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I was honored to be one of the playwrights featured on The Subtext Podcast hosted by Brian James Polak. Early in the pandemic, Brian asked playwrights to call in and leave messages about how we were feeling, the state of our work and our psyches, and so on. One year later he asked us to call back in and do …
I’ll be a guest on KALW’s Open Air radio show, along with a generous excerpt of my audio play BYSTANDERS, Thursday, February 18, at 1 pm Pacific. BYSTANDERS was directed by Gary Graves, and features Maria Marquis and Hannah and Kimberly Ridgeway as Zayne. In it, two women grapple with grief and guilt in the aftermath of a mass shooting. …
In case you weren’t aware, I have been hosting a podcast over the course of the pandemic on behalf of Central Works Theater. The concept behind it is to read a script, and then hear from the playwright. We choose from among the many world premiere plays that Central Works has produced. You can listen to my interviews with Nicole …
I’m working on a comedy (hooray! finally) with the working title The Engine of Our Destruction. I became fascinated by the psychological condition scrupulosity, and the main character suffers from this fascinating variant of OCD. Scrupulosity is akin to OCD but for ethical and moral matters. People with scrupulosity fixate on moral actions and experience extreme stress and anxiety if …
Originally set to be on stage in New Consrvatory Theatre Center’s 2020-21 Season, I reworked The Law of Attraction to be a hilarious and snarky (“zingy” says the Bay Area Reporter) radio play. The cast is amazing and the audio engineering and design delightful. This comedy of bad manners takes on the self-help industry and the search for perfection. Tickets …
My latest audio play, adapted from a commissioned work that coronavirus kept from the live stage, is The Law of Attraction. It’s a comedy about the world of self-help, its gurus, and how close we can get to delusion when we think the Universe is there to serve our personal needs. It’s produced by The New Conservatory Theater Center, directed …
“Bystanders,” my first audio play, dropped Monday, September 14, and is receiving rave reviews from listeners. Here’s a sampling: “Great all around – poignant play, the direction, acting and in-the-room presence sound design. Well done all!” ~ D.H. via email “Just listened with goosebumps to this excellent production—wonderful work by all! Gripping story, wonderful acting and keen direction, terrific sound …
This play was scheduled to open in October, but … well, you know.So now it is an audio play with the amazing actors Maria Marquis and Kimberly Ridgeway. Available starting September 14 at centralworks.org. In the wake of a tragic and senseless act of gun violence, two women strive to connect despite their grief and guilt. Zayne is determined to …
I’m moving into an intense rehearsal and recording period in August. First up is “Bystanders” for Central Works. It was scheduled to premiere as a live play in October, but is uniquely suited to audio. There is a single moment that is viscerally visual, but the play has a lot of storytelling that lends itself to soundscape, and the climax …
My latest project is a two-person play called “Flattened.” It can be an audio play, or alternating monologues on Zoom, or even presented live onstage with one actor standing before the audience at a time. It’s designed for pandemic performance. Two characters, Libby and Alan, are being interviewed by unseen authorities, about an accidental death that took place at the …