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Just back from the Djerassi Residency (typing in the woods — it’s my new favorite) and I’m heading into rehearsals for a reading of a new play. It’s called Large as Life and Twice as Natural and the reading’s Friday, May 7th at 8:30pm at the Victory Theatre in Burbank. It’s part of a festival [...]
Happy news came in the mail! I’ll be in residence at the Djerassi Resident Artist Program in Santa Cruz this spring, in March and April, working on a new play. If I hadn’t already written one, maybe I’d write about technology and fertility, like Mr. Djerassi himself.
This summer, I was lucky enough to get an EST/Sloan commission to do a re-write of Good Egg. Then, the Red Fern Theatre contacted me this fall about doing a reading of the play, so, awesomely, I get to have a reading of the new draft. Lovely timing. It’s this Monday, October 19, at the [...]
This Wednesday, May 13, Youngblood is presenting a reading of my new play Species Native to California, directed by Becca Wolff at 7pm. The reading will be at @Seaport (redundant?) located at 210 Front Street, in the South Street Seaport. The play is epic and messy and features 8 beautiful actors speaking 2 languages. More [...]
A smattering of the (quite nice) things folks have had to say about The Management’s production of Caitlin and the Swan: nytheatre.com offoffonline Neighborbee Theatre is Easy RetroVision Media
Opening night of Caitlin and the Swan was last night and went great. Great, as defined by having your friend mutter, “It’s so funny . . . it’s so sad . . . but it’s so funny . . . but it’s so sad . . .” as he walks to the bar with you [...]