NOVEMBER 2011
Delivered – The Edge Theatre – Lakewood, Colorado: On Saturday, November 19, The Edge Theatre's ON YOUR FEET series workshopped by newest ten-minute play, Delivered. In a bold and interesting exercise, the Edge had two different directors, Angela Astle and Sarah Roshan, present two different readings of the play in front of an audience. It was fascinating to see how movement, blocking, and actor interpretation can have such an impact on two different stagings of the same script. The play is still under development, and the workshop provided me with some actionable ideas on how to further improve upon the script.
InSex – Pint Sized Plays– Pembrokeshire, Wales: InSex enjoyed a month-long series of productions in pubs and other venues around Prembrokeshire as part of the Pint Sized Plays short play festival. Although the play did not win for best script like my last year's submission, Award-Winning Entry, it did provide a winning platform for its performers, Nick and Madeleine Wears. Nick and Madeleine did a great job bringing my post-coitus insects to live, as evidenced in the YouTube clip posted above.
OCTOBER 2011
Standards of Conduct – Colorado Theatre Guild – Denver, Colorado: On Tuesday, October 4, the Colorado Theatre Guild presented the premiere reading of Standards of Conduct as part of the New Venture Series, an ongoing program to showcase new works by Colorado playwrights. The standing room only event, which took place at the Aurora Fox Theatre, was a tremendous success! The audience provided insightful and enthusiastic feedback at the talkback, and the actors did a brilliant job embodying the characters and making the "reading" feel more like a full production.
Under the direction of Nicolette Vajtay, the cast included (in alphabetical order) Anthony Bianco (Marcus), Michael Catlin (Dave), Don Kraus (Al), Thadd Krueger (Jay) and Ethan Yazzie Mintz (Rick). Stage directions were read by Nyle Kenning. I’m so grateful to Nicolette and the cast for dedicating their time, energy, and talent to the development of this piece. I’m also so grateful to Gloria Shanstrom and the Colorado Theatre Guild for their commitment to the development of new plays and new playwrights.
AUGUST 2011
InSex – Actors Theatre of Louisville – Louisville, Kentucky: I am thrilled (ecstatic, actually!) to announce that from over 1,300 entries, InSex has been selected as one of the finalists for the 2012 Heideman Award! The Heideman will be announced by January 2012, so keep your fingers crossed. Between now and then, all finalist scripts will also be considered for inclusion in the Actors Theatre annual winter production of ten-minute plays with their Apprentice Company, as well as for the prestigious Humana Festival of New American Plays in March 2012. All finalists will also be considered for City Theatre’s Summer Shorts programming, produced by ATL’s administrative partners in Miami.
Zeus's Women – One Night Stand Theater – Denver, Colorado – Director Jim O’Leary brought two monologues from Zeus’s Women to life at Denver’s Vintage Theatre as part of his ongoing series, One Night Stand. Hannah Wenzel and Jacqueline Garcia performed Hera and Menomsyne’s monologues to great effect and the evening was, by all accounts, a wonderful success.
Delivered – Walking Fish Theatre – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – Although not chosen for production, Delivered was selected by Walking Fish Theatre as a finalist in the company's annual short play festival.
The Uses of Enchantment – Denver, Colorado – I just wanted to take an opportunity to once again thank the ensemble members of Denver’s Paragon Theatre for the lovely reading of Uses of Enchantment presented on August 1. The reading, directed by Heidi Schmidt, was incredibly well-performed and incredibly well-received. It’s clear that I still have a lot of work to do on the script; however, the audience’s enthusiastic and heartfelt response was an encouraging step forward on the road toward development.
Standards of Conduct – Colorado Theatre Guild – Denver, Colorado: Casting is just about finalized for the premiere staged reading of my new play Standards of Conduct. The reading will be directed by the fabulous Nicolette Vajtay, who will also dramaturg the script during the month-long September rehearsal process. Standards, although a rather ugly little dark comedy, is my love letter to the book industry. It is bittersweet that the play will get its inaugural performance within weeks of the unfortunate closing and liquidation of Borders, a company that will always hold an esteemed place in my heart.
JUNE & JULY 2011
Modern Goddesses – JAC Publishing & Promotions – NOW AVAILABLE! My collection of mythology-inspired short plays is now available for purchase through Amazon and for sales/licensing through JAC Publishing & Promotions. Click on the picture above for a direct link to the JAC website.
State of the Company – Denver, Colorado – As part of the Playwrights Bootcamp of the Western Region, writers were given the opportunity to write a play based on a given theme. This year's theme, "Mission Impossible," gave rise to my newest short play. State of the Company: A Play in 5 Pages & 6 PowerPoint Slides will be produced at the Buntport Theatre on Saturday, July 16.
The Uses of Enchantment – Denver, Colorado – My first full-length play will be presented as a staged reading by the Paragon Theatre Ensemble on Monday, August 1 as part of their development series, The Trench. The play, which had an initial staging in southern Colorado by Stage Left Theatre Company, has been substantially rewritten and I'm so excited for the opportunity to further develop the piece with Paragon. The FREE reading, directed by Heidi Schmidt, will be presented at the Kim Robards Dance Theatre, 1387 South Santa Fe Dr, Denver, CO 80223. For more information & directions to the theater, please click on the Uses of Enchantment picture above.
