WIP 2010 Article in TC Daily Planet
May 28, 2010
Read Sheila Regan’s article about Red Eye’s 2010 Works-in-Progress series here.
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DOWN: A FABLE
in Red Eye Works-in-Progress
May 13, 2010
Red Eye Theater in Minneapolis has announced ticketing for their 2010 Works-in-Progress series. We’re performing the first fifteen minutes of my full length script DOWN: A FABLE as part of this. The evening will consist of a number of dance, theatre, and performance pieces and promises to be a good time.
Here are the dates:
8 PM • Thursday, June 3 • $8 all tickets
8 PM • Friday, June 4 • $8 all tickets
8 PM • Saturday, June 5 • $8 all tickets
7 PM• Sunday, June 6 • $8 all tickets
New Script: COYOTE
April 18, 2010
I drafted a new script called COYOTE. Details here, or read a 10 page extract.
Synopsis
A young man named Luke joins a “Minuteman” group to help protect the United States’ border from illegal immigrants. Paired on patrol with an older white supremacist named Vince, Luke must maintain a mask of acceptance to gain the older man’s trust, as it is revealed Luke and his Mexican girlfriend Anna are involved in a “coyote” operation, smuggling human cargo over the border.
Michener Fellowship
March 5, 2010
I’m pleased to announce that I have been awarded a fellowship from the Michener Center at the University of Texas at Austin. I will begin working toward my MFA in Creative Writing with a playwriting focus this fall. More details concerning this fellowship are here.
Briefly put, Michener Fellows pay no tuition, are awarded a stipend annually, have access to substantial career development funds, and are not required to teach to support themselves (although there are some teaching opportunities through the program).
The program is mentioned in the Atlantic’s article here. It is also ranked well (#4) on Poets & Writers 2010 MFA Rankings here.
I am very enthusiastic about the Fellowship and owe thanks any number of people who have helped educate and prepare me as a thinker and writer, including my parents, teachers, professors, and innumerable fellow artists and theatre practitioners in Minneapolis, New York, and London who’ve shared their time, experiences, and work with me. To be a full time and professional writer has been a goal of mine for many years, and no writer (least of all a playwright) works in a vacuum, so these thanks are surely in order.
2010 Smith Prize Finalist
March 2, 2010
My play QUIVER has been named a finalist for the 2010 Smith Prize. The National New Play Network awards the Smith Prize annually to a play that specifically focuses on American politics and has been awarded since 2006. Nine scripts have been named finalists, and the award will be announced in June.
More information about the National New Play Network at the Smith Prize may be found here.
THEN WAVES Wrap
February 3, 2010
The reading at the Playwrights’ Center of THEN WAVES this past Monday had a full house despite a snowy Minnesota evening. The response has been great. Thank you to those who braved the snow to attend. Attached here is the bill from the evening. Those involved were:
Production:
Brian Balcom – Director
Sarah Slight – Dramaturg
Mike Hallenbeck – Sound Designer
Ryan Ripley – Stage Manager
Cast:
Brady – Clark Cruikshank
Cailin / Collin – Nathan Christopher
Ryan – Alan Berks
Thee – Christina Baldwin
Stage Directions – E.J. Subkoviak
Hayley Finn is curating this year’s Ruth Easton New Play Series and led the post-show talkback.
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What’s next? A fifteen minute extract of DOWN: A FABLE at Red Eye as part of their 2010 Works in Progress series. This takes place in Minneapolis in June. Details here.
