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The River Bride is Ready It's been a little quiet here on the blogging front. Meaning, my blogging hasn't been as regular as usual. Well, it's been plenty stressful at the 9 to 5 job (and it's not about to let up any ti…
Teaser Yesterday I spent 4 wonderful hours in this amazing house in Bernal Heights filled with women theatre artists. It was fantastic! Why were we there? What were we doing? Well, I'm going to write a 2amTheatre post…
Emerging From Under Deadline Do you know that scene in Kill Bill Vol. 2 when The Bride is trapped in a coffin underground? We flash back to her training under Kung Fu master Pai Mei. We see her struggle, we see her brok…
Update From The Underground Don't you wish you could play Eye of the Tiger and magically your New Dramatists application would be finished? That's what this playwright needs, a movie montage to get the work over with.…
Making A Statement I am currently working on my New Dramatist Artist Statement. This is my first time to apply, even though I've had people (playwrights and producers) telling me to apply for the past 5 years. But, sinc…
Post Table Read Post Mortem Don't think that this is gonna be a morbid post. That's just what popped into my head for a post title and well, I like repetition and wordplay. Besides, last night's read through of Wolf a…
More About Wolf at the Door I realize that yesterday's post about Wolf at the Door could use more context. That is, it's been a long time since I talked about that play so maybe a refresher is in order. This all started…
Scribbling On Scratch Paper Or How I Injected Much Needed Drama Into My Play Yes, that's a long title. When you see those on the blog it's usually a sign I'm in a chipper mood and it's also a sign of my fondness for Roc…
2012 Bay Area Playwrights Festival: Opening Weekend This past Friday, Saturday and Sunday I attended four (of the six) play readings presented at the Bay Area Playwrights Festival. Four plays in three days is a lot of t…
Tiger Balm, John Cusack and Some Wine: Me Last Night Yesterday I was in need of a pep talk. I had to give it to myself, which isn't always easy, but some times necessary. I found myself searching for this quote by Calvi…