InSex – Pembrokeshire, Wales – I'm thrilled to announce that InSex has been selected as a finalist for Pint Sized Plays, an international short play festival based out of Wales. Award-Winning Entry was honored by Pint Sized Plays last year, and I'm thrilled to once again be recognized by this wonderful organization. Fingers crossed that my short play about horny praying mantises wins big overseas!
MAY 2011
Assisted Living – New York, New York– THE SAMUEL FRENCH INC. OFF OFF BROADWAY SHORT PLAY FESTIVAL proudly announced the 40 semi-finalists for its 36th annual season on 23 May. Chosen from over one thousand submissions by playwriting workshops, university theatre programs, and professional companies both in the U.S. and abroad, 40 plays will be presented July 19th – 24th at the Lion Theatre in Theatre Row. Out of these plays, six finalists will be chosen by the Samuel French, Inc. editorial staff to receive publication and licensing contracts. I am so honored and humbled to announce that Assisted Living has been selected for inclusion, and that Emerging Artists Theatre will reprise their beautiful production for the festival. Click on the OOB logo (left) for access to information regarding my play and a full author interview.
Assisted Living – Winona, Minnesota – Winners were announced on 25 May for Theatre du Mississippi’s One-Act Playwriting Competition. Three independent judges read scripts received from sixteen states and Canada to determine the four winners. I’m thrilled to tell you that Assisted Living was selected as one of the four winning plays and may be produced by Theatre du Mississippi in their 2012-13 season.
Delivered – Albuquerque, New Mexico – In mid-May, FUSION Theatre Company, New Mexico's professional theatre company, announced the finalist scripts for their sixth annual new short works festival, The Seven: Tangled Webs. Although not selected for production, my newest play, Delivered, was named among the twenty-one finalists and is still under consideration for a FUSION/Digital Filmmaking Institute collaboration this coming September.
APRIL 2011
Emerging Artists Theatre – New York, NY– Emerging Artists Theatre did a lovely job presenting Assisted Living. The cast was truly superb and brought levels of nuance to the show that touched and surprised me. I would like to extend my deepest thanks and appreciation to Emerging Artists Theatre for their level of commitment to my play, and I urge everyone to support and attend EAT productions.
In related news, EAT's production of Assisted Living and all of its actors have been long-listed for New York Innovative Theatre Awards (NYITA). So, cross your fingers that we bring home some prizes this summer. Please visit the Photo Gallery page to see images from this production.
MARCH 2011
Emerging Artists Theatre – New York, NY– My award-winning short play Assisted Living will premiere at the TADA! Theatre in New York as part of Emerging Artists Theatre's spring playwriting festival, EATFest 2011. For those of you who have not seen or read the piece yet, it pays homage to my grandfather, who died several years ago after battling Alzheimer's disease. The play is about an old man who is literally imprisoned in his own body, rendered virtually mute by aphasia. I'm thrilled that the play is being realized by the wonderful cast and crew of EAT and hope you share my excitement by supporting the festival.
Assisted Living runs in Series B, which plays Tuesdays and Fridays at 7PM and Sundays at 4PM from March 7-20.
FEBRUARY 2011
Rocky Mountain Theatre Association – Cheyenne, Wyoming – The Rocky Mountain Theatre Association (RMTA) is a non-profit, 501c3 organization dedicated to fostering the growth and development of performing arts throughout the Rocky Mountain States of Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming and Utah. I'm excited to tell you that I had two plays under consideration for the Pamela Menscher Playwriting Contest at this year's annual RMTA Festival , which was held in Cheyenne from February 9-12. Assisted Living was honored as "Best One Act Play" in this year's competition and InSex was named "Best Short Play."
The End of Innocence – New York, New York – My satiric retelling of Hansel and Gretel was included in Snorks & Piñs' "By The Light of a Match" Festival. The play, directed by Jessica Jennings, was produced February 14-16, 2011 at Nicu's Spoon Theatre (38 W 38th St # 5, New York).
The Uses of Enchantment – Denver, Colorado – According to their mission statement, Denver's Paragon Theatre is a dedicated ensemble of artists seeking to illuminate the human experience with unflinching courage and truth. They exist to serve the story and the greater Denver community, tackling every project with passion, humility and diverse insight--an approach that results in a rare collaborative experience.
Each year, the Paragon chooses three to four plays for their Trench development series, a program designed to help local playwrights develop and realize his/her play through a staged reading and mediated talkback. I'm thrilled to announce that The Uses of Enchantment has been selected as part of the Trench's 2011 series and will be workshopped on August 1, 2011.
JANUARY 2011
Silent Night – Denver, Colorado – Under the skillful direction of Linda Orr and featuring a heart-wrenching performance by Ellie Fotaki, my Christmas-set, contemporary retelling of Medea made quite a splash at Denver's Vintage Theatre. Juliet Whitman from Westword, Denver’s alt weekly, called Silent Night the “creepiest offering [of the Festival] – and, in some ways, the most intriguing.” It’s also just been confirmed that JAC Publishing & Promotion will now be including Silent Night in their upcoming publication of Zeus’s Women. The two Greek-inspired plays are being packaged together as Modern Goddesses: Two One Act Plays by Jeffrey Neuman.
