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Beckett–Opening Week

WEDNESDAY–After two days home I return to New York to participate in an audience talkback after the performance. Over the past couple of days I’ve begun to suspect that the initial euphoria of last week was ethereal and subject to dispersal upon further reflection. In other words, I’ve become paranoid. I call Jackob for reassurance,

Blame It On Beckett–Tech Week and First Previews

I divide the fortnight at home between script revisions and a playwriting residency at Chevy Chase Elementary School. The revisions are small, mostly cuts and clarifications. Warren calls me while I’m driving an older neighbor to a wedding and I pick up, excited to try out the Bluetooth feature on my new car. Over the

The Year Between The Shaws

It is well over a year since I updated this. Though I can excuse my silence by laying claim to a lack of time, I suspect the gap is occasioned in equal measure by the dreadful summer after Engaging Shaw closed in New York. After the almost universal rejection of A Thing For Redheads, along

New Blog and New Play

My brother–bless his tiny, stone-like heart–has been nagging me to start a blog for years; attempting to bedazzle me with tales of non-existent fans and producers, killing themselves to glean my every move and opinion.  Unable to wait for me any longer, he began it himself.  I will endeavor to continue it, though I much

Video Interview — Stonewall’s Bust

Greetings all! The link below leads to a video interview of me pontificating wittily–or at least half-wittedly–about the current production of Stonewall’s Bust in Pennsylvania.  Click on the link that says “video” or “interview.”  The audio level is a bit low, but luckily they managed to fit my entire nose in the frame.  I recommend