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Playwright, essayist, solo performer, actor, dad, Lansbury enthusiast. Head of MT program at Ohio University. Formerly NYC/Chicago. Clean and Sober 17 years. See my solo show, Methtacular! here: https://www.youtube.com/live/ID28c_M-b8Y?si=
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I have eaten the plums…

This is my plan for the fall as well. In class essays as a means of testing/writing.

Was set to book a big role in a feature film. Film no longer happening. This business sometimes….ah well. On to the next

It’s almost as if corporations never actually cared about my marriage to my husband being treated with dignity and respect.

Give me the wonder and awe at life that this woman at the restaurant I’m at feels at the sight of the size of her salad.

Every time he says anything all of my Jersey comes up: “This fucking guy…”

Sometimes, I think about dedicating some time to building a following on here. I figure if I spend more hours on here daily, I could go from 150 followers to something substantial like 280

A sober agnostic on this Easter 4/20….

Sometimes I wonder if Roald Dahl would regret not being even more of a bigoted monster so he could still be the most despicable author of children’s fiction.

I don’t like the idea of martial law. I prefer Marshall’s law: Never, never, never pay full price.

Actors love to post pictures of themselves when other theater people die, and it’s….

Do not read the news when you slept on your kid’s floor the night before, Steven!!! (This is advice for non-Stevens as well)

Rest in peace, William Finn. Your work has meant the world to me. May your memory be a blessing to us all

In small towns too! Hundreds stand in the rain in our tiny Appalachian college town!! Good size protest along State Street in Athens, Ohio

In some ways, bring a highly anxious person has given me a lot of practice for the present moment

This too shall pass.

Can Mr beast do a challenge where I have to stay in my job for twenty years, and he’ll pay me a salary and pension?

USA doing just great. No notes.

COURSE… BY… COURSE! ONE BY ONE!

I‘be flown to nyc for the second time in a week, like I’m a damned Rockefeller

My pilot is pronouncing “LaGuardia” like the g-u-a-r-d sounds in the word guard. “LaGARDia” I would like a full refund

If our current administration wants control over academia, can they do something about terrible mustaches on undergrads?

I’m currently writing the book to a musical consisting of songs written by my fave singer/songwriter and I’m loving the challenge of writing less and letting the songs do the emotional work. It’s a fun exercise and hopefully beneficial to my next play

Free drag king name: Noah Ncloture

I saw Boop tonight on Broadway, and it has been a very long time since I left a Broadway musical excited to do this for a living. And wow, Jasmine Rodgers is a STAR.

Being able to critically think in a time like this kind've sucks. You know too much because you understand too much.

I’m taking spring break and creating a 5 day writing retreat. Need to write a whole first draft book to a musical and do rewrites in a ten minute play. #writing

Sorry it’s taken me so long to reply to your email. I’ve been frantically sewing my jewels into the hems of my garments.

This timeline is horrific and cruel, but above all else, so cringy and embarrassing

Sun, Mon: Happy Days Tue, Wed: Happy Days Thurs, Fri: Happy Days Sat: What a Day. Rockin’ all week w/ you

I have 3 upcoming productions of my work: Apr: Small Jokes About Monsters @ LIU Brooklyn Methtacular! @ ConCon in Cleveland May:Small Jokes About Monsters @ Pierce College In Washington State #playwriting

Too late to be known as Don, the first/ He’s sure to be known as Don, the worst/ All, Hail! The phony king of ‘murika