The casting of my play is now complete.  Animal will receive a public reading on Saturday March 24 @ Noon at the Alumnae Theatre as part of the New Ideas Festival – a three week festival of short plays staged and longer plays performed as a live reading.  In the next couple weeks I’ll be […]

My play is receiving a workshop public reading at the New Ideas Festival at the Alumnae Theatre,  Sat. March 24 @ Noon.  The New Ideas Festival runs a festival of plays over a 3 week period.  Short plays are performed, while longer plays (like Animal) are given a live reading for the public. The festival […]

I wish it was that simple…that I could just uninstall the self doubt that often lingers inside of me.  But it’s not and that’s okay.  The key is don’t give doubt too much power/credit/control,  etc, etc, etc…  Don’t let it stop you from achieving what is burning inside your heart, soul, mind and spirit.  We […]

Liz Best (great last name) will be directing the Public Reading of my playhappening during the New Ideas Festival at the Alumnae Theatre in March.   New Ideas is a festival of plays that run over a 3 week period.  Each week has a set of different plays with short plays given a full staging and […]

In my screenplays and plays, the role of family is prominent in the stories I choose to tell.   Above are two members of my family.   Many of you know (through this website), have met, are an acquaintance of or have worked with my sister Lisa.  The fella between us is Lisa’s husband/my brother-in-law Rikk (that’s […]

  To be bold takes a step of courage.  Boldness can come in many different forms, and depending on your current situation, you may find yourself about to take that step of faith and forge forward. Not always easy – in life, there are no guarantees. Fear is our greatest enemy. Be a friend to […]

Disappointment.  I’m feeling that today.  Doubt.  Another good word.   To Be or Not To Be.  It’s something we must all ask ourselves.  If you are someone who is in a great place today, where things are just happening, where you are in the “TO BE” place, not the “NOT TO BE” place – good on […]

Meet Jane Miller. I’ve mentioned her a couple times on my blogs. We’re working on my play . Animal has been in development since (gulp) 2008. But let’s be clear. There were lots of times where I set the play aside and worked on many other projects. Since 2008, Animal has been through about 7 […]

Try. Just try. You may not always succeed. You may even fail more than you succeed. But it is in the trying that you gain insight into who you are and what you can become. The above quote is by writer Louisa May Alcott, whose most famous novel is Little Women. My highest aspirations are […]