Less than a month away and opens. In the past couple of weeks, I’ve been working on acting. Most of the actors have their lines memorized and we’ve been refining and re-defining who these characters are. I’m seeing a lot of growth come from my performers and I know as we draw closer to opening […]

The top 3 winners for the Kaiors Prizes in Screenwriting are as follows: First Place:  Blue Water Metal by Justin Eade, New Zealand Second Place:   A Gentle Whisper by Katherine T.  Koonce, Coral Springs, FL Third Place:  Under the Apple Tree by Matthew Hill & Landon Johnson, Upland, CA As you can see from the […]

Back in mid Sept of 2010, I decided to re-write a screenplay of mine called The Tree of Life. Fast forward a month and a half later, I had done significant re-writes on the script and re-titled it . I entered this script into the Kairos Prices for Screenwriting on Nov. 1. Just last month, […]

Listen to Grace is the name of my new play which officially begins rehearsals in less than a week.  The production will be performed on April 16 & 17 and has a cast of 12, many of whom I have not worked with before.   Listen to Grace takes that old hymn “Amazing Grace” and wraps a play around redemption […]

2010 is about to come to a close and I take this time to pause and reflect on the year that was. The year began with my Easter production which was performed in March.  The highlight of was seeing three trees on stage and the impact the set and lighting had on the entire production.  […]

After months of work on developing a script, auditioning actors, countless hours of rehearsals and working out every aspect of tech (lights, sound, sets) it has now come down to the dress rehearsal.  Following tonight’s dress, opens Dec 11. An interesting thing happened last weekend when we were rehearsing.  Usually I am very picky about […]

Less than 3 weeks to go and opens.  I was at rehearsal yesterday and the creative energies were flowing in many directions.  Art was happening on different levels.   As the director, I always look forward to when you give someone the task of creating something and then they come back and show you what they’ve […]

Rehearsals for Born For This are in full swing.  The play is completely blocked and I am now working on the acting.  The next couple of weeks are critical in molding the direction of the play and getting the best out of my performers.  There are 4 original songs in Born For This, composed by […]

“In nearly all good fiction, the basic — all but inescapable — plot form is this: A central character wants something, goes after it despite opposition (perhaps including his own doubts), and so arrives at a win, lose, or draw.” – John Gardner The above quote by American novelist John Gardner, is the simplest and […]

Summer is nearly over and I’ve nearly completed the re-write of my most recent script.  Born For This is the title of the Christmas production in which I begin rehearsals in less than a month.  My first rehearsal with the cast will be a sit down reading of the play.  First readings and the beginning […]