Tag: black box theatre
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WAVES – A Black Box Experience
I’ve been down the rabbit hole of theatre the past month, producing my new show “Waves.” We had a successful three performance run which concluded Thursday night with a great, responsive crowd, and a group of young actors who had loosened up to show their grit on the stage. It was a great experience. For…
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My New Play “Covid Chips” Featured in Upcoming Festival
I’m thrilled to have my new play “Covid Chips” being featured in week 2 of The Gallery Players 24th Annual Black Box New Play Festival. I was approached by one of the co-producers of the event about writing a play specifically for the Zoom format. I am not exactly thrilled about live theatre going online,…
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In Brooklyn This Week: “The Birth of Technicolor” @ Gallery Players’ Theater
If you are in the NYC area this weekend, don’t miss the world premiere of my play “The Birth of Technicolor” at the Gallery Players’ Black Box New Play Festival. It is one of four plays which will be performed Thursday June 14 through Sunday June 17. (Thurs-Sat @ 7:30 & Sunday @ 3:00) I…
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My First Play in New York City – June 8-11
I’m very excited to have my first play produced in New York. It’s a brand new short play entitled “Safe Spaces” and it will be performed at the Gallery Players Theater as part of their annual Black Box New Play Festival. I’ll write up more about the play later, but wanted get their poster out.…
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Tales of Wonder II: Coming soon!
We had our first of three all-day Saturday practices gearing up for “Tales of Wonder II” coming to penangpac December 1-3. We’ve been rehearsing since August, and today, for the first time, we put the entire show together. It’s a mix of 11 different original sketches themed around the joy and magic of Christmas. “Tales…
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Tonight: “How to Build a Dictator” – Black Box Experiments
I’m very pleased to have my script “How to Build a Dictator” be part of penangpac’s Black Box Experiments Series for 2016. It’s a unique, audience participation piece which I can’t tell you much about because it’s meant to be experienced, not talked about. It’s not even meant to watched on video. Someone asked if…
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Black Box Experimental is Coming! And I’m Acting!
We, my crazy drama group, had our first rehearsal this morning for our experimental black-box piece which is coming to the Penang Performing Arts Centre for 1 night only on September 6. There are two earth-shattering things (for me) which make this very different. First off, even though I wrote it, I’m not directing it.…
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Black Box Experimental Theatre: Coming Soon!
An experimental, audience participation script that I wrote over Christmas has been chosen for production at the Penang Performing Arts Centre on September 6 as part of their Black Box Experimental series. I’ve hired my super-talented, former actress Yzzy Loh to direct the piece, and she came up with the first graphic poster for the…
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