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“Not Without Our Women” concert readings

The story of human rights over time has been one of "three steps forward, one step back." As various disenfranchised groups have sought their places at the … Read More

“Reduction in Force” Voted Best Play

UPDATE: "Reduction in Force" has won the 2011 Broadway World Award for "Best Local Play." Central Works' premiere production of "Reduction in Force" was … Read More

In Brief

"Drama assumes an order. If only so that it might have — by disrupting that order — a way of surprising." ~Vaclav Havel … Read More

In Brief

"Nothing is funnier than unhappiness, I grant you that. Yes, yes, it's the most comical thing in the world." ~Samuel Beckett … Read More

I will have a table reading of “Believers” November 19 with the Central Works writing group. The cast will be Chris Morell as Rocky, Gabi Patacsil as Grace, Amy Prosser as April, and Harold Smith as Sam: a fantastic group! In this rewrite I worked to “activate” my protagonist, Rocky, whom I saw as too… Read More

I’m in the San Francisco One-Minute Play Festival

It’s known as “theatre boiled down to its essence.” And, to tell you the truth, it seemed to me to be pretty hard to write. Yes, many things can happen in a minute, but they are not necessarily theatrical. And I was somewhat surprised there was not some sort of theme to help us make… Read More

“Reduction in Force” Voted Best Play

UPDATE: “Reduction in Force” has won the 2011 Broadway World Award for “Best Local Play.” Central Works’ premiere production of “Reduction in Force” was nominated for several awards in the 2011 Broadway World San Francisco Theatre Awards. The results have been tabulated and are in! Gary Graves: Best Director, Gregory Scharpen: Best Sound Design, and… Read More

SART ScriptFEST: an exciting weekend

I had the opportunity to visit Asheville, NC and enjoy a reading of “Not Without Our Women” with my collaborators Caroline Altman and Andrew Black. The reading was well received by a very engaged audience. While we had a ridiculously short rehearsal time – just four hours – the cast rose to the occasion, and several seasoned… Read More

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“Not Without Our Women” concert readings

“Reduction in Force” Voted Best Play

In Brief

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“Believers” reading scheduled

I’m in the San Francisco One-Minute Play Festival

“Reduction in Force” Voted Best Play

SART ScriptFEST: an exciting weekend