and stay up all night writing a short play with some ingredients (this year it will be sci-fi focused). They have a bunch...
Continue readingRelentless Pursuit of Ice–final night
A photo the director Kyle Zamcheck took during the last performance. I love the mood of this photo and the shadow on the back wall that’s made entirely of pages from a book. And there were so many people packed into that small place it might have been a fire code violation (but I’m...
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Relentless Pursuit of Ice–FronteraFest BYOV
The fine folks at Punchkin Repertory Theatre asked me in the summer if they could put this show on during the FronteraFest Long Fringe. I was thrilled that they asked and excited to see this play (which is challenging and particularly open-ended) come up on its feet. There was challenge after challenge (not enough...
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Bad Parents–FronteraFest Short Fringe
Here’s our short fringe entry this year. This is the very pretty program insert that Ava Love Hanna put together. Had a great time rehearsing with friends from LTYM and the performance was terrific on opening night. We got asked to come back for the Best of the Week performance on Saturday and now have...
Continue reading“Baseball never gets old…”
9-year-old has taken sudden and dramatic interest in baseball. Off to get new glove and bat this weekend. He says “Baseball never gets old like reading a book does.” 7-year-old the most patient and encouraging coach ever, probably aware that this fragile interest is one errant throw away from withering. And then he’ll be...
Continue readingMy LTYM essay posted here
Oh heck, I have this pretty site up now and everything. I’ll throw my essay in here as well. Let’s see how this works out. You can also see the video here. SECOND PLACE MUFFINS When I was seven or eight, my mother Nancy entered a baking contest. One of those old-fashioned ones run by...
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