Category Archives: Plays

Last week I went to see “Escape From Happiness” at the Ooley Theater  in Midtown.  In part I of my analysis I mentioned that the play worked quite well, but I didn’t really explain why.  So I thought I would … Continue reading →

This blog is not about theater critique, it’s about process.  But in the discovery of what works and what doesn’t, sooner or later it will become necessary to render an opinion about a play. I had it my head to … Continue reading →

The Playwright’s Collaborative was back at the BIT for September 26, with Jack Kisor’s play “Betty and Lorraine at the Lucky Cafe” as the event.  Attendance was  a little lighter then usual (possibly due to the Ellys), but as usual … Continue reading →

It’s been a few weeks since my last post, lots to catch up on.  We’ve had two Playwright’s Collaborative readings, and my 2nd play (“Justice and Injustice”)  is scheduled for a reading in December (or sooner if we can get … Continue reading →

So I wrote a play called “The Day My Father Met the Lord”, and some will find it to have a religious theme. Because of that some people may find it suspect, or controversial. I don’t think the work is controversial at all; in fact I think it’s a simple allegory. I had a lot of fun writing it. But I need to stand up to it: I wrote it, it’s my opinion and nobody else’s, and it reflects some bias I have. It’s a story of my own making about what I think I see. Continue reading →

If you have been following my posts, you know I am a playwright in the making.  As of now I have not had my works published, or performed in front of a paying audience.  Thus the “in the making”.