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How Chicago Is Changing Theater, One Storefront at a Time → Most of the big theaters started as storefronts: Steppenwolf in a Unitarian church in the suburbs, Chicago Shakes on the ro…
The 25 Best American Plays Since 'Angels in America' → Here are two fun things to do. First, read just the titles and see if you can name the playwrights. Then, count how many youR…
What’s inside a writer’s notebook? → Peek into the notebooks of Paul Theroux, Susie Boyt, and Amit Chaudhuri, complete with photos of the scribblings themselves : The myst…
The Bibliomaniac of Ridgewood → Here’s a great article for writers and book lovers, with some fantastic photos by Joe Carrotta of a guy who lives in a building filled with 25,00…
Another Halloween, another production of my play Zombie Town: A Documentary Play. From the East Bay Times: Get into the mood for Halloween with a trip to "Zombie Town," a horror spoof about …
The Marquee Theater Journalists Awards were announced, and Left Edge Theater’s production of my play Zombie Town: A Documentary Play is up for Outstanding Comedy Production. Congratula…
My colleague Peter Sinn Nachtrieb is interviewed by my colleague Laura Brueckner and mentions a bunch of his colleagues who’ve all had rolling premieres lately. I bring this up only be…
I suppose I’m mostly known for my play Zombie Town: A Documentary Play, which has had a number of productions around the country. But I’m also really into science and science pla…
Three of my one-minute plays will be featured in the latest One Minute Play Festival event at Z Space in San Francisco on Jun 27 and Jun 28. It’s called Moments From The Bubble, Or: Ho…
Rob Ready and Ray Hobbs have an excellent podcast up and running. I have listened to every single episode, and I can firmly state that “Born Ready” is just as much fun as having …
Learning from the Gamification of Theater I'm in the beginning stages of developing a piece of immersive theater; I imagine that I'm not alone. I look at the droves of people playing ‘…
‘The Speakeasy’ is Everything I Love About San Francisco » I’ve been posting about The Speakeasy a lot, but what else am I going to talk about? So here’s a great (…
TheatreStorm Gives ‘The Speakeasy’ Five Stars » Charles Kruger reviews The Speakeasy, gives a shout-out to the Associate Head Writer, and says it’s “theatrical art…
SFist Reviews ‘The Speakeasy’ From Boxcar Theatre » Hey, hey, the play that I was Associate Head Writer for got a really nice review from SFist: As immersive, progressive perf…
American Hustle I heard good things about this one, but I didn't see it. Nebraska This one gets mixed reviews. Some people love it, some say it's a bit dull, and some of us didn't see it. Fa…
You know I’m in a group called Portuguese Artists Colony, and you know that we throw literary events from time to time, and now you know the next one will be on Sunday, January 5, at 5…
I can finally tell you what I’ve spent much of 2013 working on. I was a contributor to, and eventually Associate Head Writer of, a new immersive theatrical event coming to San Francisc…
Stop Complaining that Young People Don't Like Shakespeare » Melissa Hillman rocks, and this article is all you need to know about producing, directing or acting Shakespeare: If we're goin…
'Zombie Town' is an irreverent hit » It’s that time of year! My play Zombie Town: A Documentary Play is playing in three cities this year, and here’s how it’s going in K…
Broadway's Golden Age Reborn on Cable | The Millions » We have a platform for serious, character-driven drama in this country, and it is more popular and broad-based than Broadway ev…
PlayGround Announces 20th Season and Writers » At PlayGround's 20th Season Kick-Off this past Monday, PlayGround Artistic Director Jim Kleinmann introduced the 2013-14 PlayGround Writers,…
‘Hoodoo Child’ 2-Minute Clip » Now you can see a two-minute clip of my short play “Hoodoo Child” on the Amios website, or on YouTube, or above, or all three. The T…
‘Hoodoo Child’ by Tim Bauer » The script for my short play “Hoodoo Child” is up on the Amios Theatre website, should you be so inclined.
As you know, I’m a member of the Portuguese Artists Colony, “a collection of untrustworthy characters who gather regularly to engage in the disreputable act of writing.”…
The Walls Come Tumbling Down » Without going into too much detail yet, let’s just say I’m currently working on a production which makes this article in American Theatre magazi…
