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New Play Reading: The Escape Thingy

Join me for the 2017 Playwrights Union "First Peek" Reading Series and hear the first draft reading of my new play, "The Escape Thingy."  Sunday June 11 at 4:30 p.m. at VS. Theatre, 5453 W. Pico Blvd in Los Angeles. Free tickets available at the door and online here.

Featuring the amazing acting talents of Ben Atkinson, Kyla Garcia, Victoria Ortiz, Penny Peyser, Mark L. Taylor, and Lizzie Zerebko, this play is what happens when two very different couples meet in an Escape Room, each needing different types of escape. The clock is literally ticking as they attempt to solve the puzzles, navigate alternative facts, and weigh the risks of returning to the world outside.

I think it's a comedy. But I'll keep you posted (or come see for yourself!). Here's my motley crew at rehearsal (except for Kyla, who is off somewhere smiling just as hard as everyone else in the cast):

The 2017 Samuel French Off-Off Broadway Festival -- finalist!

NYC, I'm coming back! My short play "The Presentation" was selected as one of the top 30 finalists in the 2017 Samuel French Off-Off Broadway Festival, August 8 - 12. It will be performed at Classic Stage Company Theatre in New York City.

For the past 42 years, the Festival has given emerging playwrights the opportunity to have their work produced with the support of such theatres as The Public Theater, The Royal Court, Ensemble Studio Theatre,  The Flea Theatre, The Living Theatre, and Naked Angels, and with the backing of prestigious university playwriting programs such as The New School for Drama, Columbia University, University of Iowa, and Tisch School of the Arts’ Dramatic Writing Program.

This year, over 1,000 plays and musicals were submitted. It's SUCH an honor to be selected as one of the final 30!

Read my interview and check back here soon for more details!

 

 

Gulfshore Playhouse Announces 2017-2018 Season Featuring "Miss Keller Has No Second Book!"

So excited that my play "Miss Keller Has No Second Book" is getting a production at Gulfshore Playhouse, where it was workshopped in 2016 as part of GP's New Play Festival! It will open March 31, 2018 at their theater in gorgeous Naples, FL.

More details to come so stay tuned!

New Jersey Repertory Reading of "Miss Keller Has No Second Book" in March

Can't wait for the "Script-in-Hand" reading of my play "Miss Keller Has No Second Book" at New Jersey Repertory Company on Monday March 20, 2017 at 7:00 p.m. A Core Member of the National New Play Network, New Jersey Rep's primary mission is to develop and produce new plays and to make a lasting contribution to the American stage. They have produced 93 plays in seventeen seasons including 61 world premieres, and were the recipient of the American Theater Wing's National Theatre Company Grant in 2012.

Directed by James Glossman, our reading will take place on Monday March 20 at 7:00 p.m. at the theater: 179 Broadway, Long Branch, New Jersey 07740. Tickets are $10, first come, first served. See ya there!

EXTENDED AGAIN! Now Closing Monday Jan 30!

People keep coming to see it, so we keep doing it! "The Super Variety Match Bonus Round!" is now extended through Monday January 30. Get your tickets here for the show The Los Angeles Times called "ingenious."

Here I am with the remarkable cast and director Cameron Watson at a post-show "talkback" with the audience: