If you read this blog, thank you. And I apologize. It’s been so long since I last blogged.
I’ve been durn busy. And the time I’ve had for writing has gone into the writing of a new play.
It’s called Poochie, and it’s about Alzheimer‘s disease, how it progresses, and how it affects families.
And although I’ve finished a draft, the play is not finished. It needs some work. It needs a little something something — not sure what.
I’ve scheduled a reading, in order to get some feedback, for July 23. And I’ve booked the black box at the Looking Glass Artist Collective in Salisbury for Oct. 19-22. That’s for production. So wish me a couple of broken legs on that. I need to get the play in shape!
(Hint: I’d love a few sponsors to help with production costs, if you know anybody…)
Meanwhile, speaking of plays, I got the nicest email from Laura Facciponti Bond — which I’d like to hereby share:
Dear Sam,
First, and most importantly, I would like to tell you how much I enjoy your writing. I very much appreciate how your blog encourages people to use, discuss, and perform your plays. How generous! I am a Drama professor at the UNC-Asheville, where I teach acting, voice, and directing. I recently came across your plays and have used a few of them for class scene study, script analysis exercises, and discussion of directing approaches in my Directing I class. I do plan to purchase your recent book of ten minute plays – in hopes of having my students use them in my future acting classes.
I have also been working on writing an acting text book – and am getting ready to publish it – hopefully in the next couple months. I was wondering about how you felt about my inclusion of some of your ten minute plays as appendices and recommended scene study material for the skills introduced in my acting book. Would this interest you? If so – I would be thrilled to include them, and would be sure to write to you for permission to use specific plays. I would also include the address of your web site so readers can connect with even more of your plays.
I look forward to hearing your thoughts on this proposition.
Laura Facciponti Bond
UNCA Drama Department – www.unca.edu/drama