Bakerloo Theatre Story Project

April 17, 2009

My friend William Addis, who runs the Bakerloo Theatre Project in upstate New York, just asked me to write a short play either adapted from or inspired by an American author, and the first person that pops in my head is Zora Neal Hurston, but I don’t know if she wrote any short stories. I [...]

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LOST PERSONS is a Great Plains Theater Conference Finalist!

February 13, 2009

LOST PERSONS has been selected for a Play Lab at the 2009 Great Plains Theatre Conference, but unfortunately, due to timing (and funds) I will not be able to participate. But it is good to know that other people are responding to the play – in a good way, of course. I’ll definitely apply again [...]

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Northern Stage (VT) Residency

February 2, 2009

Today I begin my residency as a playwright/teacher with Northern Stage Theater Company for their Project Playwright 2009 program. I’ll be going around to 10 Vermont and New Hampshire schools teaching playwriting to 5th and 6th graders, as well as selecting finalists for Project Playwright 2009.

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Goodbye Dramatists Guild Members :(

October 1, 2008

I have decided to leave the Dramatists Guild, as I am hoping to focus more energy into my writing and submit more. Thanks to the Kennedy Center Intensive, I am at a place in my writing where I feel comfortable, and happy again, with my writing to submit it to theaters. I’m also going to [...]

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KIDS ‘R US @ Orlando GLBT Theatre Festival

September 1, 2008

My ten-minute play, KID ‘R US, will be included in the Orlando GLBT Theatre Festival, running Sunday, Sept. 14 and Sept. 21st. Check back for more information!

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Kennedy Center Playwriting Intensive 2007

July 22, 2007

Back from the Kennedy Center Summer Playwriting Intensive for a second year, and I learned more about myself and my writing than I anticipated. The intensive teaches that to become a better writer you have to be the best person you can be, which usually means looking in and recognizing the good with the bad. [...]

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Hello Dramatists Guild Members!

April 16, 2007

I have just begun a new full-time job as Director of Membership at The Dramatists Guild of America, which is the professional association of playwrights, composers and lyricists. It’s pretty great, as I get to talk to writers just like me all day long and travel to cities across the U.S. to help build a [...]

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