A very rough, very unmoored scene coming from imagining for the Adonis sequels. I am very interested in exploring this idea that Pavilla, one of the villain characters, represents the damage caused by entitlement and dehumanizing other people, through giving her an obsession with Aidan. I'm trying to figure out how to create interaction between … Continue reading 31 Plays in 31 Days, #26 – “A Small Thing”
This piece is a little monologue from a point that honestly probably would happen BETWEEN Hawking plays-- part six and part seven, I think. It came from the idea that Nathaniel would be asked to give a toast at Mary's wedding, which happens between those two installments. The idea here is that Mrs. Hawking and … Continue reading 31 Plays in 31 Days, #25 – “Wedding Toast”
This scene piece for my Frasier spinoff pilot feels particularly not cohesive. It's got lots of good ideas and the beginnings of funny jokes, but it doesn't have the right rhythm or flow yet. It's designed to set up Freddy a little as a snarky, lonely person who feels a bit trapped in his life, … Continue reading 31 Plays in 31 Days, #24 – “Grading Circle of Hell”
And the completion of the scene where David moves into Freddy's apartment in my Frasier spinoff pilot! This is the last piece, after part one in Day #19 - Lucky Bear and yesterday's part two, Day #22 - Men of the Ivies. The parts probably could probably be a little more unified, but I like … Continue reading 31 Plays in 31 Days, #23 – “Hanging”
I like to look at the pieces I completed over the course of the year and see what work I did. It seems I accomplished more than I realized, at least in the screenplay department. Hood is the only wholly original full-length piece of significance, but it was also important of me to get a … Continue reading What I wrote in 2016
Well, this list ended up a hell of a lot shorter than last year or the year before. My gut reaction is to stress about that, but if I'm being more reasonable, I directed two plays (technically three!) this past year, which took up a lot of the time I would otherwise have devoted to … Continue reading What I wrote in 2015
I’ve always struggled with choosing titles for my written work. A lot rides on a title, so I have have standards for them that I’ve never been that good at meeting. They are the symbol of and the reference by which the work is known, so it should appropriate and worth to represent piece’s soul … Continue reading A work by any other name
I am proud to announce I have completed the 31P31D challenge for the fourth year in a row! I have to say, however, this year worked kind of… weirdly. I was in the home stretch of finishing the initial draft of Base Instruments when August started, and I thought I would use the challenge to … Continue reading Reflecting on 31 Plays in 31 Days 2015
They've finally begun the rounds of judging for the BlueCat Screenwriting Competition, and I am delighted to announce that Adonis, the screenplay I wrote with Bernie, has made the top ten percent of Features for 2015! I am so happy about this. I had been feeling pretty good when we got our initial feedback from … Continue reading Adonis made the top ten percent of the BlueCat Screenplay Competition!
The third installment of Mrs. Hawking is now underway. With Bernie's help, I have begun the challenging process of plotting it out, and it's clear that this will significantly harder than what I've done before. First of all, Base Instruments will be a true mystery, as opposed to a caper like the first two stories. … Continue reading The challenge of writing Base Instruments