Assisted Living– New York, New York – Cast and crew have just been announced for Emerging Artists Theatre's premiere of Assisted Living. The play will be directed by Greg Redlawsk and feature performances by Paul Herbig as Young Man, Deb Armelino as Nurse, and Angus Hepburn (AEA, SAG) as Old Man. Production dates and ticket information are forthcoming.
The End of Innocence – New York, New York – My satiric retelling of Hansel and Gretel will be included in Snorks & Piñs' "By The Light of a Match" Festival. The play, to be directed by Jessica Jennings, will be produced February 14-16, 2011 at Nicu's Spoon Theatre (38 W 38th St # 5, New York).
Delivered – The Edge Theatre – Lakewood, Colorado: On Saturday, November 19, The Edge Theatre's ON YOUR FEET series workshopped by newest ten-minute play, Delivered. In a bold and interesting exercise, the Edge had two different directors, Angela Astle and Sarah Roshan, present two different readings of the play in front of an audience. It was fascinating to see how movement, blocking, and actor interpretation can have such an impact on two different stagings of the same script. The play is still under development, and the workshop provided me with some actionable ideas on how to further improve upon the script.
InSex – Pint Sized Plays– Pembrokeshire, Wales: InSex enjoyed a month-long series of productions in pubs and other venues around Prembrokeshire as part of the Pint Sized Plays short play festival. Although the play did not win for best script like my last year's submission, Award-Winning Entry, it did provide a winning platform for its performers, Nick and Madeleine Wears. Nick and Madeleine did a great job bringing my post-coitus insects to live, as evidenced in the YouTube clip posted above.
OCTOBER 2011
Standards of Conduct – Colorado Theatre Guild – Denver, Colorado: On Tuesday, October 4, the Colorado Theatre Guild presented the premiere reading of Standards of Conduct as part of the New Venture Series, an ongoing program to showcase new works by Colorado playwrights. The standing room only event, which took place at the Aurora Fox Theatre, was a tremendous success! The audience provided insightful and enthusiastic feedback at the talkback, and the actors did a brilliant job embodying the characters and making the "reading" feel more like a full production.
Under the direction of Nicolette Vajtay, the cast included (in alphabetical order) Anthony Bianco (Marcus), Michael Catlin (Dave), Don Kraus (Al), Thadd Krueger (Jay) and Ethan Yazzie Mintz (Rick). Stage directions were read by Nyle Kenning. I’m so grateful to Nicolette and the cast for dedicating their time, energy, and talent to the development of this piece. I’m also so grateful to Gloria Shanstrom and the Colorado Theatre Guild for their commitment to the development of new plays and new playwrights.
AUGUST 2011
InSex – Actors Theatre of Louisville – Louisville, Kentucky: I am thrilled (ecstatic, actually!) to announce that from over 1,300 entries, InSex has been selected as one of the finalists for the 2012 Heideman Award! The Heideman will be announced by January 2012, so keep your fingers crossed. Between now and then, all finalist scripts will also be considered for inclusion in the Actors Theatre annual winter production of ten-minute plays with their Apprentice Company, as well as for the prestigious Humana Festival of New American Plays in March 2012. All finalists will also be considered for City Theatre’s Summer Shorts programming, produced by ATL’s administrative partners in Miami.
Zeus's Women – One Night Stand Theater – Denver, Colorado – Director Jim O’Leary brought two monologues from Zeus’s Women to life at Denver’s Vintage Theatre as part of his ongoing series, One Night Stand. Hannah Wenzel and Jacqueline Garcia performed Hera and Menomsyne’s monologues to great effect and the evening was, by all accounts, a wonderful success.
Delivered – Walking Fish Theatre – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – Although not chosen for production, Delivered was selected by Walking Fish Theatre as a finalist in the company's annual short play festival.
The Uses of Enchantment – Denver, Colorado – I just wanted to take an opportunity to once again thank the ensemble members of Denver’s Paragon Theatre for the lovely reading of Uses of Enchantment presented on August 1. The reading, directed by Heidi Schmidt, was incredibly well-performed and incredibly well-received. It’s clear that I still have a lot of work to do on the script; however, the audience’s enthusiastic and heartfelt response was an encouraging step forward on the road toward development.
Standards of Conduct – Colorado Theatre Guild – Denver, Colorado: Casting is just about finalized for the premiere staged reading of my new play Standards of Conduct. The reading will be directed by the fabulous Nicolette Vajtay, who will also dramaturg the script during the month-long September rehearsal process. Standards, although a rather ugly little dark comedy, is my love letter to the book industry. It is bittersweet that the play will get its inaugural performance within weeks of the unfortunate closing and liquidation of Borders, a company that will always hold an esteemed place in my heart.
JUNE & JULY 2011
Modern Goddesses – JAC Publishing & Promotions – NOW AVAILABLE! My collection of mythology-inspired short plays is now available for purchase through Amazon and for sales/licensing through JAC Publishing & Promotions. Click on the picture above for a direct link to the JAC website.
State of the Company – Denver, Colorado – As part of the Playwrights Bootcamp of the Western Region, writers were given the opportunity to write a play based on a given theme. This year's theme, "Mission Impossible," gave rise to my newest short play. State of the Company: A Play in 5 Pages & 6 PowerPoint Slides will be produced at the Buntport Theatre on Saturday, July 16.
