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Inflexible Dynamo
Jun 15, 20185 min read
The Best of Us (3)
The call came in the early afternoon. That very morning I had seen three—count 'em—three rejection slips. This was the fifth year of my...
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Inflexible Dynamo
May 9, 20183 min read
Notes from "The Viking Suicides" Workshop, Part 2
In Part I of this post I promised to address why I encourage everyone at the table to speak their minds freely and openly. Here’s why. I...
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Inflexible Dynamo
May 5, 20184 min read
Notes from the "Viking Suicides" Workshop, Part 1
We’re having the first workshop rehearsal for my new play, The Viking Suicides. Two of the cast members have been through this process...
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Inflexible Dynamo
Mar 29, 20183 min read
Just Mull. And Enjoy It.
It's called Writer's Block, that agonizing period fraught with insecurity when the creative river dries up. Writer's Block: when you need...
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Inflexible Dynamo
Feb 23, 20183 min read
Best Advice I Ever Received About Playwriting: Learn How to Do Everything
Seems like a simple concept, and yet many playwrights continue to keep themselves away from the rest of the profession. I've heard them...
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Inflexible Dynamo
Jan 21, 20181 min read
A Playwright's Day
Make coffee. Write. Think about taking shower. Write. Change title. Write. Daydream. Write. Feed/change baby. Write. Eat. Write. Realize...
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Inflexible Dynamo
Jan 15, 20183 min read
Noooooo...It belongs Over HERE.
Every once in a while the question comes up: how detailed should I be with my set directions? For me, the answer is easy. For others it...
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Inflexible Dynamo
Oct 16, 20175 min read
Don't Fear the Talkback!
It’s happened to most of us. We’ve just finished the staged reading or performance of our newest play, and we sit next to the director,...
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Inflexible Dynamo
Oct 13, 20162 min read
Size Matters
Synopsis: 1. a brief or condensed statement giving a general view of some subject. 2. a compendium of heads or short paragraphs giving...
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Inflexible Dynamo
Jan 13, 20165 min read
Company.
Company noun. 1. a number of individuals assembled or associated together; group of people. 2. companionship; fellowship; association. 3....
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Inflexible Dynamo
May 20, 20154 min read
To Feed or Not to Feed. That is the Question.
I hate giving line readings. Here's my mindset: When I cast a certain actor I do so because of a dozen different things: detected...
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Inflexible Dynamo
Mar 23, 20155 min read
It's All Moot, Ya Know.
Okay, at the very first my reaction was “Really? What the hell is the point of asking, anyway?” Then I ruminated on it, cuddling the idea...
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Inflexible Dynamo
Jan 10, 20154 min read
Live a Little.
You know the look. It's the look that people get when they’re processing what you've just said and they have come up against a huge...
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Inflexible Dynamo
Feb 14, 20145 min read
No, Seriously. A Pound of WHAT??
I’m quite uncomfortable discussing matters of race, ethnicity, and religion. Being a middle-class generic white dude of the Heinz 57...
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Inflexible Dynamo
Oct 20, 20137 min read
The Essential Nature of Cosmic Truth Revealed. Finally.
The last question in the post-show talkback was “In your opinion, what was the theme of the play?” Decent question, and one most likely...
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Inflexible Dynamo
Jun 21, 20134 min read
"I Hate Going Anywhere With You."
I hear that every so often. I also hear: “Mr. Crankypants”; or, “Well, fine, but *I* liked it.” And my favorite: “Someone needs a nap.”...
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Inflexible Dynamo
Apr 17, 20136 min read
Are We There Yet?
I always know it’s out there . . . lurking . . . waiting . . . with a sly Cheshire grin on its face, frolicsome malice in its heart . . ....
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Inflexible Dynamo
Apr 16, 20137 min read
"Truth"; a Rambling Discourse on the Essence of Knowing It When you See It*
[Warning: This essay was written a few months ago, then abandoned and forgotten because things piled up. I started another essay a few...
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Inflexible Dynamo
Mar 2, 20133 min read
I Should Have Been a Gynecologist Like My Mother Wanted
I wouldn't give up playwriting for anything. But every once in a while the absurdity of life juuuuust misses contact with my funny bone....
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Inflexible Dynamo
Feb 4, 20134 min read
Hey. We Found a King.
Friends from all over are alerting me to the news that anthropological research teams have found and positively identified the skeletal...
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