Tag: playpenn
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The successful miscreants that I call, “friends”
I really thought I was going to start talking about my novel this week. I feel like I’ve been teasing my readers with hints about The Lost City of the Metal Men and my new heroine, Nifty Brandenburger, without saying anything substantive. But then the Tony’s happened. And my buddy’s book dropped. And I found out…
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Rambling from the heat
The summer heat is upon us, and (predictably) I want to shoot myself in the head. Seriously, I ought to migrate to Toronto or someplace. Not that I’ve been to Toronto, but I hear it’s nice, and it can’t be hotter than here. Also, my tomato plants aren’t doing as well as I’d like, and…
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Todd Cardin at E3T
The latest installment of the E3T reading series dropped on Tuesday night at Plays and Players, and there was much rejoicing. Playwright Todd Cardin provided us with Getting the Knack, which is a coming-of-age story (sort of), set in the 1980s, in which the band The Knack plays an instrumental role during a young man’s eighteenth…
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The rise of E3T
The Tuesday-night readings at Plays and Players have an official name: “E3T” which stands for “Every Third Tuesday,” which, cleverly enough is when the readings occur. I like it. It’s short, it’s descriptive, and I finally have something cool to type. I’m attaching a photo from the reading three weeks ago, featuring the talented playwright…
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New reading series at Plays & Players
The title pretty much says it all. Bill McKinlay has started a new reading series that steals its tone from the old, Tuesday-night reading series that the Brick Playhouse used to do, and I was honored to be the inaugural playwright. Last Tuesday, five talented actors convened upon the top floor of the Plays & Players…
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The calm before the storm
Predictably, things have been relatively calm theater-wise this summer. I, myself, have taken advantage of the artistic lull by starting work on a new play (my fifteenth full-length, if anyone is keeping track) and building an adirondack chair. I’ve included a pic of my latter project, since a picture of me staring with frustration at…
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PlayPenn 2015: Eric Pfeffinger
PlayPenn 2015 concluded last week, and while I’m normally a ravenous attendee, haunting all the readings and annoying Paul Meshejian like nobody’s business, I only made it to one this year. I reserved a ticket to see James Ijames’ latest masterwork, but my niece and nephew showed up from out of town, wanting to see…
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PlayPenn Gala
The PlayPenn gala was on Monday night, celebrating their tenth anniversary of developing new plays every summer in the City of Brotherly Such-and-such. Wow. A decade. I know that, in situations like this, people like to say, “Time goes by so fast,” so I won’t, in favor of coining a new idiom: “Time is a…