The Uses of Enchantment – Denver, Colorado – My first full-length play will be presented as a staged reading by the Paragon Theatre Ensemble on Monday, August 1 as part of their development series, The Trench. The play, which had an initial staging in southern Colorado by Stage Left Theatre Company, has been substantially rewritten and I'm so excited for the opportunity to further develop the piece with Paragon. The FREE reading, directed by Heidi Schmidt, will be presented at the Kim Robards Dance Theatre, 1387 South Santa Fe Dr, Denver, CO 80223. For more information & directions to the theater, please click on the Uses of Enchantment picture above.
InSex – Pembrokeshire, Wales – I'm thrilled to announce that InSex has been selected as a finalist for Pint Sized Plays, an international short play festival based out of Wales. Award-Winning Entry was honored by Pint Sized Plays last year, and I'm thrilled to once again be recognized by this wonderful organization. Fingers crossed that my short play about horny praying mantises wins big overseas!
MAY 2011
Assisted Living – New York, New York– THE SAMUEL FRENCH INC. OFF OFF BROADWAY SHORT PLAY FESTIVAL proudly announced the 40 semi-finalists for its 36th annual season on 23 May. Chosen from over one thousand submissions by playwriting workshops, university theatre programs, and professional companies both in the U.S. and abroad, 40 plays will be presented July 19th – 24th at the Lion Theatre in Theatre Row. Out of these plays, six finalists will be chosen by the Samuel French, Inc. editorial staff to receive publication and licensing contracts. I am so honored and humbled to announce that Assisted Living has been selected for inclusion, and that Emerging Artists Theatre will reprise their beautiful production for the festival. Click on the OOB logo (left) for access to information regarding my play and a full author interview.
Assisted Living – Winona, Minnesota – Winners were announced on 25 May for Theatre du Mississippi’s One-Act Playwriting Competition. Three independent judges read scripts received from sixteen states and Canada to determine the four winners. I’m thrilled to tell you that Assisted Living was selected as one of the four winning plays and may be produced by Theatre du Mississippi in their 2012-13 season.
Delivered – Albuquerque, New Mexico – In mid-May, FUSION Theatre Company, New Mexico's professional theatre company, announced the finalist scripts for their sixth annual new short works festival, The Seven: Tangled Webs. Although not selected for production, my newest play, Delivered, was named among the twenty-one finalists and is still under consideration for a FUSION/Digital Filmmaking Institute collaboration this coming September.
APRIL 2011
Emerging Artists Theatre – New York, NY– Emerging Artists Theatre did a lovely job presenting Assisted Living. The cast was truly superb and brought levels of nuance to the show that touched and surprised me. I would like to extend my deepest thanks and appreciation to Emerging Artists Theatre for their level of commitment to my play, and I urge everyone to support and attend EAT productions.
In related news, EAT's production of Assisted Living and all of its actors have been long-listed for New York Innovative Theatre Awards (NYITA). So, cross your fingers that we bring home some prizes this summer. Please visit the Photo Gallery page to see images from this production.
MARCH 2011
Emerging Artists Theatre – New York, NY– My award-winning short play Assisted Living will premiere at the TADA! Theatre in New York as part of Emerging Artists Theatre's spring playwriting festival, EATFest 2011. For those of you who have not seen or read the piece yet, it pays homage to my grandfather, who died several years ago after battling Alzheimer's disease. The play is about an old man who is literally imprisoned in his own body, rendered virtually mute by aphasia. I'm thrilled that the play is being realized by the wonderful cast and crew of EAT and hope you share my excitement by supporting the festival.
Assisted Living runs in Series B, which plays Tuesdays and Fridays at 7PM and Sundays at 4PM from March 7-20.
FEBRUARY 2011
Rocky Mountain Theatre Association – Cheyenne, Wyoming – The Rocky Mountain Theatre Association (RMTA) is a non-profit, 501c3 organization dedicated to fostering the growth and development of performing arts throughout the Rocky Mountain States of Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming and Utah. I'm excited to tell you that I had two plays under consideration for the Pamela Menscher Playwriting Contest at this year's annual RMTA Festival , which was held in Cheyenne from February 9-12. Assisted Living was honored as "Best One Act Play" in this year's competition and InSex was named "Best Short Play."
The End of Innocence – New York, New York – My satiric retelling of Hansel and Gretel was included in Snorks & Piñs' "By The Light of a Match" Festival. The play, directed by Jessica Jennings, was produced February 14-16, 2011 at Nicu's Spoon Theatre (38 W 38th St # 5, New York).
The Uses of Enchantment – Denver, Colorado – According to their mission statement, Denver's Paragon Theatre is a dedicated ensemble of artists seeking to illuminate the human experience with unflinching courage and truth. They exist to serve the story and the greater Denver community, tackling every project with passion, humility and diverse insight--an approach that results in a rare collaborative experience.
Each year, the Paragon chooses three to four plays for their Trench development series, a program designed to help local playwrights develop and realize his/her play through a staged reading and mediated talkback. I'm thrilled to announce that The Uses of Enchantment has been selected as part of the Trench's 2011 series and will be workshopped on August 1, 2011.
