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Director: Fresh Perspective Play in a Day Festival
This time, I'm going green... Timely topic, while re-reading Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard and watching the protesters in Turkey against the destruction of a city park to be replaced by a more lucrative mall. Come see the show June 8 at 5:00 pm at Tompkins Square Park if you are around! More info here.Posted in: Resident Artist, ShowsComments: No commentsTags: Brevity, Collaboration, Experimental, New York City, Short Play
Resident Artist: "The Power of Silence" at Theaterlab
I just completed a three week residency produced by Forwardflux at Theaterlab. This was an awesome experience of collaboration with a group of 22 other artists, which culminated in 3 hours of experimental performances on the theme "The Power of Silence". For more info, see the full post.Director: Emerging Voices Play In A Day Festival
A while ago I was selected for The Emerging Voices Play In A Day Festival, which will be held starting at 6:00 pm on April 26 at the Joria Mainstage Theatre, 260 West 36th Street, New York, NY 10018. The festival will showcase a series of 10 to 15 minute long plays entirely written, rehearsed, and performed in the span of just one day. Read morePosted in: ShowsComments: No commentsTags: Brevity, New York City, Perchance to Dream Theatre, Short Play
24 Hour Play Festival - 19 January 2013
Join me and six other directors for the exciting 24 Hour Play festival that will take place on January 19 at Joria Productions, 260 W 36th St, 3rd Floor, in Manhattan. Produced by Perchance to Dream Theatre the festival has a peculiar format that stimulates creativity by allowing a very short time from idea to production. Read morePosted in: PapersComments: No commentsTags: Brevity, Campanile, Midwest Modern Language Association, St Louis, Synthetic Theatre
From Stage to Page: Wordplay in Achille Campanile’s Two-Line Tragedies
On November 4, I will present the paper “From Stage to Page: Wordplay in Achille Campanile’s Two-Line Tragedies” at the Midwest Modern Language Association Conference, in St. Louis, MO. Read morePosted in: ArticlesTags: Brevity, Futurism, Reduced Shakespeare Company, Shakespeare, Short Play, Tom Stoppard
The Synthetic Bard: Dramatic Condensation from the Futurists to The Reduced Shakespeare Company
Polymath: An Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences Journal has just published my article "The Synthetic Bard: Dramatic Condensation from the Futurists to The Reduced Shakespeare Company" Read moreThe Intertextual Short Play
The journal MLN (Modern Language Notes) has published my article "The Intertextual Short Play: An Example Using Verga’s Cavalleria rusticana and Capuana’s Il piccolo archivio" Read morePosted in: PapersTags: Brevity, Canadian Society for Italian Studies, Capuana, Dinner Theatre, Pirandello, Venice, Verga