I tell great stories.
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Silent Sky‘s Closing Night
(Written September 16) I have a lot to say tonight, on two different subjects. It was our closing performance of Silent Sky, and yes, I do tend to gush at moments like these. Je ne regrette rien, Gentle Reader. Part 1: On Producing Silent Sky Producing a show this big was a first for me.…
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Pull It Together, America
Call me crazy, call me a misty-eyed nostalgic, but I believe there was a time in this country, a brief, delightful summer, when liberals and conservatives mostly got along with each other. Then political action committees happened. Then the internet happened. Then FOX News happened. Then we all learned how to “unfollow” or even “unfriend”…
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On Success
After a long conversation with my mom the other day, I’ve been thinking a lot about the nature of success. Sometimes it’s happening to us and we don’t even notice it. Forty years ago, a silly space opera hit theaters. Little did I know it’d be one of the pivotal events of my childhood. On…
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3 Impossible Questions
Given that it’s mentioned in the Fishnapped! program, I believe I can safely announce this now: A play I’m in the latter stages of writing, called 3 Impossible Questions, will be the fourth play in Olympia Family Theater‘s next mainstage season. It adapts fables from all over the Islamic world and introduces Western audiences to…
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OLY ARTS, Spring 2017
Often when I’m directing a play, there’s a moment early on when I take stock of everything that has to happen and think, “Hm. There’s a good chance this may not come together. It’s too much.” But then opening night, as the cast and crew accept their justly earned praise, there’s me in the back…
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Why It Happens
This morning my wife told me a story about a woman who discovered the profile of a guy she was flirting with on an online dating site was a sham, designed for the goal of exploiting women like her. Basically, the guy pretended he was someone else in the hope of soliciting nude pics and/or…
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A Slightly Longer Time Ago…
“A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away…” says the familiar graphic, and then we’re back in the Star Wars galaxy. Everything feels a bit different, except nothing has changed… (a spoiler-free review of Rogue One)
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Sore
sore loser: a person who becomes very upset or angry when he or she loses a game, contest, etc.–Merriam-Webster I’ve been accused of this a lot lately, so I looked it up to make sure I knew what it meant. When I first read the definition above, I thought, yep, that’s me, all right. Because…
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Here’s Why It Hurts
I address this to those in my circle of friends and family who voted for Donald Trump. If you haven’t already unfollowed or unfriended me on social media, then at least I must be trying your patience. For Pete’s sake, the election was two weeks ago! It’s just politics! Get over it, am I right?…
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Two Quick Links
Before I write anything else, I want to thank everyone who came out to hear me read from Mr. Klein’s Wild Ride this week in Lacey, Olympia and Tacoma. If you bought a book, double thanks. Let me know what you think of it. In fact, please let everyone know, especially if you enjoyed it.…
Got any book recommendations?