Oct 6, 2008 | Shakespeare - Theatre
This Friday opens my most recent project: a modern-dress Romeo & Juliet at Eastern Michigan University's Quirk Theater. The cast is wonderful, moreso because it's the first time in many years that my Juliet, Romeo, and the boys have been age-appropriate...
Apr 19, 2008 | Shakespeare
Of all the various seach terms that bring people to this site, there are two that are dominant. 1) Capulet-Montague feud; and 2) Tomorrow and tomorrow. The first is rather obvious – I’ve written a novel about the cause of the Capulet-Montague feud in Romeo...
Nov 21, 2007 | Books - Cut Scenes - Shakespeare - The Novel
Just in time for Kindle… VARNISHED FACES, an Amazon Short Story by David Blixt. VARNISHED FACES is from a line from The Merchant of Venice. Shylock refers to the celebrations taking place outside his home as the Venetians revel in masks. He warns his daughter...
Sep 13, 2007 | Uncategorized
Someone just found this site by Googling the names "ANTONIO CAPULLETTO" and "MARIOTTO MONTECCHIO." Which is flattering, as the only way that person could have gotten those names is by reading my novel. Because I made them up. With that in mind, I...