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Another Year in Orbit and Having My Say.

The year is almost over. It was a long & tricky one for nearly everyone I know. My year certainly didn’t go according to anything even vaguely resembling a “plan.” Like a lot of (American) people, I’ve been troubled by our current political situation. The constant stream of bad news and shady “leadership” has made itContinue reading “Another Year in Orbit and Having My Say.”

Airplane Live! Update.

After a fun and successful (and sold out!) run in the Hollywood Fringe Festival, it was a bit of icing on the cake for Airplane LIVE to be nominated in the “Best Comedy” category. We didn’t win, but Top 5 out of well over 300 shows is still pretty good and a tribute to Chrisi’sContinue reading “Airplane Live! Update.”

Ogre Stone Strikes Again.

Was thrilled to see that “Ogre Stone,” one of my spec sitcom pilots that got a staged reading last summer, sponsored by the WGAw, did well in yet another contest. This time we finished in the Top 25 for spec sitcom pilots and in the Top 5% Overall, for ALL entries in the highly competitiveContinue reading “Ogre Stone Strikes Again.”

Opening Weekend

Tonight Airplane Live goes live in front of an audience. If you’re a fan of the 1980 movie you’ll love this staged adaptation – true to the original, but with a few additional twists. I was asked to direct this play by my friend Chrisi (the writer) and it has been an enjoyable 2 months ofContinue reading “Opening Weekend”

A Good Time Had By All.

Something special happened last week. The WGAw gave me an evening to showcase two of my spec sitcom pilot scripts. It was a little bit of validation that we all need once in a while – proof that, while the gatekeepers might often seem uninterested, writing professionals, in an official way, put their stamp ofContinue reading “A Good Time Had By All.”