Eerie

Sep 30, 2008 | Family

Okay, I'm starting to get creeped out. My son Dash was born well after I finished drafts for both the first and second novels in the Mercutio series. The fact that he is growing up to become the lead in that series is eerie beyond words. The physical part I can...

The Beginning of the End

Apr 24, 2008 | Writing

The other day I was here writing about endings. Then, the very next day, I was off-project thanks to a beginning. The irony is amusing, if not epic. I was supposed to be working on the new (Roman) novel. But while in the shower I had realized how the final book of the...

Dante Biography

Jun 19, 2007 | Books

Monday being the Actor Day Of Rest, I got to relax and hang out in Ann Arbor. Did some work on various writing projects, some related to the Mercutio series (as this is rapidly becoming known – Star-Cross’d was my first choice, but it sounds too much like...

Friar Lawrence – Culpable

Jun 9, 2007 | Shakespeare - Theatre

    A couple days ago I reconnected with Harlan Underhill, my high school Shakespeare teacher from half a lifetime ago. Harlan was also the co-director of my very first production of the Bard’s work (of course, it was Romeo & Juliet. And, yes, I...

Gigs

Mar 18, 2007 | Books - Publishing - Shakespeare - The Novel - Theatre

As I finish work on the sequel, I’m lining up theatrical work for the rest of the year. Up next, I’ll be directing THE COMPLEAT WRKS OF WLLM SHKSPR (abridged) at Noble Fool Theatricals in St. Charles. This job fell into my lap out of the blue. I have...