Month: January 2010

A word about art.

Seth Godin has a pretty simple definition of art. I happen to think his definition is too simple. Godin states that his definition of art has three elements….

The Title’s a Spoiler.

Picking up on the theme of making merry of Mamet, here’s scene seven from my play The Rough Guide to the Underworld, featuring a more specific parody. It’s…

Repetitive Christmas Tunes.

Here’s a lyric I wrote four years ago for my wife, who hates a certain Christmas song by Paul McCartney. There’s not much to explain about this process,…

Nightdogs.

This is one of my favorite pieces, bar none. Years ago, when I was still doing their marketing designs, the Hanover College Theatre put on a revue of…

Colors on the snowy linen land.

In late 2008, Emmanuel College in Franklin Springs, Georgia, commissioned a play about Vincent van Gogh. Their one request was that it should include at least part of…

Shakespeareal Perversity.

This is a piece written on a dare to share with some folks in the Boston area who are well acquainted with David Mamet. There was a good…

Suo Gan.

Another song, this arranged and performed by the lovely singer/songwriter Tamara Dearing, one of our regular actors. (And we’re very lucky to have her.) This is an adaptation…

A first post and a song.

It’s long overdue, but I’m finally blogging about creative work again. And since “share your music day” is as good a reason as any, thanks to Dave Charest…