Those novelists. They sure know how to get you. Pick up that book at the bookstore and begin to read at your peril. Here are a few of my favorite openers for your consideration.
Read MoreFirst Words
in General
Sorry, I Don't Speak Mandarin
in General
I offer, and they seem, silently, glad of my help. But there are three return addresses they point to on the well-folded, well-creased envelope they thrust in my direction. One in Queens, one in Brooklyn, and one on Lafayette Street. I direct them to the latter. It’s closer. But they don’t want that.
Read MoreMy Little Cell
My Little Cell is my personal laboratory. A laboratory is a place equipped for scientific experimentation. My Little Cell is equipped for universal learning, universal studying, and experimentation. I am my own little personal scientist. What does a scientist do? Experiments. And through experimenting, what emerges? Inventions.
Read More"Icarus"
in Poetry
Later, after the vise is open,
Rough old hands—
Gnarled fingers, calloused thumbs—
Invoke the plan.
Read More"More"
in Poetry
Versions of Jane
in Playwriting
I had things I wanted to say about age and death in our society, and the play was finished in about a week. That was Version "A". Two years later, Version "W" has had some traction and several outings. And now, Version Y is almost finished.
Read More"Let's Keep Dancing" Receives Developmental Reading With The Public Theater
"Let's Keep Dancing," a play by John Purugganan, has received a developmental reading produced by The Public Theater in New York City. John is a creative writer, essayist, and life without parole prisoner in California.
Read MoreTwo New Developments For "Jane Burgoyne"
in Playwriting
Following the successful reading at NNPN’s 20th anniversary benefit, two additional readings are now in the offing: Monday, August 27th, in the Monday Evening Salon Reading Series at the New Jersey Repertory Company, cast TBA; and as part of the Orlando (FL) Shakespeare Festival’s PlayFest 2018, in early November. Both theaters are NNPN partners, and I'm both excited and proud for "Jane Burgoyne" to be developed with these theaters. Find out more soon!
Read MoreGlenn Ringtved in NYC
Danish author Glenn Ringtved was back in NY recently. He walked, a lot. And I walked with him, a little…
Read MoreBroadway Photo Journal, 1995
in Other
The unprocessed rolls of film sat in a drawer. Recently developed, they provide a brief glimpse of one day in the life of major portions of one of the world’s most important thoroughfares. Here are some samples.
Read MoreBroadway World coverage of "Jane Burgoyne."
Dear Evan Hansen's Laura Dreyfuss and Tony-nominated actresses Kathleen Chalfant and Geneva Carr join National New Play Network (NNPN) for a 20th Anniversary benefit reading of a new play Jane Burgoyne by Robert Moulthrop, directed by Moritz von Stuelpnagel, at Westside Theatre on April 30th at 7:00 pm. Hosted by Richard Winkler and Jane and JB Harrison, the reading will support NNPN as it continues to revolutionize the new play landscape through its nationally recognized programs and services for artists and organizations. Tickets for the reading can be purchased at TodayTix.
Read MoreGold
in Other
I’m attuned to this gold rush thing. My antennae are up. My grandfather, Manley Beaver, was a gold miner. In the early 1900s he went to South Africa to look for gold; then to Yreka in Northern California.
Read MoreNot So Nice After All
in Other
And is literature, like life, just really all about being nice? Is "Cry, Heart, But Never Break" a nice children's picture book, and, if it is, perhaps it is because it is weighted with an immense sadness.
Read More"Jane Burgoyne" Development at New Works Now 5.0, Northern Stage, Vermont
Snow-hats, caps, and ear-muffs off to Northern Stage’s Producing Artistic Director, Carol Dunne, for a terrific three-day new works festival, New Works Now 5.0, the fifth in five years, with an involved and full-house audience.
Read MoreFiction: "Block Island Ferry"
Ellen looked up. She was surrounded by a sea of empty seats. She’d noticed the noise of the cleaning machine had stopped. But hadn’t thought beyond that. Now she glanced at the floor. It was so shiny she had to look away. A man wearing a khaki shirt and the same color pants stood in front of her, holding the handles of his waxing machine. Ellen noticed that his moustache was gray, but not his hair. She took a breath, then looked into his eyes. They seemed blank, and safe.
Read More'Cry, Heart, But Never Break' nominated for The Sakura Medal
'Cry, Heart, But Never Break' has been nominated for the Sakura Medal 2018, a student-voted library award in Japan.
Read MoreFive Poems, after Edward Hopper
Hopper’s work is all about the space between people and things, space that is usually filled with light that never really illuminates, space that exists on its own plane, space and light that create their own tension.
Read MoreHome from around the world
in Travel
And when close to a steaming lake surrounded by giant ferns, framed with silica terraces in white and blue and ochre, the same onrush of emotion held me breathless in gratitude.
Read MoreAntipodean Travelogue
“Please,” I say, quietly and professionally, with only the barest, tiniest bit of desperation which could, at any moment, escalate to full-volume pleading.
Read More'BUFFER' by Xavier Cha premieres at 2017 Next Wave Festival
in Writing, Performance
I was privileged to work with Xavier Cha on her performance art piece BUFFER, which received its world premiered Nov 2 - 5 at Next Wave Festival 2017, at the Brooklyn Academy of Music.
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