Sam’s Salon, October 2015
I’m a little late on this one, but last weekend, Sam’s salon was graced by the literary stylings of local playwright Lindsay Harris Friel in a little piece she likes…
Read moreSam’s Salon, July 2015
So, this blog entry is a little late, but last month, I was hosted yet again by the gentle ministrations of Sam Barrett’s salon. It’s been over a year since…
Read moreDon’t go into Lindsay’s barn
Okay, so my good friend and fellow playwright, Lindsay Harris Friel, had a living room reading in her parents’ home. The reasons for this are shrouded in mystery and duplicity,…
Read moreThe naming of playwrights
Happy 2015, everybody. I’m not a huge proponent of new years’ resolutions, but I’m pleased as punch to begin my second year of blogging about playwriting, novel writing, and the…
Read moreLiving room salon, September 2014
It’s that time again, when a young man’s fancy turns from a war-and-disease-plagued world toward a living room full of theater and booze. Sam Barrett opened her house for yet another…
Read moreThe living room reading, revisited
So, last weekend, it was my turn to face the gauntlet. That’s me, standing next to salon-owner Sam Barrett, and when I say “salon,” I of course mean her living…
Read moreCelebrate the living room critique
Playwrights should get readings at all costs. Without them, you’re blind; you simply don’t know what you have until an audience responds to it. It’s even been said that if…
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