OP-ED IN “THE NEW YORK TIMES”
These days, the characters in comedies have no choice but to grow. Unfortunately, growth is antithetical to comedy.
A new play: “Roberta Lee Raspberry”
On February 19th, I was privileged to have an extraordinary cast read my new play at the Skylight Theater, here in Los Feliz. The experienced allowed me to shorten and restructure the play, improving it greatly. Thank you to these fine actors, and to the audience that showed up on an uncharacteristically cold night to […]
Two new New Yorker pieces
I’ve recently been fortunate to have two pieces in The New Yorker, one in the magazine and one on the website. Being in the pages (or the website) of Thurber, Perelman, White, Parker, etc. never gets old (though those great writers admittedly never had a website, and probably would have been appalled if they did). […]
Ensemble Theater Company of Santa Barbara announces the world premiere of “Parents In Chains”
I’m ecstatic about this production and this amazing cast! Click on read more for more info and a link to tickets.
The latest New Yorker piece…
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2024/07/01/parents-in-a-chain
“The Present” — the ebook
Presently, The Present is being presented in movie theaters across the United Kingdom. Here’s the book of the movie, currently available on Kindle and ebook (eventually in paperback), which was written while the movie was being developed. Thanks to everyone who has supported the project in the six years it’s taken to get to this […]
“Parents In Chains” reading
I was very fortunate to have this wonderful cast read my new play at the Moving Arts Theater: (l to r) Andy Daley, James Urbaniak, Joshua Malina, Janet Varney, Rhea Seehorn, Katie Roberts and Kevin Delin. I’m currently in talks to put some kind of production together for the spring/summer. Stay tuned!
“Indiana Jones” satire in The New Yorker…
Why make new stories when the old ones have infinite permutations? Okay, maybe “infinite” is overselling it…(Press on “Read more” to read more) https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2023/07/24/future-indiana-jones-sequels