There’s a lot of pressure to “be funny” when doing improv. Especially if you’re performing on a stage, with lights and a paying audience. People paid real money to see some funny, so you’d better be funny. That’s a lot of pressure. Unfortunately, this pressure makes us not act like normal humans. The term … Read more
Been having a rough week technology-wise, so limited updates recently. But, the good news is the troubles I’ve been having are because of the improvements happening to my website and computer. So, soon things will be back to normal… nay! Better than normal! Meantime, enjoy:
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
This past weekend we had some amazing shows (sold out all weekend!) and did some really great improvisational comedy. I had a chance to create a fun and funny character and a couple of things occurred to me. #1. I was utilizing improv lessons I had recently taught. I teach improv to a group of … Read more
I’ve got a handful of weird stories about bad/weird kids who end up having terrible things happen to them. A lot of them are eaten or otherwise disfigured. The plan is to put them into a collection of stories called “Bad Stories for Bad Children”, which is a catchy title, but not as accurate as … Read more
This is a short story monologue sort of thing I wrote after watching a R. Crumb documentary and reading a little too much Hunter S. Thompson. It’s a voice unlike any I’ve used before or since, and it makes me laugh. It’s basically a long monologue, with a cantankerous narrator, but it has … Read more
One Halloween I got hired to be an old-timey “storyteller” for a place called Heritage Hill, it’s a historical re-enactment place. They’ve got historical Wisconsin buildings from the 1700’s on. Check them here: http://www.heritagehillgb.org/ Anyway, I ended up sketching this story out then told it almost 40 times over the course of a weekend, … 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