JANUARY 2011
Silent Night – Denver, Colorado – Under the skillful direction of Linda Orr and featuring a heart-wrenching performance by Ellie Fotaki, my Christmas-set, contemporary retelling of Medea made quite a splash at Denver's Vintage Theatre. Juliet Whitman from Westword, Denver’s alt weekly, called Silent Night the “creepiest offering [of the Festival] – and, in some ways, the most intriguing.” It’s also just been confirmed that JAC Publishing & Promotion will now be including Silent Night in their upcoming publication of Zeus’s Women. The two Greek-inspired plays are being packaged together as Modern Goddesses: Two One Act Plays by Jeffrey Neuman.
Assisted Living– New York, New York – Cast and crew have just been announced for Emerging Artists Theatre's premiere of Assisted Living. The play will be directed by Greg Redlawsk and feature performances by Paul Herbig as Young Man, Deb Armelino as Nurse, and Angus Hepburn (AEA, SAG) as Old Man. Production dates and ticket information are forthcoming.
The End of Innocence – New York, New York – My satiric retelling of Hansel and Gretel will be included in Snorks & Piñs' "By The Light of a Match" Festival. The play, to be directed by Jessica Jennings, will be produced February 14-16, 2011 at Nicu's Spoon Theatre (38 W 38th St # 5, New York).
DECEMBER 2010
Vintage Theatre invites you to join their holiday playwright festival of original one-acts
One of my favorite short plays has been selected for inclusion in the Vintage's upcoming holiday festival, which runs from December 21-31, 2010. Silent Night is a dark play about one desperate and tormented woman on a lonely Christmas Eve. Based on one of the most notorious tales from antiquity, this is a horrifying story of motherhood, madness, and retribution. I know it doesn't sound like typical holiday fare (it TOTALLY isn't), but I hope you'll celebrate a "different" kind of Christmas with me and my first Denver production. The play will be directed by Linda Orr; click on the logo to the left for a link to buy tickets.
OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2010
Prizes, Placings, & Premieres – Five Plays and Five Wonderful Weeks
The Uses of Enchantment – Salida, Colorado – Stage Left Theatre Company presented an inaugural production of my first full-length play, The Uses of Enchantment. The play is still in its initial stages of development, but Stage Left, under the wonderful direction of Jan Justis and Greg West, staged a beautiful and touching production. Pictures can be found below, featuring Courtney Shucker as Herman, Carter J. Cain as Etienne, Renee Morrison as Fable/Cecile, Devon Jencks as Fantasy, and Albert Lionelle as Saga.
Assisted Living – New York, New York – A revised version of Assisted Living will premiere in New York City in early 2011 as part of Emerging Artists Theatre’s spring one-act festival. The play, written as homage to my Grandfather, has undergone some significant changes through dramaturgical partnership with EAT’s Artistic Director Paul Adams. The play will continue to undergo polish and change once a director is assigned to the piece. Performance dates TBD.
InSex – Greenville, North Carolina – On November 7, the five finalists chosen for Magnolia Arts Center's 2010 Ten-Minute Play Contest were presented as staged readings, where the audience was encouraged to vote on the "Best Play." It was a slim margin, but InSex was named as the winner of this year's contest.
Award-Winning Entry – Pemrokeshire, Wales – All ten winning plays from the Pemrokeshire’s Pint Sized Play Competition were performed at the 2010 Script Slam staged at Theatr Gwaun, a 180 seat entertainment venue situated in Fishguard, Wales. At the end of the performance the audience voted for their “favourite script” and a Pint Trophy was presented to the winning play. Let’s hear it for self-fulfilling prophecies! My short play, Award-Winning Entry became the award-winning play of the festival! I’d like to thank Derek Webb and the staff of Pint-Sized Plays for such a warm reception. It was a fantastic experience and a great first foray onto the international stage.
Silent Night – Denver, Colorado – After more rejection letters than I care to remember, one of my favorite short plays has been chosen for production in my hometown. Silent Night, a contemporary, Christmas-set retelling of Medea, will premiere at Denver's Vintage Theatre as part of their upcoming production of "A Very Dark Holiday Festivus."
AUGUST 2010
A Month of Festivals, Awards, & Showcases:
InSex, Assisted Living, and Award-Winning Entry all score big wins in August!
InSex & Assisted Living – St. Paul/Minneapolis – Assisted Living and InSex have been chosen as winners in the One-Act and 10-Minute play categories in The Chameleon Theatre Circle’s 11th Annual New Play Contest. The plays, along with the other winners, will be read “concert-style” at the company’s New Play Festival on Saturday, September 11, 2010.
InSex – Sioux Falls, South Dakota – From over 540 submissions, InSex has been selected as the second place recipient of this year's 8 in 48 Festival, a festival founded in honor of the late Claire Donaldson that produces eight plays in a span of 48 hours. This festival is an opportunity for Augustana College and The Great Plains Dramatist Exchange to honor Claire while supporting the development of new short plays.
Assisted Living – Louisville, Colorado – After a spectacular staged reading, directed by Dan Schock, Assisted Living was named the winner of the Front Range Playwrights’ Showcase. The audience and adjudicator reception of the play was heartfelt, and the play will go on to a full production to be presented at the Colorado Community Theatre Coalition’s state festival in 2011.
