in case you didn't know

Jon Bon Jovi is a great actor. He nailed his scenes
in my short play last night.

I mean we all know Steve Buscemi is a genius. That's
a given and Jena Malone and Jamie-Lynn Sigler were
both fantastic but the surprise for me was Bon Jovi
who it appears is much more than a rockstar.

Other highlights of the night included a hilarious
Steve Schirripa as auctioneer, Sam Rockwell and Aidan
Quinn wailing on each other and Juliana Margulies
putting them in their place and a heartfelt and
stirring speech by John Voight about the importance of
live theatre.

All in all it was a fantastic night and I hope Studio
Dante will be around for a long time and if last night
is any indication, it surely will be.

http://www.playbill.com/news/article/106705.html

coming soon

My friends Larry and Jake are working on this:

http://www.guyadrift.com/

oh, spidey

As part of research for a play I'm going to write, I have begun reading comic books. I went to the comic book and graphic novel store on Court yesterday and spent way too much money. As a kid I sometimes read my father's old comic books--mostly Donald Duck and Archie and old school Disney stuff and when I did buy new ones, which was not often, I never really read the superhero ones. I only read the funny ones (or the ones that were trying to be funny anyhow). Reading the Marvel comics and others for the first time, I finally get it. the stuff is like candy. I finish one and want to start another. I didn't buy more than one of a series and so I get hooked on the art and the plot and then it's over and I move on to the next and get hooked on that story line. The colors and the action are amazing. I had no idea I was someone who liked comic books.

political theater

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/24/nyregion/24drama.html?bl&ex=1175054400&en=3a196f9643323327&ei=5087%0A

"But even as 15 student actors were polishing the
script and perfecting their accents for a planned
April performance, the school principal last week
canceled the play, titled "Voices in Conflict," citing
questions of political balance and context."

wow

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/25/nyregion/25infiltrate.html?pagewanted=1&bl&ei=5087%0A&en=3a196f9643323327&ex=1175054400

on the West Coast

Coming the End of April to LA, Food For Fish

http://www.myspace.com/food_for_fish

http://www.theatreofnote.com/

A review of Nerve is on the bottom of this page.

http://www.tranexp.com:2000/InterTran?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.matica.hr%2FVijenac%2Fvijenac321.nsf%2FAllWebDocs%2FKAZALISNIGLOBUS&type=text&text=&from=rom&to=eng

I don't really know what language this is but very
different words pop up based on the language I plug
into the translator.

Possible pull quotes include:

"quantity with suckles"

"exceptionally had witty comedy"

"spicy comedy on the first assembly"

"Amusingly, spicy, unpretending plus dynamic"

"to get dow on one's marrowbones"

And of course

"Sportfully, spritedly, unpretentious i zippy —
wrinkly svih velièina with kojima are yourself nark
put susreli somewhat opu¹tanja yum-yum doðe."

Descriptions of me include:

Adams Szymkowicz (conspicuously Husk countryman, limit
with amerièkom superscription)

Adam Szymkowicz (barely Husk compatriot, but with
amerièkom Address)

Adam Szymkowicz (nakedness Test landsman, whether with
amerièkom mailer)

And

Adam Szymkowicz (oèito Highwayman bread pudding, ali
with Yankee superscription)

monday

http://www.broadwayworld.com/viewcolumn.cfm?colid=16868

"The benefit will honor actor Jon Voigt (Coming Home,
Midnight Cowboy, Ali), and will feature the talents of
Steve Buscemi, Jon Bon Jovi, Sam Rockwell, Jamie-Lynn
Sigler, Aidan Quinn and Piper Perabo. The stars will
be featured in readings of two short plays - one by
Mike Dowling and the other by Adam Szymkowicz."

http://www.playbill.com/news/article/106705.html

"Michael Imperioli — the Emmy-winning star of "The
Sopranos" and Studio Dante's co-artistic director with
his wife Victoria Imperioli — will introduce the
plays, which are by Mike Dowling and Adam Szymkowicz.
A live auction will be led by Imperioli's "Sopranos"
co-star Steve Schirripa. Professor Richard Brown of
the AMC series "Movies 101" will present the tribute
to Voight." --------------------- Update: I am told that my short play will star Steve Buscemi, Jon Bon Jovi, Jamie-Lynn Sigler and Jena Malone!