I'm thrilled to announce that my new play, BELLHAMMER, will be presented in workshop production at Carnegie Mellon University directed by MFA director Katherine Brook. This play represents my MFA thesis, and should be a rocking time.

BELLHAMMER is an epic tale of glory, fame, and the temptations of Television. Set in the world of Christian Professional Wrestling, we follow Sampson Bellhammer, champion wrestler and man of faith, as he does battle against the forces of darkness all around him. Will Sampson fulfill his calling from God to victory over evil, or will the entire universe slip away into utter destruction? When he is tempted by fame and fortune, will he give in, or will he fight? Yup. He's gonna fight. And it's gonna get ugly.

WHEN:
Wednesday, February 10 @ 8:00 PM
Friday, February 12 @ 4:00 PM
Saturday, February 13 @ 8:00 PM

WHERE:
The John Wells Studio Theatre
Purnell Center for the Arts
CMU School of Drama
4908 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213

MORE:
Tickets are limited. Contact the Box Office at (412) 268-2407.

Labels: Bellhammer, CMU, Productions

I'm excited to announce a reading of my new full length play, PARADISE KEY, coming up in exactly two weeks. It will be at the CMU School of Drama, on the third floor in the Brown Studio, on Wednesday, April 29th at 6:30 PM. No tickets are required, but you can contact me to learn more.

Labels: CMU, Paradise Key, Reading

I'm looking forward to a reading of a new play I'm working on coming up in the next few weeks. The play is tentatively called DEVIL'S KEY, and it will be read at Carnegie Mellon University on Wednesday, December 3, 2008 at 8:00 PM, somewhere in Purnell Hall. This piece has deviated sharply from its original trajectory, so I'm excited to hear how it sounds.

The play takes place in 1951, in the sweaty back room of a U.S. Army safe house on one of the Florida keys. It only has two actors, a younger American investigator, and an older Doctor, who must both solve the mysteries of their pasts, in order to leave the room alive.

Labels: CMU, Paradise Key, Reading