coming up

Right now, Nerve is still playing in Miami till Nov 30. Then I have a workshop of a new play in New York, (rehearsing Jan, performances in Feb) although it may not be open to the public. I'll keep you abreast. Then Food For Fish is going up at Northwestern University in February.

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This from Kip--on facebook. Do it on your blog or on your facebook wall. Rules: * Grab the book nearest you. Right now. * Turn to page 56. * Find the fifth sentence. * Post that sentence along with these instructions in a note to your wall. * Don't dig for your favorite book, the coolest, the most intellectual. Use the CLOSEST. mine is: "In fact, Keith was displeased."

revelations and waiting

I think I've discovered that the way to write a pilot for me is to try and write the scenes like I would write a play first. Otherwise, the spark is gone somehow. I'm going to try this next. I think it will work. What else? Kristen and I went walking out in the cold yesterday to the big Central Library on Nicollet. PostSecret has an exhibit there. (Yes, Kristen has finally returned from her teaching/playwright gig in Kansas.) Earlier in the week I saw the Workhaus production of Trista Baldwin's new play. That was pretty great. I also passed in my commission this past week. I read it over this play called Hearts Like Fists and I have to say I kind of love it. I hope other people feel similarly. So now I need some work--a temp gig or a real gig. Writing things I love doesn't pay the bills . . . yet.

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an open apology

to everyone whose script I lost. I asked you for your script and then it sat on my computer desktop for weeks, months, possibly years. I was going to read it. Now though, my computer crashed and it's gone. I'm sorry. Sorry. Sorry.