About My Plays
The Gatekeeper
I am pleased to announce that The Gatekeeper, a ten-minute humor-fantasy play that revolves around the cemetery of buried human emotions, has been selected as one of the finalists for the 2012 Fringe of Marin Playwright Contest. Early feedback from the selection committee included comments such as: creative, forward looking, and great dialogue. The Gatekeeper will be produced in the spring, along with the other finalists, to determine the contest winner.
Where is Horatio T. Adams?
Where is Horatio T. Adams? is a humor-mystery one-act play about two food-loving characters, a gangster bookie Benny, and a crossword-puzzle constructor Blanche, brought together over her husband's gambling debts. The play was adapted from my novella, "Who Killed Horatio T. Adams?," published in my first short-story collection, Mystery Montage. The play is currently being read by a few theater companies.
I will keep you posted about both plays as I learn more details.
Theater Company Links
In September 2011, the 6th Annual Provincetown Tennessee Williams Theater Festival celebrated 100 years of Tennessee Williams and the 7th annual festival will be held in September 2012. Check it out.
For those who love to write plays, there are three organizations that will help you get started, or help you improve your skill.
For women: The International Centre for Women Playwrights.
In San Francisco, there is an organization that allows you to have your plays read by actors. There are scene nights at The Rau of Light Theater—Room 350 (3rd floor), 965 Mission Street,SF. For more info: www.playwrightscentersf.org
For workshops offered in San Francisco and Chicago, and consultations via email and phone, contact Will Dunne through www.WillDunne.com. He has a great book to help you improve your playwriting and scriptwriting skills.
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