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TheatreSquared Trip

TheatreSquared and Me I just got back from a whirlwind trip to TheatreSquared in Fayetteville, Arkansas. I had a brilliant time. TheatreSquared is currently producing my show Around the World in 80 Days. The theatre graciously invited me out to attend opening night, do talkbacks with audiences, and be a guest pontificator lecturer at a theatre MFA class. If you have never been to TheatreSquared, hop in the vehicle of your choice and hasten your bad self to Fayetteville, AR. Surprisingly, Fayetteville was [...]

TheatreSquared TripMark2020-02-27T06:11:31+00:00

Springfield Contemporary Theatre Goes Around the World

Springfield Contemporary Theatre Opens Around the World in 80 Days My ever faithful Google alert tells me that Springfield Contemporary Theatre in Springfield, MO opened their season last week with Around the World in 80 Days. Woot. Springfield Contemporary Theatre Artistic Director Rick Dines directed the production. The show stars Ron Seney, Bryant Turnage, Cameron Carlton, Patrick Schuster, and Adie Williams. Rick said some very nice things about the script and me in an interview he did with KSMU. KSMU - Shizzin' the public radio scene [...]

Springfield Contemporary Theatre Goes Around the WorldMark2017-02-11T05:49:19+00:00

Cinderella 2015 Live-Action Trailer

Cinderella 2015 Live-Action Looks Fantastic Being a dad of a little girl, I have watched the animated Cinderella film more times than I can tell you. And frankly I've had my fill of the film. But in 2015 Disney will release a new live-action version and it looks magical. Instead of calling it Cinderella Live-Action and to not confuse it with the animated version, I'm simply going to call it Cinderella 2015. And what a cast.Cinderella 2015 had me at Helena Bonham Carter [...]

Cinderella 2015 Live-Action TrailerMark2022-12-13T04:12:32+00:00

Eastchester Players Club Going Around the World

Eastchester Players Club I got a Google alert that the Eastchester Players Club in New York will be doing my show Around the World in 80 Days this weekend. Yeah, I get Google alerts about my shows. I like to see is there's anything I need to know about my shows. Like whether I'm having an Off-Broadway production, or being awarded Outstanding Musical, or having a World Premiere. Was that shameless promotion noticeable? Anyway, when I found the kids at the Eastchester [...]

Eastchester Players Club Going Around the WorldMark2022-01-18T05:52:16+00:00

Tahlequah Community Playhouse

Tahlequah Community Playhouse opens The Trial of Ebenezer Scrooge Tahlequah Community Playhouse's production of The Trial of Ebenezer Scrooge opens this week. Celebrating their 40th season, the Tahlequah Community Playhouse, is located in Tahlequah, OK, in the foothills of the Ozark mountains and smack dab in the middle of Cherokee County. First time director Juliet Burk is at the helm of this production. She's also the local podiatrist. Can I say she's a chiropodist? Is a podiatrist and a chiropodist the same thing? Juliet, what's [...]

Tahlequah Community PlayhouseMark2023-04-05T00:12:22+00:00

The Good and Bad of Being Published

The Good and Bad of Being Published Getting your play published is thrilling and I get extremely excited when one of my publishers decides to publish one of my scripts. (I work with Dramatic Publishing and Samuel French). The reach of a good publisher is worth its weight in gold. Without a publisher I never would have had all the productions I've been fortunate to have. But one down side of it is you don't really know if people are reading [...]

The Good and Bad of Being PublishedMark2017-10-30T03:26:23+00:00

The Last Ship Opening

The Last Ship Opening This week my buddy Sting opened his show The Last Ship on Broadway. Besides many differences between the two of us -- okay, too many to list -- here's one of the big differences between Sting and me when it comes to opening a commercial show in NYC. Here's a picture of Sting at the opening of The Last Ship. Here's a picture of me at the opening of Around the World in 80 Days. Can [...]

The Last Ship OpeningMark2017-02-11T05:49:20+00:00

Literary Starbucks

Literary Starbucks Three Carleton College students have created Literary Starbucks, a terrific tumblr site by taking the old "a guy walks into a bar" set up and turned it into "a famous literary character goes into a Starbucks." The results are hysterical. God I wish I'd thought of it. Here are a few of my favorites. FRODO Frodo goes up to the counter and tries and fails to order a cup of tea. Samwise, who is accompanying him, says, “Master [...]

Literary StarbucksMark2017-02-11T05:49:21+00:00

Coming Back

Losing touch with a friend is never fun. The long dormant pain that comes from not staying in touch can one day reemerge and stab you in the heart. Or the duodenum. But reconnecting with those friends can erase all of the pain. It's sort of like wearing a dance belt. They're painful as hell to wear but the relief from taking one off almost makes wearing one worth it. And yes, I did just liken friendship with wearing a dance [...]

Coming BackMark2023-04-05T00:12:53+00:00

Meadow Brook Theatre Goes Around the World

Meadow Brook Theatre Goes Around the World Meadow Brook Theatre opened its season with my play Around the World in 80 Days. I'm always excited when a theatre decides to do one of my shows and I'm extra excited when it's the first show of the season. I pray fiercely that the show kicks off a successful season. Meadow Brook Theatre's season seems to be getting off on the right foot. A couple of reviews have come out and they're [...]

Meadow Brook Theatre Goes Around the WorldMark2017-02-11T05:49:21+00:00