edward albee via Freeman

http://www.laweekly.com/stage/theater/is-edward-albee-softening-with-success/15646/

http://matthewfreeman.blogspot.com/

"We have no paucity of good young playwrights, and
good older playwrights; we don't have the happiest
environment for them to work in. Like in the art world
and in literature, the theater's just as trendy, as
dangerous and corrupt. The big problem is the
assumption that writing a play is a collaborative act.
It isn't. It's a creative act, and then other people
come in. The interpretation should be for the accuracy
of what the playwright wrote. Playwrights are expected
to have their text changed by actors they never
wanted. Directors seem to feel they are as creative as
the playwright. Most of these changes are for
commercial reasons. I know a lot about it because I'm
on the council of the Dramatists Guild, but of course
the pressures are on all of us. I'm in the lucky
position where I just say, 'Go fuck yourself; if you
don't want to do the play I wrote, do another play.'
The forces of darkness would back down if everybody
said that."

go here please

stop global warming.

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in LA--for F4F

HEY WEST COASTERS

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so tired.

so tired.

tomorrow--monday

LITTLE THEATRE: Vol VII, No. 5 - February 26, 2007 JUDGE MENTALS a performance by Aki Sasamoto BRIAN DEWAN a musical performance THE ENTREPRENEUR a play by Adam Szymkowicz, with Travis York, directed by Kip Fagan PATRICK BORELLI monologs and videos THROUGH GLASS a film by Kelly Stuart Monday, February 26, 2007 - 8:00 PM @ Tonic 107 Norfolk btw. Delancey & Rivington (F Delancey; JMZ Essex) Tickets $8.00 @ the door, 1st come, 1st served, no reservations

first draft of a new scene from a new play--it might not be good yet so don't judge.

(MIRANDA returns carrying garden shears. She quickly
hides them under BRIAN's desk.)

BRIAN
What are those?

MIRANDA
Shh! You said you wanted to go home early, didn't
you?

BRIAN
So?

MIRANDA
So I need to hide this under your desk.

BRIAN
What's going on?

MIRANDA
The network connections are down, right?

BRIAN
Yeah.

MIRANDA
You have any internet on your computer?

BRIAN
No.

MIRANDA
Right, so we can't do any work and we'll have to go
home until they can fix it.

BRIAN
I could do more filing.

MIRANDA
No! John will be by soon and he'll tell us we can go
home.

BRIAN
Really?

MIRANDA
Yes, really.

BRIAN
OK.

MIRANDA
OK?!! OK?!!! How about thank you, Miranda? How
about thanks for getting us out early?

BRIAN
Um . . . but that means I won't get paid for the
whole day today.

MIRANDA
Yeah you will. Just mark it down like a normal day.
The guys that sign those aren't even in this office.
No one will remember.

BRIAN
Oh.

MIRANDA
The good thing is that we slowed capitalism just a
little today. We made it stall. We made it stumble.
We take small step, Brian sometimes. We have to take
small steps to get where we're going until we take big
steps.

BRIAN
Or then we can take a cab or something.

MIRANDA
What?

BRIAN
Nothing.

(Enter JOHN.)

JOHN
Hello, Miranda. Brian, right?

BRIAN
Right, Brian.

JOHN
You probably noticed the network is down again.

MIRANDA
I know. What's going on with this place? I have so
much work.

JOHN
I know. I know. They're working on it but they don't
think it'll be up anytime soon.

MIRANDA
That's a shame.

JOHN
Yeah. So, we're going to send everyone home.

BRIAN
Oh.

JOHN
Sorry about that. I'm sure they'll have it up again
by tomorrow.

MIRANDA
I hope so.

(JOHN tries to pull MIRANDA out of BRIAN's earshot.
He talks quieter. MIRANDA does not. If anything, she
speaks louder.)

JOHN
Miranda.

MIRANDA
What?

JOHN
Come here.

MIRANDA
What?

JOHN
You want to . . . I don't know . . . get a drink or
something?

MIRANDA
I can't, John. I have—

JOHN
Oh, you have—

MIRANDA
I promised Brian that we would get a drink.

BRIAN
Oh—uh—

MIRANDA
You know, kind of give him an orientation.

JOHN
What do you mean?

MIRANDA
How things work, you know.

JOHN
You don't mean—

MIRANDA
(aggressive)
What?

JOHN
Nothing.

MIRANDA
OK, well, see you later.

JOHN
Right, yeah.

(exit JOHN)

MIRANDA
Alright, so let's go.

BRIAN
Where?

MIRANDA
To get some drinks.

BRIAN
Oh, really?

MIRANDA
Yeah.

BRIAN
It's kind of early.

MIRANDA
It'll be late when we're done. Come on.

BRIAN
OK, cool.

(BRIAN and MIRANDA exit.)

(BRIAN's phone rings.)

(TODD alone in the apartment on the couch, on the
phone.)

TODD
Hey! Hey! Brian! Pick up the phone.

on jealousy

Malachy wrote a post about jealousy and used me as an
example so I feel like I have to say something about
it. Maybe I don't.

http://litdept.blogspot.com/2007/02/jealousy.html

It puts me in mind of Jason's post a while back.

http://jasongrote.blogspot.com/2006/04/why-am-i-so-freakin-jealous.html

It's hard to be working in a field where there are so
few opportunities and not feel this at one time or
another. The trick is not letting it take over. But
we're all struggling with this. There is always
someone doing better. There are even people who make
a living at this I hear (not really). But yeah, It
would be nice to get a comission or two or a
two-picture deal (as a friend of mine recently got).
It would be nice to not have to work a full time job.
It would be nice to see my work produced regularly all
over the country.

And I have to admit I feel the jealousy less
frequently these days but then I'll feel that twinge
when my friend gets into something I wanted to get
into or gets the attention of someone whose attention
I want. And I have to remind myself again that we all
have our own journeys in this and that comparing my
journey to your journey doesn't make sense. We didn't
come from the same place. We're not making the same
art. Sometimes things work out and sometimes they
don't and when it comes down to it no one really knows
why.

I hope that wasn't annoying.

love and science

thanks to Daisey for this.

http://www.mikedaisey.com/

http://www.youramazingbrain.org/lovesex/sciencelove.htm

It's not what you say...

Psychologists have shown it takes between 90 seconds
and 4 minutes to decide if you fancy someone.

Research has shown this has little to do with what is
said, rather

55% is through body language

38% is the tone and speed of their voice

Only 7% is through what they say