People's attention spans are shrinking. William Shakespeare wrote plays in five acts. Henrik Ibsen wrote plays in three acts. Most modern plays are performed with just one intermission or sometimes no intermission at all. There are, of course, many great scripts that are classified as one acts not meant to be a full evening's entertainment. … Continue reading Have a minute? Read a Play!

My excitement grows as the opening of my play BLOODLETTING IN THESE HILLS will open one week from tonight at the Parkway Playhouse in Burnsville, North Caroline. The theatre has recently published interviews with all of the cast members as well as the director, the fight choreographer, and intimacy choreographer. (Yes, there is both fighting … Continue reading One week from opening and Parkway Playhouse has Released Cast interviews on their Blog

I found an article in advance of the production of my play at the Parkway Playhouse coming in August. I've included a link to here if you are interested in reading it and forwarding it to anyone in North Carolina who may wish to see it... https://www.ourlocalcommunityonline.com/2025/07/07/history-comes-alive-at-the-parkway-playhouse

In the last few months I complete a new one-act play titled "Father is Back in Town." Anytime I complete a new script it can take time for me to pass it around to friends to read and comment on and then it can take months for perspective theaters to read it, consider it and … Continue reading First Prize for my New One-Act Play

Some of you may recall a new short play I wrote a few months ago working with the Pulp Stage in Portland, Oregon. They required that I use no stage directions, achieving any information and development entirely through dialogue. Their focus is on supernatural and paranormal topics and have a good team to help develop … Continue reading My play is now a podcast

A reminder that tonight (Monday, April 1) at 6 PM Pacific/9 PM Eastern, there is a special one time free reading of three brand new short plays that you can visit virtually. One of them is mine. The links: To visit the YouTube feed:www.tinyurl.com/pulptube To visit the Facebook feed:https://fb.me/e/uvzziLVgr About three weeks ago I joined … Continue reading Please tune in this evening to hear a live reading of brand new short plays

Recently I was contacted by The Pulp Stage, (www.pulpstage.org) a theatre company based in Portland, Oregon. They had read one of my short plays on The New Play Exchange and wanted to offer me an agreement to write a new short play with them. The pay was only a small royalty, but they would work … Continue reading An Interesting Playwriting Exercise

As I told you recently, my short play "Happy Birthday, Leonard" will receive a performance in central Connecticut on February 17. Just got some updated information and wanted to pass it along. Crappy Valentine's Day After the annual commercial push to buy chocolate and flowers in the name of a long-dead saint, join Theater Makers Lab … Continue reading A “Happy Birthday, Leonard” Update

I'm thrilled to announce that a production of my short play "Happy Birthday, Leonard" has been scheduled for a theatre in Middletown, Connecticut. On Saturday, February 17 the Theater Makers Lab will present an evening of short plays under the title of Crappy Valentine Festival. They are still putting together the production team and marketing for the … Continue reading A Production of “Happy Birthday, Leonard” in Connecticut

This evening at 7:00 PM (London time) my play HAPPY BIRTHDAY LEONARD will be performed by Rebound Productions at The Hens & Chickens Theatre. While I have had a number of finalist selections outside the US this is the first time one of my scripts will be mounted overseas. I am thrilled. Break a leg … Continue reading Today is my first overseas performance