“Mission: Irresistible” debuts in Sheherezade XII, May 11 In “Mission: Irresistible,” the Russia’s troubled Phobos-Grunt Mars Probe, stuck in the wrong orbit for more than a month, has experienced a fiery and uncontrolled fall back to Earth. The same can be said for NASA administrators Wanda’s and Bill’s relationship. Can a Russian astrophysicist make an emergency repair? This 10-minute comedy …
“Not Without Our Women” concert readings
The story of human rights over time has been one of “three steps forward, one step back.” As various disenfranchised groups have sought their places at the table, experience suggests that for each success, there is a failure. Each painful setback is often followed by a breakthrough. The musical play “Not Without Our Women,” by Andrew Black, Caroline Altman, and …
“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 …
“Believers” reading scheduled
I will have a table reading of “Believers” November 19 with the Central Works writing group. The cast will be Chris Morell as Rocky, Gabi Patacsil as Grace, Amy Prosser as April, and Harold Smith as Sam: a fantastic group! In this rewrite I worked to “activate” my protagonist, Rocky, whom I saw as too passive. Because he doesn’t have …
Theatre Out to produce Strange Bedfellows
Strange Bedfellows, which I co-wrote with Andrew Black, will receive its world premiere next August (2012). Appropriately, the venue is Santa Ana (Orange County) CA – our friends at Theatre Out. I’m delighted that Theatre Out is producing this hilarious play. It features a few of my favorite characters, including Fern Mulligan, the escaped husband-murderer. “. . . a wondrous …
SART ScriptFEST: an exciting weekend
I had the opportunity to visit Asheville, NC and enjoy a reading of “Not Without Our Women” with my collaborators Caroline Altman and Andrew Black. The reading was well received by a very engaged audience. While we had a ridiculously short rehearsal time – just four hours – the cast rose to the occasion, and several seasoned professionals knocked it out of …