250 stories from Variations On A Theme
If Heart Shaped Nebula Were A Sculpture...If my play were a sculpture I think it might look something like this: Light After Death: Mihoko Ogaki's 'Milky Way' Figures Project Stars from With…
Submission Almost Away Part DeuxNot so fast now. Or as my dad would say to us kids, "Hold your horses."I thought I had finished my Inkwell submission. But no. I haven't.Why?The fine print, m…
Submission Almost AwayI've been working on my Inkwell submission for a while now. It takes a "a while" because when a submission requires that playwrights write responses to questions I take…
Dance Card Filled AgainWhat gives with my calendar lately? I mean, last weekend did a number on me. It was an overly ambitious schedule and I was oh so tired by the end of the weekend.A Shor…
Finally, My 2013 Playwriting Work PlanThis is long overdue. I guess I was hoping to have my entire year figured out, but perhaps I just need to realize that adjustments and additions will ha…
My Dance Card Is FullMy metaphorical theatre dance card that is. FridayTonight I'm seeing Word for Word's You Know When the Men Are Gone. My friends Marilet and Chad are both in the sho…
RecapI usually don't take breaks from blogging unless I'm traveling. Which I haven't been. Hmm....perhaps it's that I started journaling. I haven't been very good about keeping a diary, but …
Hedwig'dWhen I left my casita yesterday morning I had intended to come home after work, cook dinner and go to bed early. I'm happy to report that by lunch time my plans had changed. I w…
To Do ListNot in any particular order, but I'd like to do the vast majority of these things this weekend.Finish my 2013 Playwriting Work PlanLaundrySee best friend perform (she's belly danci…
Alcira: Rewrites and New DiscoveriesTurns out doing rewrites while flying is something that I can do. Quite productively, in fact. Thankfully JetBlue has plenty of leg room for me to juggle …
Up For AirIt's been kinda crazy since last weekend. And while today I have a momentary respite I go back through the gauntlet again starting tomorrow.So this post will be a recap of all that…
AlterLab RetreatThis weekend kicks off my AlterTheater's 2013 AlterLab residency. I've been so busy that I haven't had much time to mentally prepare myself. Note to self: I also need to…
Braided Sorrow Reading in NYC on January 25th Braided Sorrow, my first play, the play that convinced me to transition from poetry to playwriting, the play that's won awards and opened doors…
Things I Did This Weekendfinished an application for a play prizefinished a theatre festival applicationthought about writingsaw Indiana Jones Raiders of the Lost Ark on the big screen (than…
I'm Back…FinallyWhere was I and what was with the radio silence? Well, I was in Texas spending Christmas with my family and taking a bit of a media fast, ergo the radio silence. But I got …
Another NYC ReadingThat's right. On Friday I was invited to have Braided Sorrow included in Poetic Theater Productions' 2nd annual Poetic License festival of new poetic theatre that wil…
Taking StockEven though there is still one more month left in this year, I think it's time for me to reflect on all I've accomplished with regards to my playwriting. Why? Because I often don…
Break A Leg!This is it. At 3:30pm PST/6:30pm EST the reading of my play American Triage starts at Repertorio Español. A big thank you to Allison at Repertorio Español, she coordin…
This Is It: American Triage Final CountdownThis is it. The day before American Triage is read at Repertorio Español as part of their Met Life Nuestras Voces National Playwriting Competiti…
American Triage CountdownWe're 1 week away from the reading in New York at Repertorio Español. My director Tlaloc Rivas is finishing up with casting and created a Facebook event invite (l…
To Do ListBecause a list will always remind of you the stuff you should be doing instead of watching tv.Finish the staged-reading version of American Triage: MUST do tonight!Pay bills.Clean …
Prepping American TriageI'll you'll recall I have a reading of American Triage on November 27th (6:30 pm for those of you in NYC and who are interested) at Repertorio Español. It's the fi…
Three Directors in Three Days ReduxA phone call. Why did I stay up so late Friday night? Why did I schedule this phone call so early? Why did I schedule anything on the day I was celebrating…
Three Directors In Three DaysAlbeit, not back to back. Not quite. What's all this?Well, I have a phone call with director Tlaloc Rivas to discuss my upcoming NYC reading of American Triage a…
When You Burn The Candle At Both Ends...you double your chances for getting burned and burned out.Perhaps you've noticed. Perhaps the fact I haven't been blogging as regularly as I have in t…