Award-Winning Entry – Pemrokeshire, Wales – Now in its third great year, Pint-sized Plays 2010 writing competition attracted more entries than ever before, including a substantial number from the US and Australia! Out of approximately 250 entries, Award-Winning Entry lived up to its name and was chosen as one of 10 plays to be performed as part of the competition. The winning 10 entries will be performed in Pembrokeshire starting September 2010. All 10 winning entries will also be automatically entered into a Script Slam at Theatr Gwaun in Fishguard on Saturday October 9 and selected plays may also be recorded as audio plays and broadcast on internet radio! New for this year, all winning plays will be considered for performance at the 2011 Brighton Festival and Edinburgh Fringe.
Assisted Living– New York, NY – Approximately 350 one-act plays were submitted to the Drama Desk Award nominated Emerging Artists Theatre for EATfest 2011, a festival of character-driven plays up to 50 minutes in length. My newest play, Assisted Living, has just been named as one of the eleven finalists for this exciting playwriting competition.
JULY 2010
Assisted Living Chosen as Finalist for the 4th Annual Front Range Playwrights' Showcase
Coal Creek Community Theater (CCCT) will present their 4th Annual Front Range Playwrights' Showcase on Friday, August 20th at 7:00pm. The evening will include 4 staged readings of plays by local, Colorado playwrights and will be presented at the Louisville Center for the Arts (801 Grant Ave.). Each piece will be adjudicated by a panel of distinguished judges, and a winning play will be awarded at the end of the evening. Talk backs between the casts, playwrights, directors, audience and judges will also be featured.
Selected Plays:
Assisted Living by Jeffrey Neuman -- Denver
Bringer of Light by William C. Kovacsik -- Boulder
Power Play by Linda Berry -- Aurora
Strange Bedfellows by Carrie Printz -- Denver
About the Showcase:
Originally presented in 2007, The Front Range Playwrights' Showcase has become one of CCCT's most popular and enlightening events of the season. One-act and short play scripts are solicited each year from Colorado playwrights. Every script is read and reviewed by the CCCT Play Reading Committee, and 3-4 outstanding plays are chosen for the Showcase. The selected plays are then presented as staged readings and adjudicated by a panel of esteemed judges. After each play reading, the audience has a chance to engage in talk-backs with the playwrights, actors, directors and judges. Finally, the judges tally their scores and a winning play is chosen. The winner of the 1st Annual Front Range Playwrights' Showcase, The Organist's Daughter by William C. Kovacsik, won FIRST PLACE at the Colorado Community Theater Festival and competed at the American Association of Community Theatre's Regional Competition in 2009.
About CCCT:
Coal Creek Community Theater is a 501(c)3, non-profit organization based in Louisville, CO. It is an all-volunteer company that is now in its 21st Season. CCCT is sponsored, in part, by the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District (SCFD) and the City of Louisville.
www.ccctheater.org
JUNE 2010
Monologues from Zeus's Women Available in Newly Published Anthology
Four monologues from my award-winning one act play Zeus’s Women are now available in a new anthology from JAC Publishing & Promotions. interJACtions is available online at www.jacpub.com or via Amazon.com.
From JAC Publishing & Promotions: Ever need that perfect character monologue for an audition or performance? A sampling of many playwrights nationwide, interJACtions contains selections for men, women, or either, all races - all true characters unto themselves.
Compiled and edited by JulieAnn Charest Govang, this collection features contributions from some wonderfully talented writers including Bill Arnold, Steven Bergman, Andrew Biss, Leslie Bramm, Tearrance A. Chisholm, Mona Deutsch Miller, Rich Espey, Mike Folie, Chris Hare, Lynn-Steven Johanson, Arthur M. Jolly, Thomas M. Kelly, Janice Kennedy, Lauren Kettler, Steven Korbar, Mark Lambeck, Debbie Lamedman, Rhea MacCallum, Josh McIlvain, Rick Mitchell, Jeffrey Neuman, Dave Patterson, Martha Patterson, Andy Pederson, Robin Rice Lichtig, Laura Richardson, Dan Roth, Carol Anne Seflinger, John Small, Jennie Staniloff-Redling, Kim Stinson, Marti M. Stocker, Lucy Wang and Michael Weems.
APRIL 2010
Award-Winning Entry becomes Award-WINNER
The 8-MINUTE MADNESS FESTIVAL, 2010, New York, New York.
Award-Winning Entry just finished its run as part of Turtle Shell Production’s 8 Minute Madness Festival. Audience members had the opportunity to vote for "BEST PRODUCTION,” and attending industry members voted for the coveted “8 MINUTE MADNESS PLAYWRIGHT OF 2010.” I’m so excited to announce that Kathleen Swan’s production of my play earned the audience favorite award for best overall production, and the attending industry folks named me as "THE BEST PLAYWRIGHT OF 2010."
Below, please find pictures of Award-Winning Entry's award-winning production. Cast included Jim Fromewick as the Stage Manager, Isaac Buch as the Playwright, and Christie Booker as the Antagonist.
MARCH 2010
Award-Winning Entry to premiere in New York City
The 8-MINUTE MADNESS FESTIVAL, 2010, produced by Turtle Shell Productions, returns for its eighth season at the company's state-of-the-art theater in the heart of Times Square. The selected plays, presented in three groups of 9, will be directed by carefully selected directors, performed by TheTerrapin Troupe, Turtle Shell's talented in-house acting members, and mounted by a team of experienced set, lighting, sound, and costume designers.
