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Dramaturgical Notes After every dramaturgical meeting I have a ton of notes. First order of business is to type up my notes. I have to do this, have to organize the notes by characters (as in all the notes for Jared), o…
Dramaturgy and More Cupcakes Last night I had dinner with my dramaturg and good friend Nakissa. The plan was to eat and then talk about my Woman on Fire table reading last week. Somewhere between Rose's cafe and her liv…
Get Busy Writing I don't know about other writers, but I go through cycles of productivity. There are times when I'm charging my batteries and all I do is read and write movies, and then there are times when I have to j…
Table Reading Recap I left work a little at 5pm loaded up with script copies from Kinko's and cupcakes from Cafe Madeline. I took the Jackson 3 to Nakissa's flat where upon ringing her buzzer heard a voice call down fro…
Tonight: Woman on Fire Table Reading Finally the much anticipated (on my part) private table reading of Woman on Fire. Question: Did I manage to work on the play while in Texas? Answer: Yes and no. I didn't have as…
And Away I Go I'm heading to Texas for 10 days to see family, a dear friend, and remember why I love San Francisco summers--it'll be 100 degrees daily in Texas. Yikes. I'm taking my computer laptop with me so I can wor…
2nd Attempt: Woman on Fire Table Reading Nakissa is attempting to organize a late July table reading of Woman on Fire. My job is to work on the edits and have a new draft ready for said table reading. That means I'll h…
Dramaturgical To Do List So last night I went over the notes from my Sunday meeting with Nakissa and have a laundry list of notes / potential edits to consider. The idea is to look at each note and then make a decision …
Dramaturg Meeting I'm about to head out to make my way over to Nakissa's. We're meeting to talk about Woman on Fire, the dvd of the reading done of the play in Colorado, and plan for the July table reading. More later,…
Postponement We have to postpone the table reading until July. What a mini drama it was last night, or rather comedy. Nakissa and I were on the phone trying to figure out what to do. The dilemma: all but one actor was a…