Skye Sutherland stands alone on a bridge and looks out as she contemplates her life on Christmas morning. When a Stranger approaches her and begins a conversation, Skye is at first annoyed. However, the longer the Stranger stays, the more Skye opens up to him about why she is troubled. As her story unfolds, we […]
Patience…Perseverance…
August 1, 2015 by Leave a Comment
…Two words I’m constantly battling. They work off of each other. I would say they’re friends. And to make them enemies would be a mistake. I need patience to continue to work on the craft of writing because I am not the writer I know I can be. And I need perseverance to not get […]
Closing Night
July 11, 2015 by Leave a Comment
opened at the Toronto Fringe Festival on July 2 and tonight (July 11) @ 10:30pm, the play will have its closing night. I saw the first 3 shows of the run, stayed away from the next few shows and will return tonight to the Robert Gill Theatre one last time. I’m looking forward to […]
The Final Stretch
July 1, 2015 by Leave a Comment
The Playwright and Cast of OVERTIME January 4, 2015, I began writing brainstorming notes for my play . This evening, June 30, 2015, I saw the first run-thru of the play that I have lived with for 6 months. In just 2 days, (July 2 @ 8:15) the cast and crew of OverTime will give […]
It Takes Time
June 19, 2015 by 1 Comment
I’ve been at this writing thing for some time now. If you would have asked me 10 years ago about the current screenplay I was working on, I would have told you that it was the best thing I’ve ever written and it’s just a matter of time before some Hollywood director scoops it up. […]
OverTime – New Play On Stage in July
May 26, 2015 by 1 Comment
My new play will have its première at the Toronto Fringe Festival beginning July 2 and ending July 12. There will be 7 performances of OverTime during the festival run. Details to come on specific dates. I’ve been working on this play since January and it has been through several drafts since then. The play has […]
Find What You Love
April 24, 2015 by 1 Comment
Your soul needs to be fed. For some people, they know what they love and they are doing it. For others, the search is ongoing – a struggle which oftentimes is defined by fear. The first thing you have to ask yourself is what is it you love? Start there. I’ve know for some […]
The Audience
March 25, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Most people are looking for an audience. It may just be an audience of one (your spouse, your best friend, siblings, etc) but we all want someone to take notice of us. We’re all looking for some form of validation. It’s one of the reasons Facebook is so successful. We want to share our lives […]
New Website, New Plays, More Re-writes
March 11, 2015 by 3 Comments
In the last few months, my website has gone through a renovation and update. I am still in the process of transferring my old website onto this new site and there are aspects of this new site that will change. I have not been able to update for a while as the transfer was a […]
The Chronos Prize Finalist
January 16, 2015 by Leave a Comment
The Chronos Prize in Screenwriting is a 50 thousand dollar prize given to a writer who has previously won The Kairos Prize in Screenwriting or who has had a script produced into a film. I won the Kairos Prize back in 2013 and the screenplay that won (PLAY BALL) is currently optioned by a production […]