Its been a veritable hive of industry lately.
First off, my ‘DOGS OF THE BLUE GODS’ play will be getting unveiled at Brown/Trinity Rep, Summer 2009.
Schwinggg, as they say in the classics.
Auditions are happening this coming weekend down at Brown University. I yam thrilled. Is very cool. Looking forward to meeting folks, and getting a look at the campus. I’ve written a whole new prologue to the play – oh the angst – took me at least an evening to do. Writing play script after the dense nature of prose, well, its like cream pouring from a jug.
Going full steam ahead editing the 800 page novel, another month or so and then it can be thrown at agents and I can forget about it and move on.
Also 30-odd pages into a deliciously political play, which may raise some hackles once its done – but I’m pleased with the quality of dialogue that’s emerging, and wondering just what the characters are going to do. As usual they’ll tell me by their actions.
Also moving ahead on another prose thing (short story? novella? who knows) that leapt up and demanded that I write it – so I’m bouncing back n forth between prose and script at the moment.
Had sniffs at some other works of mine from companies. More of those when they come to fruition, if its meant to be.
Keeping an eye out for the release of Starcraft 2 (just to be a geek for a moment). And I’ve got a backlog of movies to catch up on – so that nips at my heels as I write furiously. Still trying to assemble 300+ theatre reviews up online in some semblance of order, but its madness, wading through the quantities of stuff writing about my work. Still, it’ll have to be done.
Hmm, an audition. Oh boy. Well, we’ll see what happens. Always wary of things which confer a ’status’ to one set of people, and a lesser status to others, regardless of the situation. Auditions have always creeped me out in one way or another, political animal that I am.
This aside, I’m curious to meet the other playwrights, as well as the folks at Brown, which has a rep for good theatre work, and especially experimental stuff. Must mention that I have a scary play dealing with a Theatre Faculty and Drama…
But right now, I have the second half of a cool Japanese comedy to finish quickly before bedtime (By Itami – for those who know. For those who don’t, source ‘Tampopo’ – for one of the most exquisite films you’ll ever see.)
Until the next time, if my exuberance doesn’t get the better of me.
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