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  • Directing the Director

    I recently pretended I was an actor again, in a 10-minute play that Juan directed for Rubicon’s 2nd Annual Kassi Dallmann Short Play Festival.  I meant to write this then, but it’s amazing how time gets away from one… Ah well, “better late than n...
  • Go Out There and Be Somebody Else

    My producer is concerned about the dialects.He asked me why I think they're necessary and I told him: the two characters, from two different parts of the world, connect and share their experiences with each other via a third language; common to both, but ...
  • I'm Moving

    I was cross-posting for a while. Over that time I've been freshening up the diggs and unpacking everything, etc. Starting tomorrow I'll be phasing out blogger and posting full-time here. I got real inventive with the new title, I know. Please update your ...
  • On ATC/American Blues

    Wow. I mean wow.Not knowing the inner-workings there's a lot that I could only speculate about. I do know that in the ten years I've been here it's only been about a year and a half that I've heard anyone talking about ATC. They were there, and folks kne...
  • The Snark Filter is Malfunctioning

    I'm not normally one to filter my words. For better or worse, I tend to be honest. This can be problematic when people don't really want to know what you think. I use the term "filtering" with a bit of caution as I'm not very good at filtering in the firs...
  • Women Can Write? Who Knew!

      Announcing The Alcyone Festival 09Halcyon Theatre is excited to announce the lineup for The Alcyone Festival 09. For this year's Alcyone Festival, we play with ...
  • Help Me Out

    Could I ask a favor?What writer's (or writers') work do you wish you were able to see more of? Let me know in the comments.Thanks,Note: we've already picked our shows for next year do you don't have to worry about me poaching them--At least not for a year...
  • UPDATED: Comments are (No Longer) Down

    Having technical issues with the comments. Please bear with me. They're working again....
  • Your Website (probably) Sucks

    I try and keep up with what other folks are doing. In order to see how we are faring, I subscribe to most of the companies blogs that I find. I get on mailing lists to see what folks are sending out. I periodically go through websites and see what other ...
  • Pic of the Day 3-20-09

     Last summer we took a trip to see Jenn's folks in Maine.  In this pic (where I'm pointing out seals)  we were about 40 feet from her grandma's back porch at low tide. ...
  • The Return of the Box Office = Fail

    I was going to go see Twelfth Night tonight, they close this weekend. I know the lead; I know the director; I was pretty excited. On Sunday, I called to make a reservation. They didn't call me until yesterday to let me know they were sold out for the wee...
  • Pic of the Day 3-19-09

    Fawzia and Denise in Haroun and the Sea of Stories....
  • A Talking-To

    On Monday I went to the DCA to see Staging Conflict: Theatrical Narratives of the Holy Land at the DCA. Theater Mir and Silk Road are doing plays related to the Israel and Palestinine, and had set up a panel discussion around them. I was pretty excited to...
  • Pic of the Day 3-18-09

     Michael Graham, Lisa Butterfield and Krista Forster in The Runner Stumbles. Playwright Milan Stitt passed  last Thursday....
  • A Recommendation

    In lieu of a post today, check out Jenn's post at the Halcyon Blog. I'll be back tomorrow....
  • Pic of the Day 3-16-09

    Speaking of the little guy, his stage debut was in Yerma.  In the prologue a shepard (Gerardo Cardenas) carries a child past Yerma (Monica Lopez.)...
  • "What keeps you from doing your dream project?"

    It is amazing how the need to write grows as the momentum to write shrinks!  I have been thinking a lot about the company lately, as we have been filling out Grant Applications and that entails writing narratives about our Mission, Projects, what makes u...
  • Pic of the Day 3-14-09

      Tony 2.0 sweeps the stage....
  • Pic of the Day 3-13-09

    "The Barber" and Drea working hard during Yerma tech ...
  • Question for y'all

    What keeps you from doing your dream project?...
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