Entries from July 2009

July 29, 2009

New excerpts are up

I’ve temporarily taken down excerpts from McMEEKIN FINDS OUT and COYDOG, but I’ve added an updated excerpt from BREWED and a brand new excerpt from THE REVENANTS. They can be found at those plays’ respective pages, or the READ section.
Words!

July 24, 2009

Dramatis Personae 24-SEVEN Event

This weekend I’m participating in Dramatis Personae’s 2nd Annual 24-Hour Theatre Event.
Seven playwrights (including me) get paired up with seven directors and a host of actors on Saturday night, and we then, as an ensemble, have 24 hours to get a play on its feet. I can promise unconditionally that anything I write between [...]

July 10, 2009

McMEEKIN Route 66 UPDATE

Got the full details now!
Tuesday, July 21st at 7:30 PM
Mrs. Murphy’s and Sons Irish Bistro, 3905 N. Lincoln (Chicago)
Featuring Kate Buddeke, Casey Cunningham, Clancey McCartney, Blair Robertson, Randy Steinmeyer, and Kyle Wallace.
Directed by Damon Kiely.
If you missed the reading at Chicago Dramatists in May, come check this one out!  Before the reading, beginning at 6:30, [...]