Doollee Noted

I just noticed that I now have a profile on doollee.com, "The Playwright's Database." It lists both Valentino: a play in verse and Francesca: a play in verse.

I don't know who submitted the info, but that's pretty cool. I'm guessing that they were tipped off by my profile on The Alliance of Los Angeles Playwrights.

Check it out: doollee.com

New Works Festival 2008

I submitted three plays to the College of the Canyons New Works Festival, which was last year's venue for Valentino.

Two of my plays were accepted.

Sadly, Francesca: a play in verse did not make the cut. It's still a work in progress, and I only submitted Scene One, so maybe next year.

My two plays that were accepted are: Endgame and U.N. I'm looking forward to seeing them staged May 21-24, 2008.

Two out of three ain't bad.

Francesca Submitted to New Works Festival

Yesterday was the submission deadline for the 2008 New Works Festival at College of the Canyons.

I submitted Scene 1 from my next verse play, Francesca, plus two other short pieces. Francesca is still very much a work in progress. I've written several scenes, and lots of snippets for the second act, but the first scene is the only one I'm happy with at this point.

I should find out by the end of the year if Francesca makes the cut.

If you're interested in reading Act One, Scene 1, it's posted here: Francesca: a play in verse.

Francesca: a play in verse

I'm writing a new verse play based on the tragic love story of Francesca da Rimini and Paolo Malatesta. The story comes from Dante's Inferno. In the nineteenth century, Francesca da Rimini became the subject of several plays, operas, and paintings.

I've posted the first scene on my website: Francesca: a play in verse