December 8, my play about the Greek goddess Demeter will have a reading as part of the San Francisco Olympians Festival. It’s on my mind since we have a writers’ meeting coming up April 15. We’ll be meeting with several artists who will be creating the poster art for our plays. To me, the “juice” of the play is when …
Q&A with Me
Linda Ayres-Frederick recently interviewed several members of 3 Girls Theatre company, including me, and posted it on the “For All Events” website. I’m an Associate Playwright with the 3GT company, which recently co-produced readings of “Not Without Our Women.” Linda is a long-time SF Bay Area theatre critic, and a talented playwright in her own right. I found reading the …
“Reduction in Force” Voted Best Play
UPDATE: “Reduction in Force” has won the 2011 Broadway World Award for “Best Local Play.” Central Works’ premiere production of “Reduction in Force” was nominated for several awards in the 2011 Broadway World San Francisco Theatre Awards. The results have been tabulated and are in! Gary Graves: Best Director, Gregory Scharpen: Best Sound Design, and Jan Zvaifler: Best Featured Actress, …
I’m in the San Francisco One-Minute Play Festival
It’s known as “theatre boiled down to its essence.” And, to tell you the truth, it seemed to me to be pretty hard to write. Yes, many things can happen in a minute, but they are not necessarily theatrical. And I was somewhat surprised there was not some sort of theme to help us make a unified evening’s entertainment. I’m …
Three Girls Theatre Exceeds Fundraising Goal
As you may know, I am an Associate Playwright with Three Girls Theatre Company in San Francisco. Recently we launched a Kickstarter campaign to raise $6,100 for our month-long stint of readings, performances, and special events at Thick House next March. The great news is, we’ve raised over $9,000. Thanks, backers! What’s especially exciting is that Three Girls Theatre has …