Tag: plays

• The Awesomeness of Show Week

  Again. I’m privileged. I write, and I’m in a situation where I can produce it for the stage. And it’s awesome! Show week is coming up. It was obvious last evening as I put in six hours on set and light design. It’s not a finished product yet, but here’s what I have so far.…

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  October 24, 2019

  drama

  director, lighting design, plays, theater production, theater tech

• Would the Bard Approve?

  In my drama class this week, I emphasized one of the most basic points related to the dramatic arts – plays are meant to be performed. You may think I’m stating the obvious. But the obvious sometimes gets lost in the well-meaning jungle of academic minutia. Ask yourself, how many plays did you have to…

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  October 6, 2018

  drama

  play reading, plays, reading of plays, Shakespeare, studying plays

• Happy Valentines Day from Prince Casimir

  Happy Valentines Day! Here’s the ever romantic Prince Casimir from one of my favorite plays – “The Secrets of the Magic Pool” – with some prodding from Majji, telling the Princess how he feels about her. I miss this cast and crew so much. It was so much fun. Here’s hoping Casimir gets you in…

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  February 14, 2017

  Writing Excerpt

  plays, princess, romance, the secrets of the magic pool

• “The Secrets of the Magic Pool”

  A new, full-length play. I’m already waste deep in the production of this show. I’m working with the actors on character development right now, and I must say that I’m very pleased with how the characters need to be formed. There’s a lot of substance here for interpretation and a lot of underlying themes and…

  sassevn

  February 11, 2016

  drama

  new play, play-writing, plays, plays for high school, theatre

• 2015: A Writing Year in Review

  January – April My script “A Pinch of Fate, A Shot of Destiny” was performed in Sydney, Australia as part of the Short & Sweet Theatre Festival. Finalized script and casting for my musical “A Tad of Trouble.” Put the finishing touches on my fourth novel. Sent to editor. Wrote a major portion of my…

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  December 31, 2015

  Indie Author

  forensics competition, literary fiction, new releases, novels, planning writing, plays, theatre, theatrical duets, writing recap

• Now Available: “The Secrets of the Magic Pool” – My first full-length play in four years.

  I’m happy to announce the publication of my play: “The Secrets of the Magic Pool: A Play of Good, Evil, and the Water of Life.” Available on Amazon HERE! If you know any directors, drama teachers, or theatre lovers, please share this with them! Here’s what it is about: A witch who covets the pool.…

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  December 29, 2015

  drama

  new plays, plays, scripts, theatre

• Does liking serious content make you more vulnerable?

  My new show coming up in two weeks is a combination of comedy and serious drama. Invariably, when I ask the actors (or even audience members) what was their favorite part of one of my shows, the answer is typically one of the comedies. There’s certainly  nothing wrong with that. I enjoy a well-crafted comedy…

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  November 22, 2015

  drama, Life

  cinema, comedy, drama, movies, plays, theatre

• A Cover for My New Play

  I’m very close to publishing my new play, “The Secrets of the Magic Pool.” As I’m whittling down the script, whipping it into shape for my script workshop this weekend, I realized I needed to start putting together a cover for the play. mm Play covers tend to be simple, and I didn’t want to…

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  October 13, 2015

  drama, Indie Author

  book covers, designing book covers, drama, play covers, plays, playwrights

• Turn Off the TV and Check Out Some Live Theatre Instead

  Here’s what someone said about the drama I wrote and produced last weekend: “I had never seen a drama or a play before in my life because I thought they would be boring and a waste of time. However, after watching the drama, I felt like watching dramas are much more worthwhile than watching TV…

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  November 26, 2014

  drama

  entertainment choices, live theatre, plays, screenplays, stageplays, teleplays, theatre

• An Indie-Author-Drama-Director Wannabe

  I love writing. No secret there. I love crafting stories, but I also love writing plays. And then I love producing those plays and bringing them to the stage. I have no business being a drama director. I have had no formal training in theatre and don’t pretend to know much. But experience is quite…

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  April 30, 2014

  drama, Indie Author

  directing, drama, high school musicals, indie author, musicals, original musicals, play-writing, plays, theatre