My screenplay BREAK AWAY made the quarter finals of The Page International Screenwriting Awards. Over 9400 screenplays entered and 1183 advanced (which amounts to one out of every 10 scripts advancing). Page is a contest where scripts compete in different categories. BREAK AWAY is in the drama category. There are 3 winners in each category […]
That’s How It Goes Sometimes
July 20, 2021 by Leave a Comment
A Short One-Act Play A Male and Female are having dinner. It’s uncomfortably quiet. The tension between them is obvious. Once they start talking, their true feelings explode in vicious and uncompromising ways. But is it really their feelings…or someone else trying to control their every thought and action? That’s How It Goes Sometimes […]
Animal
July 20, 2021 by Leave a Comment
Logline Everything is not what it seems in Raina Shepherd’s world. When her parents leave for the day and her brother and son seemingly show up out of nowhere, what unfolds is a number of searing revelations from the Shepherds’ collective pasts that rock this already fragmented family to the breaking point. Synopsis Raina […]
Herman Voaden National Playwriting Competition
June 16, 2021 by 10 Comments
Although I was not one of two winners of The Voaden Prize in Playwriting, my play ANIMAL came close to the top. Read the press release below: This was a big victory for me. After ANIMAL was performed at the Alumnae Theatre’s Fireworks Festival back in 2018, I received lots of feedback. Watching the play […]
That’s How It Goes…goes to GLT
May 26, 2021 by 5 Comments
My one-act play That’s How It Goes Sometimes will be performed (virtually) at the Guelph Little Theatre (GLT) on July 22-25 for The Ward One Acts Festival. Over a year ago, pre-Covid, I submitted That’s How It Goes… to GLT but their festival was cancelled due to Covid. This year, there is still no live […]
R.I.P. Randy
May 10, 2021 by 11 Comments
A tribute to a fine man today. I met Randy Blimkie at The Stone Church. He came out for an audition when I was in charge of writing, directing and staging seasonal annual productions. All the work was done by volunteers and Randy became one of my actors. Randy passed away of cancer last week. […]
A Dust Storm
April 27, 2021 by 5 Comments
I’ve been struggling to write…and if I’m being honest it began pre-Covid, but Covid hasn’t helped. It’s not like I haven’t written anything this past year. I’ve re-written three of my scripts (two screenplays and one play). But I haven’t written anything new for some time. This last month I’ve begun to write a new […]
Made the Cut of BlueCat
March 31, 2021 by 11 Comments
I woke up to this bit of good news this morning. 4388 screenplays were submitted into the BlueCat Screenplay Competition. 341 advanced to the Quarterfinals. My screenplay BREAK AWAY was one of them. You can find the complete list HERE. BlueCat has been a launching pad for many writers. It began in 1998 by Gordy […]
Unmasked
February 24, 2021 by Leave a Comment
This is me today. Call me Mufasa from The Lion King (not really). I haven’t cut my hair for some time and now it’s literally grown on me. We’ve all been “masked up” for the better part of a year. We know each other only by our eyes peeking out from above our masked […]
Who Knows What the Tide Could Bring?
January 27, 2021 by 5 Comments
Don’t give up if you’re tired of fighting Covid. Don’t give up wearing a mask, washing you hands and socially distancing. Don’t give up if you lost a loved one. Don’t give up if you’re depressed, anxious or scared. Don’t give up if you’re battling chronic pain. Don’t give up if you work in hospitals […]