I used to find the dreary days on the East Coast kind of depressing. I had heard that the constant dreary winters of Seattle can really get to people, but I found myself getting used to the murky weather. In the past week, I think the sun came out once for about an hour and […]
Read more "Bright Light"Whenever I read an article about someone who is a current hot commodity they mention a long list of projects that they have lined up to do. While it sounds impressive, how many things can someone actually do? I remember when Trey Parker and Matt Stone got hot during the first year of “South Park.” […]
Read more "Los Angeles Fantasy"I recently read an article about “movie jail” in Filmmaker magazine, which I remembered because today I read an article in Entertainment Weekly about “Selma” director Ava DuVernay. Among the many points made, Ms. DuVernay just wants to keep a career going. She said, “I’ve never been in this place before.” As in, a place […]
Read more "Movie Jail"Marcel, the Godfather of the Rogue, arrives here in Seattle this afternoon. He is probably getting on the plane as I write this. And “Dancing in the Mist,” which he first told me about five years ago is finally a full script. I read it with Xan as we ate dinner a few nights ago, […]
Read more "The Godfather"Update from last week: Xan and I didn’t visit a facility for patients with Alzheimer’s. What we visited was a community center that hosted a day of games and activities for people with Alzheimer’s and dementia. We sat with them in the beginning of their day, introduced ourselves, and talked about what we do. I […]
Read more "A Bad Stretch"Happy New Year, everyone. It’s Wednesday and I’m going to try to have a weekly update on here. Every Wednesday? Why not? Last year was a big year for me. After many years on the Fringe circuit, I created and co-created two collaborative shows to tour with, and they were both successful. “Bromance” played to […]
Read more "Dancing in the Mist"If you choose to do a fringe tour, be prepared. Before you click “send” on your application, understand the following: If you do a major festival like Winnipeg and Edmonton, understand that you may be reviewed by the sports writer or classifieds editor of the newspaper, and they may give you a bad review because, […]
Read more "Fringe Festival Thoughts"