As in the past, audience members will not only discover fresh new work offered by innovative writers but will have the opportunity to vote for "BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ARTIST" and "THE BEST PLAYWRIGHT OF 2010." At the end of the run, the recipients of the “Best Playwright” and “Best Performance” awards will receive the 8-Minute Madness Playwright Festival Trophies at the Artist Celebration Awards Ceremonies.
Ticket information and performance dates forthcoming. If you are in New York City for the April run, though, make your voice heard, and cast your audience vote for the New York premiere of Award-Winning Entry.
Vintage Theatre invites you to join their holiday playwright festival of original one-acts
One of my favorite short plays has been selected for inclusion in the Vintage's upcoming holiday festival, which runs from December 21-31, 2010. Silent Night is a dark play about one desperate and tormented woman on a lonely Christmas Eve. Based on one of the most notorious tales from antiquity, this is a horrifying story of motherhood, madness, and retribution. I know it doesn't sound like typical holiday fare (it TOTALLY isn't), but I hope you'll celebrate a "different" kind of Christmas with me and my first Denver production. The play will be directed by Linda Orr; click on the logo to the left for a link to buy tickets.
OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2010
Prizes, Placings, & Premieres – Five Plays and Five Wonderful Weeks
The Uses of Enchantment – Salida, Colorado – Stage Left Theatre Company presented an inaugural production of my first full-length play, The Uses of Enchantment. The play is still in its initial stages of development, but Stage Left, under the wonderful direction of Jan Justis and Greg West, staged a beautiful and touching production. Pictures can be found below, featuring Courtney Shucker as Herman, Carter J. Cain as Etienne, Renee Morrison as Fable/Cecile, Devon Jencks as Fantasy, and Albert Lionelle as Saga.
Assisted Living – New York, New York – A revised version of Assisted Living will premiere in New York City in early 2011 as part of Emerging Artists Theatre’s spring one-act festival. The play, written as homage to my Grandfather, has undergone some significant changes through dramaturgical partnership with EAT’s Artistic Director Paul Adams. The play will continue to undergo polish and change once a director is assigned to the piece. Performance dates TBD.
InSex – Greenville, North Carolina – On November 7, the five finalists chosen for Magnolia Arts Center's 2010 Ten-Minute Play Contest were presented as staged readings, where the audience was encouraged to vote on the "Best Play." It was a slim margin, but InSex was named as the winner of this year's contest.
Award-Winning Entry – Pemrokeshire, Wales – All ten winning plays from the Pemrokeshire’s Pint Sized Play Competition were performed at the 2010 Script Slam staged at Theatr Gwaun, a 180 seat entertainment venue situated in Fishguard, Wales. At the end of the performance the audience voted for their “favourite script” and a Pint Trophy was presented to the winning play. Let’s hear it for self-fulfilling prophecies! My short play, Award-Winning Entry became the award-winning play of the festival! I’d like to thank Derek Webb and the staff of Pint-Sized Plays for such a warm reception. It was a fantastic experience and a great first foray onto the international stage.
Silent Night – Denver, Colorado – After more rejection letters than I care to remember, one of my favorite short plays has been chosen for production in my hometown. Silent Night, a contemporary, Christmas-set retelling of Medea, will premiere at Denver's Vintage Theatre as part of their upcoming production of "A Very Dark Holiday Festivus."
AUGUST 2010
A Month of Festivals, Awards, & Showcases:
InSex, Assisted Living, and Award-Winning Entry all score big wins in August!
InSex & Assisted Living – St. Paul/Minneapolis – Assisted Living and InSex have been chosen as winners in the One-Act and 10-Minute play categories in The Chameleon Theatre Circle’s 11th Annual New Play Contest. The plays, along with the other winners, will be read “concert-style” at the company’s New Play Festival on Saturday, September 11, 2010.
InSex – Sioux Falls, South Dakota – From over 540 submissions, InSex has been selected as the second place recipient of this year's 8 in 48 Festival, a festival founded in honor of the late Claire Donaldson that produces eight plays in a span of 48 hours. This festival is an opportunity for Augustana College and The Great Plains Dramatist Exchange to honor Claire while supporting the development of new short plays.
Assisted Living – Louisville, Colorado – After a spectacular staged reading, directed by Dan Schock, Assisted Living was named the winner of the Front Range Playwrights’ Showcase. The audience and adjudicator reception of the play was heartfelt, and the play will go on to a full production to be presented at the Colorado Community Theatre Coalition’s state festival in 2011.
Award-Winning Entry – Pemrokeshire, Wales – Now in its third great year, Pint-sized Plays 2010 writing competition attracted more entries than ever before, including a substantial number from the US and Australia! Out of approximately 250 entries, Award-Winning Entry lived up to its name and was chosen as one of 10 plays to be performed as part of the competition. The winning 10 entries will be performed in Pembrokeshire starting September 2010. All 10 winning entries will also be automatically entered into a Script Slam at Theatr Gwaun in Fishguard on Saturday October 9 and selected plays may also be recorded as audio plays and broadcast on internet radio! New for this year, all winning plays will be considered for performance at the 2011 Brighton Festival and Edinburgh Fringe.
