News and Updates

I'm very excited to be diving into a workshop with The Drawing Board (NYC) to explore my new play THE MORE BEYOND . We had a great reading earlier this year and I am grateful to have the chance to take this next step, and hear the script in detail. I've partnered with director Joshua Gelb to bring scenes to life, and I'm looking forward to a great time. A story of wreckage and recovery, this play follows an underwater treasure hunter from Key West, FL trying to find a sunken ship, and his own lost glory. Cast: 33 characters played by 17m, 4f (plus chorus and a guitarist) Locations: Multiple

Midtown meets Key West this month in a reading of my new play THE MORE BEYOND with one of NYC's hottest theatre clans. The Drawing Board tackles meaty, challenging work, in an informal, collaborative setting, and I'm honored to be part of their schedule. Plus they have a roster deep enough to produce this reading - 34 characters! - without (almost any) double casting. THE MORE BEYOND follows a Spanish treasure galleon in 1622 that sinks off the coast of Florida, and a modern-day treasure hunter from Key West as he tries to piece his life back together and find lost glory. WHERE: MEC - 825 Seventh Ave, 2nd floor. (Bring photo ID) WHEN: Monday, February 25, 2013 at 7:00 PM

Took a tour of the Juan Sebastian de Elcano , a training vessel for Midshipmen of the Spanish Naval Academy. This beauty, built in 1927, is about twice the size of the Javea in THE MORE BEYOND but holds about the same number of crew. For all that's changed in the last 300 years, sailing is still taught by the basics - navigation, duty, and the power of the wind.

This Monday evening, head over to Trustus Theatre for a reading of my new play THE MORE BEYOND . Set in 1622 and 1980, this play follows a doomed Spanish treasure galleon that wrecks off the coast of the Florida Keys, and a treasure hunter in modern-day Key West who must recover the lost silver and find his former glory. I'm very glad to have a host of my favorite actors and friends bringing this piece to life. WHERE: Trustus Theatre, 520 Lady St., Columbia, SC ( Google Map ) WHEN: 7:00 PM, Monday, April 16

I have a workshop of my new play THE MORE BEYOND coming up with one of New York's hottest young companies: Exit Pursued by a Bear . If you haven't heard of EPBB yet, don't worry - it's the ultimate secret house party theatre - but definitely sign-up for their email list. (And check out their Times article.) Artistic Director Ed Sylvanus Iskandar (MFA CMU, NYTW fellow, etc.) has created a unique atmosphere for doing theatre by literally opening up his home as a creative gymnasium for rehearsal, exploration, and production. Ed's hospitality is infectious, the atmosphere is electric, and his cooking is fantastic. I'm looking forward to work with Greg Van Horn and the EPBB team on my new play. Bonus: Look for Ed's direction in These Seven Sicknesses by Sean Graney at The Flea this winter.

Over the next two weeks, I am thrilled to be developing my new treasure hunting play, THE MORE BEYOND at The Puzzle New Works Festival with Marble Collegiate Church here in NYC. Marble Church has a long history of supporting the arts, and this festival is a chance to dig into the script in rich detail. I'm excited about this play, fresh from my intensive workshop at The Playwrights' Center , and I'm glad to see it coming into focus. It's a large work, and thanks to the heavy lifting of the crew of the actors, director Aaron Vega, and dramaturg Brian Hansom, we are finally getting a glimpse of the whole scale. More to come!