Well, not quite. A little more than 20 years… missed it by a couple weeks. Anyway, way back in February of 1995 a recent graduate of St. Norbert College (that’s me!) had his first full length play produced. The original title was “Dill”. I believe this is also the first full length directing job by … Read more
This is another song from “DreamBound” (to read more about “DreamBound” and hear other songs, go here: “DreamBound”) This song was initially written while I was lost walking around New York City. I’m told it’s impossible to get lost in New York City because the streets and avenues are numbered very logically, but those diagonal … Read more
This is another song from “DreamBound” Lyrics by me, music and singing by Jon Roberts. Jon, as usual, does an amazing job. This is the demo version, and due to some miscommunication, rewrite or something he does one of the lyrics different from the final performed version. It should be “wishes are always free” not … Read more
This past weekend we did something called 24 Hour Theatre Collective and below is the script that I wrote. It’s about the Devil… kinda… actually, it’s not really about the Devil, it’s about life decisions we make and how they affect others, but they do talk about the Devil a lot. I’ll let you sort … Read more
One of the best things about being a writer is quoting yourself. If done right, and people recognize it as a some sort of quote but don’t know it was you who originated it, you’ll seem brilliant. You can’t quote it wrong because you wrote it. If anything you just did a quick re-edit of … Read more
Lustful Youth This is the first full length play that I ever finished and had produced. I originally wrote it way back in 1992, which is a Long time ago! It’s undergone many revisions and edits and at one point was completely torn apart (figuratively) and I rewrote the whole re-imagined thing by hand. I’m proud … Read more
Zach is visited by his future self in a bar he currently runs. His future has warnings and advice for him. Turns out, time travel is easier than you’d think. My favorite line in this play, “Well, I wasn’t going to get me drunk by yourself.” Future Tense