I’ve had two pieces chosen for Austin’s first One Minute Play Festival (which uses the hashtag #1MPF, if you’re curious.) It was a fun writing exercise for me, and given […]
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Brevity
I was commissioned to write two one-minute plays. That requires word economy.Hint Fiction also required maximum value from each word. Very different writing muscles from novels, but useful ones to […]
Read moreWorldbuilding: Art and Culture in the Fantasy World
The most fundamental way to define a culture is through its art. Geography, food, religion, technology and government are critical as well, of course, but none of those quite get […]
Read moreOut of Ink Season Again
For the past 13 years, I’ve participated in Austin Scriptworks Out of Ink ten-minute playwriting “fling”, as it is called, which basically works like this: Every year in November, on […]
Read moreBeing Too Aware of the Gearwork
Last weekend I went to see two plays. Frankly, neither one was worth my time. But in very different ways. One was just plain bad. It was ostensibly a children’s […]
Read moreSlept The Whole Way Interview
I was interviewed for my play for ScriptWork’s Out of Ink, opening this weekend. —Marshall Ryan Maresca’s SLEPT THE WHOLE WAY is part of Out of Ink: Sound Off, the […]
Read more“Slow and steady wins the race” – Blog Post 200
Way back in high school, for a drama class, I strapped a spray-painted cardboard box to my back and played the Tortoise in a little production of The Tortoise and […]
Read moreAustin Theatre Announcement, and the “Process Play”
I received this in my email last week: At long last, selections for the upcoming ScriptWorks 10-minute play showcase have been made! SOFTLY AS IN A MORNING SUNRISE – Bob […]
Read moreOut of Ink: Review and some other thoughts
The Austin Chronicle has a review of this year’s Out of Ink. I can’t help but be pleased with this bit: Take, for example, the most successful piece in the […]
Read moreA theatre announcement
At long last, selections for the upcoming ScriptWorks 10-minute play showcase have been made!COMMODIUS VICUS – Amparo Garcia-CrowENTROPY – Marshall MarescaFAMILY TRADITIONS – Devo CarpenterFINN’S LAST DAY – Max LangertJOYCE, […]
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