Sam French Blog

The playwrights for this year's Sam French OOB Festival are up on their website. My interview for their blog (they're really organized these days) will run on June 2.

Here's some press on the festival from Playbill, Broadway World, and TheaterMania.

Cool Website of the Day

City of Memory.

Take a Survey

At NYC Performing Arts Spaces, we're working on a survey to assess the current economic situation on NYC's performing artists. It just takes a second. It would be great if you could let us know what's going on with you right now. There are two survey: one is for the artists -actors, dancers, musicians, directors, playwrights, choreographers, etc, etc - the other is for those who run or manage nonprofit or for profit performing arts venues and facilities. Follow the link, it'll just take a mo. Thanks.

For artists, click here.

For facilities, click here.

(NYC Performing Arts Spaces is a program of Fractured Atlas. I'm their Program Consultant. OK, that should cover everything legally.)

Thanks!

AIP at the Lower East Side Tenement Museum

America-in-Play will be presenting a free program at the Lower East Side Tenement Museum on May 21. Jonna McElrath & Vince Gatton will be performing some of the material I wrote for the Tribeca PAC evening in March, so I'm excited to hear that. It's at 6:30 - and if you have never taken one of their tours, check them out. They're lots of fun.

It's Not too Late

...to sponsor me for AIDSWalk on Sunday. I've raised over two Gs and the W&M Alum team has scored over 12 at this point. Thanks to Matt and Pam for succumbing to my 'pointed' bribery.

It Pays to Advertise

My pal George Hosmer just got a bang up review from Backstage for his new show at the Metropolitan Playhouse. I saw their production of "Nowadays" last year with Frank Anderson and Matt Trumbull, two other actor/colleagues whose work I adore. (Not that I would ever say that to Trumbull, mind you. It's too much fun to play on his insecurities.) This is definitely one I want to catch before the end of its run.

Yes Yes Yes Again Again Again

My one-act, "Yes Yes Yes," commissioned by Rude Guerrilla and produced by Blue Coyote - wow, that's two animal names. But "Yes Yes Yes" will have another go at it in the Sam French Festival this July, at the Peter Jay Sharp Theatre from July 14-18, definite times & dates TBA.

Rude Guerrilla, by the by, has closed its doors. One of the most interesting theatres in So Cal. They did the first full (non-student) production of "Candy & Dorothy" back in 2004, and also the production last summer of "Yes Yes Yes." A very sad thing and a great bunch of folks.