I’ve been reading about World War II for this part I’m auditioning. The name of the play is “Everyone’s Doing Their Part.”

Never mind the bad grammar of the title. What I was drawn to was how everyone was mobilized in the war effort. There was gas rationing, meat rationing, rubber and steel rationing. There were bond drives and blood drives. There ( Read more... )

The mood in our scenarists writing class is sombre. It’s 2.30 p.m. here at UMKC. John Kerry conceded defeat. We are seated in a tight circle of a dozen people who are all actors, with the exception of a writer and one theatre tech person. The class is devoted to study of plays, stage screen and one-off - scene making. The usual conversations on ( Read more... )

The Xians wrote something in the UMKC paper protesting the degenerate state of the arts that are supported by taxpayers.

They mentioned the “rumor” that the department is featuring a show “glorifying” prostitution. I sincerely hope they’re talking about mine - you can’t buy publicity like that.

“Glorifying.”

I get raped, beaten, abused, treated ( Read more... )

The Child Prince is coming to MetroLand, and it seems that not only is attendance required for all Lee Summit high schoolers, anyone wearing a Tshirt critical of our Village Idiot or in support of his opponent will not be kicked out, but forced to change clothing.

You have to have signed permission from your parent to skip the event.

Nurenburg, ( Read more... )