You'll notice I'm somewhat random about when I share things from recent The Love of Three Oranges productions and that these posts tend to come in spurts. That's because, unless someone specifically calls my attention to articles, reviews, video clips or photos from a...
I am incredibly excited to announce that I have a new play coming out and it's actually only one of two new plays I have coming out this summer. If you took advantage of my offer in this post, you probably knew this was coming but let me officially introduce you to...
OK, not really. But close enough, right? The Muppet Show - Fozzie is writing the script for this weeks show - YouTube.
Writing well is not enough. Crafting a solid plot or a good read is not enough. Working hard and hustling is not enough. Luck is not enough. There are thousands of people out there who can do each of those things above that will never find success as a writer. Talent...
I was having an email chat with a friend about the classic writing advice to show, not tell, and I wrote up three super quick examples of it. And then I thought, heck, since I took the time to write them, maybe I ought to just share them here too in case anyone else...
I frequently get emails from students who are studying or performing The Love of Three Oranges in school and have some questions. I love to hear from people about the show and I welcome messages of any kind. If you've got a question or just want to say Hi, please...
The Love of Three Oranges opened this weekend at R.A. Long High School in Longview, WA (it also runs May 16-17, with a matinee at 2 p.m. May 17 if you're in the area but busy this weekend) and two reviews of their production have already gone to press. I wanted to...
This Saturday, I dragged my husband to the US premiere of I Am Big Bird, a documentary about Carrol Spinney, the man behind Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch. The film itself is fantastic and not in wide release so, if you hear about the chance to see it, take it! You...
I split my April Camp NaNoWriMo desperately trying to finish this never-ending nightmare and polishing this. I basically broke every one of my own NaNo rules just to prove that it could still be done and, boom, here I sit having written over 50,000 words this month....
Back on October 4th, I mentioned on Twitter that I was working on a new play. People were very interested for whatever reason and, every time I mentioned the play I got a couple of replies/retweets/favorites so I kept talking about it which I never really do on...
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