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A New Play: Cheshire and Kat, Lovers In A Dangerous Time.
I’m not sure why but, all of a sudden, a couple of weeks ago I decided it was high time to tie up some of my creative loose ends. Accordingly, I made the final push on Cheshire and Kat: Lovers In A Dangerous Time. As I worked on the last few scenes, I discovered that […]
A Playwright In Search Of Motivation: Cheshire and Kat Need Your Help!
February 9, 2010
For me, writing is a bit like creating a puzzle and then trying to solve it. Sometimes, if I solve the puzzle in my head before I finish it on the page, I have a hard time finishing the piece of writing. I lose the drive to finish it because, for all intents and purposes, it […]
Tangelico, A Play in One Act
December 4, 2008
Jacob has the space booked. He is certain of it. He has proof, evidence, and memories. Furthermore, there are rules, systems, and procedures designed to resolve this very kind of conflict. Unfortunately, Jenna and Samantha won’t leave him alone, won’t let him get back to doing whatever he was doing — and would be doing […]
Paris is Dead, A Play in Three Acts
December 3, 2008
Paris is Dead is by far my best play. In fact, if I ever see it produced properly, it might very well be a “so long and thanks for the fish because my work is done here” moment. There are lots of plays I want to write but this play is the only one I […]
Prisoner’s Dilemma, A Play in One Act
December 2, 2008
Two strangers meet under the most unlikely of circumstances. When Claire and Sarah learn why, against their will, they’ve been brought together, they realize the choice they face is easy, but the dilemma it creates seemingly insurmountable. A contemporary morality play which asks audiences, in an accessible and sometimes lighthearted fashion, to reflect on the […]
Oubliette (Co-written with Sam Varteniuk)
December 1, 2008
The stage is divided by a wire fence about six feet high and six feet wide. It is perpendicular to the audience. To one side of the fence, SISYPHUS rolls a large rock up an incline. The labour is easy and he is not upset by it. Once the rock is rolled to the top, […]
The Root of All Squares (Co-written with Sam Varteniuk)
November 29, 2008
Two men enter, STAN and WORKER. STAN is carrying a role of black tape. WORKER So I was pointing out irony to Uncle Hoary when a man walks in, leading a fat spaniel and carrying a birdcage. STAN stops, tapes a square approximately two feet square on the ground WORKER Why did you tape a […]
December 30, 2011
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