250 stories from Variations On A Theme
Submission Away Last Friday I mailed my submission for the 2012 Yale Drama Series (postmark deadline is today). All last week I worked every free evening I had to finish my Heart Shaped Ne…
Adam Szymkowicz Interviews Playwrights: 375 To DateAdam's updated his alphabetical list now that his playwright interviews have reached 375. His interview project is perhaps the best online …
The Perseid Meteor Shower Is Currently UnderwayNo wonder my Heart Shaped Nebula rewrites have suddenly surged, hitting a truly productive stride. It turns out we're about to enter the peak o…
Theatre SalonLast night I attended an informal play reading gathering. Two of the actors in my Heart Shaped Nebula reading hosted the evening (turns out they're roommates--who knew! and, get…
Draft 5 Here I ComeDespite being vertically challenged (and by that I'm not trying to say in a politically correct way that I am short, but rather that with my back on the mend I am forced t…
Rest and RewritesIt's been a little slow here on the blog, what with being unable to really sit for long periods of time and all. Of course luck would have it that as soon as I'm laid up on …
Theatre Bay Area Guest BlogMy second guest blog for Theatre Bay Area is up. It's on why I decided to join Twitter. Have a read here.-M
AWOLOne thing I learned while resting my back this week: you have to be able to sit to work on a laptop. Or at least I do.I've spent more of the past week on my back, watching lots of movies…
Weekend of Back Pain and TheatreI woke up Friday in intense pain. I don't know what I did. Either is was poor posture Thursday night when I was hunched over my laptop (and if that was the ca…
Characters vs. PlotTwo playwriting elements enter, one playwriting element leaves! No, not quite Thunderdome.I was thinking about the writing difficulties I've had lately with two plays tha…
Currently On RepeatI'm a big fan of April Smith and the Great Music Show and I'm currently hooked on her song California.Enjoy!
My 2011 Playwriting Work Plan: Second Quarter Check In Better late than never, right? Well, at any rate here is my second quarter check in where I'll take a look at the writing goal…
ProgressThis first week back has been super busy at my 9 to 5. It became pretty clear that this weekend would have to be put up on the sacrificial altar of the writing gods if I was going to…
To Do List1. Finish guest blog post and submit by Friday.2. Submit American Triage to Aurora's GAP festival.3. Spend significant chunk of Saturday working on plays (yes, multiple: finishing …
BackWell, as you may have guessed I was out of town all of last week. I returned early yesterday morning and am still in the process of unpacking. Where did I go?Every summer I return to Tex…
Do I Need An MFA?In my first guest blog post for Theatre Bay Area I answer that question for myself. And, I'll admit I was a little nervous about discussing it on a public forum, but after a…
Feeling A Bit BeleagueredAfter coming down from the high that was last weekend's reading of Heart Shaped Nebula I have come face to face with the overwhelming task of rewrites.Rewrites aren'…
Ninja Muse Strikes AgainNow, ninja muse is different from my muse being on fire creatively. Ninja muse is stealthy. Ninja muse won't be ignored. Ninja muse gets me to write when I don't even…
A Conversation Over Coffee With Carlos ManuelWhen I noticed that playwright Carlos Manuel mentioned on his twitter feed that he was headed to California I sent him a message asking where he …
Heart Shaped Nebula: Denouement That's the word that comes to mind. The tapering off after the climax, the resolution.There are most definitely more words that come to mind:happyamazingexci…
T-Minus 1 Day 'Til ReadingI need more sleep. Or coffee. Or maybe hook me to a coffee-filled IV while I sleep.I didn't get in until past midnight and that means I didn't go to sleep 'til afte…
Heart Shaped Nebula PlaylistOver the past few months I've made a few "mixed tapes" (yes, yes, I know they're actually CDs, but saying "mixed CDs" sounds weird) for a dear friend. I've taken …
The Butterflies Are Back What was going on my with stomach? It couldn't be hunger because I ate before rehearsal. A stomach cramp? Ohhhhhh....it was nervous butterflies. I remember those. I…
Tonight: First Rehearsal for Heart Shaped Nebula I'll admit I'm excited, nervous, about our first rehearsal tonight. Even though I've heard actors read an earlier draft of this play before,…
Crisis AvertedSo rehearsals for the play reading of Heart Shaped Nebula start this week. We were scheduled for our first rehearsal to be on Monday.I say "were" because a lot can change in 48…
