I’ve been working with this group of volunteers for the past month and a half. It is the cast of Thirsty, a production that will be staged at The Stone Church, Dec 6 & 7 for 3 performances. It is a play that combines drama with song. The music is original and is composed by […]
Adventures in Creativity
September 30, 2014 by 2 Comments
I am 3 weeks in rehearsing a new stage production for Christmas called Thirsty. The cast has been great and I am working with 6 new volunteers which can be daunting if you don’t know them. But I’ve been really encouraged with what I’ve seen and the potential that’s still to come. Soon, I’ll introduce […]
Play Ball Optioned
August 28, 2014 by 20 Comments
I’ve been writing screenplays for some time. Over the years, I have sent out many letters (yes, there was a time when we used to write letters) and emails regarding my work. I’ve kept every written rejection I have received in letter form and in email response. As many of you know, last year my […]
The First Draft
July 22, 2014 by 1 Comment
I’ve just spent the last 3 weeks working on a play that will be staged on December 6 & 7. It’s one of the annual productions I do around the Christmas season. With these productions, I cast the play first before writing anything as the actors come from a group of volunteers. I then create a […]
The Chair of Power & Burden
June 16, 2014 by 1 Comment
The guy next to me is Scott Loyst. He was the drummer in the production of black/white which I staged back in April. Scott’s a talented dude… his day/night job is a paramedic, but he drums, skateboards everywhere and now I’m learning he is a painter – and a darn good one. He made this […]
The Chair of Power & Burden
June 16, 2014 by 1 Comment
The guy next to me is Scott Loyst. He was the drummer in the production of black/white which I staged back in April. Scott’s a talented dude… his day/night job is a paramedic, but he drums, skateboards everywhere and now I’m learning he is a painter – and a darn good one. He made this […]
ANIMAL – A Dramatic Reading
May 20, 2014 by 1 Comment
If you have some time and you’re in the Toronto area, come out to a dramatic reading of my new play Animal on Monday June 2 @ 7:30pm at The Stone Church. This will be the very first time I will be presenting this play to the public in hopes of staging it in the near […]
What Leo Said…
April 29, 2014 by Leave a Comment
“Everything at the end of the day when you’re making a movie starts with the material and how well written the script is. I’ve never seen a silk purse made from a sow’s ear. I’ve never seen it happen wherein a ‘crap’ script with ‘crap’ characters, a director somehow found a way to make a […]
Can I Be Better?
April 9, 2014 by 1 Comment
I thought about the above phrase these last couple of days while I was rehearsing with actors, musicians and singers for my next play black/white. At one point during the rehearsals this week, I stopped a scene several times and I apologized immediately. But then just as quick, I took that apology back and told the […]
Teachers
March 31, 2014 by 1 Comment
In less than two weeks, black/white will be presented to an audience. I am deep in rehearsals now and by the end of the week we will be heading into tech. It has been a bit of a whirlwind putting this play together, but as the days pass, the pieces are beginning to fall into […]