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Well, with Greens, Thanksgiving, Chinese class, and, oh yeah, work, I've been a little remiss about keeping up with the blog. I am pleased to report, however, that as of Wednesday Kelly passed the 50,000 word mark for NaNoWriMo and as such is an offici… more »

The Hanging of the Greens at Lakeshore Players opens just one week from Thursday, so it's coming up fast! It's a little sad to think that it will all be over in less than a month, but it will be exciting to start performances. We're now in the phase w… more »

After Kelly passed the 45,000 word mark yesterday I managed to distract her from her NaNoWriMo goals long enough to finish reading the first draft of the one-man show. :) Kelly is usually my first filter for any writing project, as she's not shy about… more »

Last night Kelly crossed the 40,000 word threshold in her NaNoWriMo quest for 50,000 words in 30 days. I'm really impressed with how she's kept at it everyday. She's kept it up steadily for 3 weeks now with just over one to go. At this pace my guess… more »

So while leaving the house this morning in a sleep-deprived stupor I had a crazy little idea that I decided to flesh out into a brief play. It is inspired by the true event of my dog Lucy recently taking on a squirrel... and getting the worst of it (do… more »

Yes, I know, it sounds really schmultzy, doesn't it? But it is true - after several weeks of rehearsing together, for many of us trying to portray a family onstage, we are as a cast becoming one. It is part of the magic of theater: you can start with… more »

Kelly and I spent a little time yesterday morning at the Java Train, another of our local favorites, to continue on with our projects. (If nothing else, you will come away from this blog with a thorough knowledge of coffee and tea shops in the Saint Pa… more »

Kelly and I had a very relaxing afternoon sitting and working on our respective projects. We spent the afternoon at the Tea Source, which we've been going to together for as long as we've known each other. They have two locations now, one in Saint Ant… more »

Last night was our first full runthrough (or "stumblethrough" as Claudia calls it) for The Hanging of the Greens. I thought it went very well, a little rough of course but pretty good for a first run. Having not previously seen several of the scenes i… more »

As I've been working on my own projects both as an actor and a writer I've also been of course watching the progess of both Kelly and our friend Tim on National Novel Writing Month (affectionately referred to as NaNoWriMo). Last night Kelly crossed the… more »