Dramatic Publishing I'm excited to announce that one of my publishers, Dramatic Publishing, is going to publish my play Tom Jones. Woot. It joins Around the World in 80 Days and The Trial of Ebenezer Scrooge at Dramatic Publishing. I've had a long relationship with Dramatic Publishing. They were going to publish my first play The Little Prince but then the rights changed hands and I was forbidden by the new rights holder to have my version published or [...]
I had such a good time at the Commonweal Theatre and the town of Lanesboro, MN that I had to write two posts about it. The Town of Lanesboro A while ago I wrote about Lanesboro being named one 0f the Top Twelve Artplaces in the U.S., Yahoo naming it one of America's prettiest towns and it's distinction of being the Bed and Breakfast Capital on Minnesota. After a weekend there I can tell you it's true. First off, everyone [...]
In my Great American Theatre Talk-Back Tour of 2014, I landed at the Commonweal Theatre in Lanesboro, MN for a weekend. If I had to describe Minnesota in a word it would be “spectacular.” If I had to describe it in two words it would be “f**king spectacular.” Which, by the by, should be Minnesota’s new tourism slogan: “Minnesota – F**king Spectacular.” The Commonweal Theatre generously flew me out to see their production of Around the World in 80 Days and [...]
You can watch the World Cup Final with playwright Mark Brown The World Cup only comes around every four years so the opportunities to watch the World Cup final with playwright Mark Brown are very rare. Before he was an award winning playwright, Mark was a star soccer player. In fact, he was recruited to play soccer by a nationally ranked University (Appalachian State, 10th in the nation). Mark is also a lifelong fan of the German National Team. He [...]
On July 13 I'll be a guest speaker at the Commonweal Theatre as part of their popular Sunday Salon Series. "Part presentation and part audience discussion, Commonweal’s Sunday Salon series takes an opportunity to explore in greater depth some of the themes and historical contexts of Commonweal Theatre productions. Brown will share his journey of adapting one of Jules Verne’s most acclaimed works, while the cast of 80 Days will also be on hand to engage in the post-performance discussion." [...]
My adaptation of Tom Jones opened April 11 at the Florida Studio Theatre. Working on this show was a hoot and a half. Mark Shanahan did a fantastic job of directing it and I couldn't have asked for a better cast. I was making changes up until the first curtain and am still making a few tweeks here and there. The show runs until May 31, so if you're in the Sarasota, FL area, stop on by for a few [...]
I've posted a few times about my play Around the World in 80 Days being performed in Turkey. The show is in Erzurum right now . The season will end in May but the show will continue next season starting from September 2014 into the 2015 season. Here's another teaser of the production. Oh how I wish I could get over there to see it.
I saw this fun video of the Arizona Theatre Company's production of Around the World in 80 Days. The show is moving from Tucson to Phoenix and runs March 27 – April 13, 2014. Post by Arizona Theatre Company.
A review of the American Stage Theatre's production of Around the World in 80 Days called it "a whizzing good time." My immature mind immediately goes to a different kind of whizzing but I'm happy about the good review. "American Stage's rollicking production of Mark Brown's adaptation of Jules Verne's famous novel will tickle you the way Monty Python did in its heyday. It is full of dry humor and double-takes, rubbery faces and razor-sharp repartee." My friend Brad DePlanche [...]
For those of you in the Arizona area (and I'm looking at you Corinna Bertram), Around the World in 80 Days opens March 7 at the Arizona Theatre Company in Tucson. The production is directed by David P. Saar. He's won a fancy Governor's Arts Award for his contributions to the arts in Arizona. The show stars Mark Anders, Jon Gentry, the spectacularly named Yolanda London, Kyle Sorrell and Bob Sorenson. What I love about Arizona Theatre is they perform in two [...]