Assisted Living– New York, NY – Approximately 350 one-act plays were submitted to the Drama Desk Award nominated Emerging Artists Theatre for EATfest 2011, a festival of character-driven plays up to 50 minutes in length. My newest play, Assisted Living, has just been named as one of the eleven finalists for this exciting playwriting competition.
JULY 2010
Assisted Living Chosen as Finalist for the 4th Annual Front Range Playwrights' Showcase
Coal Creek Community Theater (CCCT) will present their 4th Annual Front Range Playwrights' Showcase on Friday, August 20th at 7:00pm. The evening will include 4 staged readings of plays by local, Colorado playwrights and will be presented at the Louisville Center for the Arts (801 Grant Ave.). Each piece will be adjudicated by a panel of distinguished judges, and a winning play will be awarded at the end of the evening. Talk backs between the casts, playwrights, directors, audience and judges will also be featured.
Selected Plays:
Assisted Living by Jeffrey Neuman -- Denver
Bringer of Light by William C. Kovacsik -- Boulder
Power Play by Linda Berry -- Aurora
Strange Bedfellows by Carrie Printz -- Denver
About the Showcase:
Originally presented in 2007, The Front Range Playwrights' Showcase has become one of CCCT's most popular and enlightening events of the season. One-act and short play scripts are solicited each year from Colorado playwrights. Every script is read and reviewed by the CCCT Play Reading Committee, and 3-4 outstanding plays are chosen for the Showcase. The selected plays are then presented as staged readings and adjudicated by a panel of esteemed judges. After each play reading, the audience has a chance to engage in talk-backs with the playwrights, actors, directors and judges. Finally, the judges tally their scores and a winning play is chosen. The winner of the 1st Annual Front Range Playwrights' Showcase, The Organist's Daughter by William C. Kovacsik, won FIRST PLACE at the Colorado Community Theater Festival and competed at the American Association of Community Theatre's Regional Competition in 2009.
About CCCT:
Coal Creek Community Theater is a 501(c)3, non-profit organization based in Louisville, CO. It is an all-volunteer company that is now in its 21st Season. CCCT is sponsored, in part, by the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District (SCFD) and the City of Louisville.
www.ccctheater.org
JUNE 2010
Monologues from Zeus's Women Available in Newly Published Anthology
Four monologues from my award-winning one act play Zeus’s Women are now available in a new anthology from JAC Publishing & Promotions. interJACtions is available online at www.jacpub.com or via Amazon.com.
From JAC Publishing & Promotions: Ever need that perfect character monologue for an audition or performance? A sampling of many playwrights nationwide, interJACtions contains selections for men, women, or either, all races - all true characters unto themselves.
Compiled and edited by JulieAnn Charest Govang, this collection features contributions from some wonderfully talented writers including Bill Arnold, Steven Bergman, Andrew Biss, Leslie Bramm, Tearrance A. Chisholm, Mona Deutsch Miller, Rich Espey, Mike Folie, Chris Hare, Lynn-Steven Johanson, Arthur M. Jolly, Thomas M. Kelly, Janice Kennedy, Lauren Kettler, Steven Korbar, Mark Lambeck, Debbie Lamedman, Rhea MacCallum, Josh McIlvain, Rick Mitchell, Jeffrey Neuman, Dave Patterson, Martha Patterson, Andy Pederson, Robin Rice Lichtig, Laura Richardson, Dan Roth, Carol Anne Seflinger, John Small, Jennie Staniloff-Redling, Kim Stinson, Marti M. Stocker, Lucy Wang and Michael Weems.
APRIL 2010
Award-Winning Entry becomes Award-WINNER
The 8-MINUTE MADNESS FESTIVAL, 2010, New York, New York.
Award-Winning Entry just finished its run as part of Turtle Shell Production’s 8 Minute Madness Festival. Audience members had the opportunity to vote for "BEST PRODUCTION,” and attending industry members voted for the coveted “8 MINUTE MADNESS PLAYWRIGHT OF 2010.” I’m so excited to announce that Kathleen Swan’s production of my play earned the audience favorite award for best overall production, and the attending industry folks named me as "THE BEST PLAYWRIGHT OF 2010."
Below, please find pictures of Award-Winning Entry's award-winning production. Cast included Jim Fromewick as the Stage Manager, Isaac Buch as the Playwright, and Christie Booker as the Antagonist.
MARCH 2010
Award-Winning Entry to premiere in New York City
The 8-MINUTE MADNESS FESTIVAL, 2010, produced by Turtle Shell Productions, returns for its eighth season at the company's state-of-the-art theater in the heart of Times Square. The selected plays, presented in three groups of 9, will be directed by carefully selected directors, performed by TheTerrapin Troupe, Turtle Shell's talented in-house acting members, and mounted by a team of experienced set, lighting, sound, and costume designers.
As in the past, audience members will not only discover fresh new work offered by innovative writers but will have the opportunity to vote for "BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ARTIST" and "THE BEST PLAYWRIGHT OF 2010." At the end of the run, the recipients of the “Best Playwright” and “Best Performance” awards will receive the 8-Minute Madness Playwright Festival Trophies at the Artist Celebration Awards Ceremonies.
Ticket information and performance dates forthcoming. If you are in New York City for the April run, though, make your voice heard, and cast your audience vote for the New York premiere of Award-Winning Entry.
