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Marilyn Monroe: The Death of Arthur Miller
Whenever I contemplate who America’s dramatic masters are, my answer is always Eugene O’Neill and Edward Albee. The reason for this is...
May 10, 20246 min read


Native Children
In the early 2000s, I inherited a book collection from my former theatre teacher. It was a virtual treasure trove of hardcover and...
Nov 24, 20236 min read


Soundbite Obits
Last week, like countless others, I was moved by the death of Michael Gambon, a British actor who did amazing things onstage and off. As...
Oct 6, 20234 min read


A Quarter Century at the Table Writing Plays
On March 28, 1997, I sat down at my desk and wrote a one act play. It wasn’t the first play I wrote exactly, but it was the first one to...
Apr 28, 202310 min read


The Juvenilia: First Words
Everyone has apprentice plays. Most people don’t know Eugene O’Neill and Tennessee Williams wrote dozens of plays (rarely performed now)...
Jan 13, 202316 min read


On (Not) Being Influenced by Tennessee Williams
I don’t know whether I’ve always championed small town papers because I value their content or whether it was because I happened to be...
Sep 2, 202216 min read


Fallen Starman: A Reminiscence of Drama School
I either don’t remember or I don’t care. Not remembering can be forgiven, not being remembered cannot be. Not caring can be freeing, but...
Aug 26, 20229 min read
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