He's Fat, He's Ugly, and He's Rude

And besides that, he's fat.

Incredible, Astounding News!

Apparently some teenagers are continuing to have sex! Despite the fact that Republicans tell them not to! Read this jaw-dropping news!

Well, all I can say is, 141 million is a BARGAIN to discover this shocker/bombshell. Who would've seen that one coming?

A Quote from Eva LeGallienne

"I hold the unpopular view that a really great talent cannot be stopped. I do not believe the woods are full of undiscovered geniuses." ---- from "With a Quiet Heart," 1953

What Did Netflix Bring Me This Week?

Best Ten Minute Plays, 2008

Good news. Smith & Kraus has made an offer to publish "A Funeral Home in Brooklyn" in the Best Ten Minute Plays, 2 Actors, 2008, out this winter. This will mark the second time I've had something published that was premiered by Blue Coyote (first was "Leaving Tangier" in 2004, the Sam French one-act series.) Above - Bob Buckwalter and Tracey Gilbert, in the first production of "Funeral Home" last Dec, part of the "Standards of Decency Project." It was directed by Kyle Ancowitz, who also directed my plays, "A Phone Call from Washington State, Late at Night" and "Saturday with Martin."

My Friend Sally in Cleveland Is a Really Great Medea

Just got back from Cleveland where my friend Sally Groth was finishing up her run as "Medea" in the Robinson Jeffers adaptation at Actors Summit in Hudson, OH. Saw it Friday and Saturday night. She was fantastic and the Cleveland Plain Dealer praised her to the skies. (The frightened looking woman behind her is the Nurse, Paula Duesling, another fine actress in the area.) The show closed yesterday, but you can read more about it here.

Besides playing Medea for four performances this weekend, she also made a great brunch - poached eggs on Swiss chard, fried green tomatoes, and biscuits with homemade apple butter. It's fun to go to the farmers' market with Medea!

Sally and her husband John have two beautiful pre-schoolers, Sam and Annie. No, they were not allowed to see Mommy in this one.

Food Fight Misanthrope

On my friend Katharine's rec, I got a cheap TDF ticket to see this last night at NYTW. I'd never seen Ivo Van Hove's work before, and let me tell you - that Dutch guy is nuts. Three parts genius, one part complete bullshit. Don't know how much it had to do with Moliere, but I'm glad I saw it.

Van Hove's production bursts into the dressing room, the street outside NYTW (What is that? Breaking the fifth and the sixth walls?) Parts are hilarious, parts are grim, parts are exhilarating and parts are - really loud and messy. I won't soon forget the sight of Bill Camp covered in chocolate, ketchup and watermelon. And I'm very happy I'm not on the production staff at NYTW to clean up that set every night.