How do you build an audience’s anticipation for a show? I think about that a lot. When I have a Fringe show, I start posting on social media before the show is about to open. But it’s already busy with everyone else trying to get you to see their Fringe show. You’ve got to start…
Today, I turn 61 years old. Sixty-one years young? I’m alive and feeling grateful. I get to spend the day with the love of my life, Deb. And our three kids, Caileigh, Keaton, and Tara. And Keaton’s girlfriend, Kate. Only our son-in-law is missing from a nuclear family love fest. As time passes, opportunities like…
Item #12 on My Five-Year plan is to put on The Lost Years in Montreal. The Lost Years is a play I wrote telling the story of Deb’s and my journey through parenthood. Deb and I performed it at the Hamilton Fringe in 2017. And we’ve been meaning to remount it ever since. We played…
I mentioned my daughter’s 30 by 30 list last week. And I was going to come up with my own list. My 30 by 65. Although, it would actually be my 30 by 66, since I’ll be 61 in a month. Let’s call it “My Five Year Plan.” Coming up with 30 things wasn’t as…
I’m a playwright, so why am I putting on a clown piece for the 2018 Hamilton Fringe Festival? Good question. I didn’t have a play ready when it was time to submit to the Fringe Lottery. To be fair, I didn’t have a clown piece ready, either. But I was just wrapping up another Clown…
Last year, I had intended to document the journey to getting my play The Lost Years ready for the Hamilton Fringe 2017. Unfortunately, I never started the documentation and before I knew it, opening night was upon us. This year, I wanted to do the same thing, but I found I was letting procrastination get…
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