please welcome Steve Patterson to the theatrosphere

http://splattworks.blogspot.com/

trick or treat

And while you're at it, buy a play by Freeman, a play by James, a play by Qui, a play by Reuben, a play by Johnna. Who else has a play for sale? Leave it in the comments.

and now

my plays are finally on Amazon. Get them while they're hot. You can even give them away to trick or treaters who want something new and delicious to..um...read.

Bush doesn't want children to have healthcare

seriously, one more step towards bringing us closer to third world status

http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/us/AP-Bush-Childrens-Health.html

He proved during Katrina he didn't care about Americans in harm's way.

He brought us into a war under false pretenses and kept our soldiers
there--clearly he doesn't care about them.

Why should he care about our children?

national playwriting month

http://www.naplwrimo.org
http://groups.myspace.com/naplwrimo
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=4665638038

join dorothy and write a play in november.

5 and 4

5 things to hate about being a playwright 1. Rejection letters from people who feel compelled to give a fake reason why they aren’t doing your play when the real reason is they are doing Neil Labute’s play instead. 2. Reviews that have the power to set your career back five years. 3. The impossibility of making a living writing for the theater. 4. The waiting. 5. Other people’s fear. 4 things to love about being a playwright 1. Post show beers with talented actors. 2. The sound of people laughing because of your play. 3. The electric buzz in a darkened theater caused by something breathtaking that inspires you to create something beautiful yourself. 4. The joy of writing down what the voices say.

another photo

Jennifer Elise Cox and Marin Hinkle in Adam Szymkowicz' Incendiary, SCR's 100th NewSCRipts reading.

SEE THIS PLAY

Come see Departures this week and enjoy a special discount:

$12 Tickets (Regular price: $18) ...plus free wine or beer for AEA members!

Blue Coyote Theater Group Presents:

Departures
By Kristen Palmer

Directed by Kyle Ancowitz
Cara is an American ex-pat living in Britain who decides to return to the US after three years abroad. But with the death of her father and loss of her childhood home, what is she returning home to? Complicating things further is the boyfriend who refuses to let go. DEPARTURES is a touching two hander starring Keira Keeley (from Adam Bock's Obie-winning play, THE THUGS) and Travis York (from Anne Washburn's THE INTERNATIONALIST) that crosses time zones and continents to explore questions of family, home, and homelessness.

Featuring Keira Keeley* and Travis York*

Set Design: Kerry Chipman

Lighting Design: Daniel Meeker

Production Stage Manager: Susan J. Sunday

Thursday-Sunday, October 4-28 , 2007
At the Access Theater Gallery
All performances at 8pm.

For more information, visit: Blue Coyote Theater Group
Tickets here or (212) 868-4444.

*These actors are are appearing courtesy of Actors' Equity Association.

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