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JANUARY 2007 UPDATE

Howdy, all. I hope you all had a wonderful holiday season and an awesome beginning of the new year. Here's what's happening in my busy world:

1. Staged Reading of MUSIC FROM A SPARKLING PLANET
I will be appearing as the character Wags in a staged reading of Douglas Carter Beane's comedy "Music From a Sparkling Planet," about three buddies on a quest to find Tamara Tomorrow (or, more specifically, the actress who played her) whom they remember fondly from their childhood. It's a nostalgic, funny, and heartwarming tale about a generation afraid of growing up, about friendship and loneliness, and much more. I hope you all get a chance to check it out. There will only be three performances, February 9, 10, and 11, at Center Stage Playhouse in the Bronx. For reservations, call 718.823.6434. Tickets cost $10.

2. DREAM FRAGMENTS entered in BRIO Awards Competition
I'm submitting my anthology, "Dream Fragments: Brief Scenes of Life and Death," in the BRIO Awards arts competition's playwriting category. Fingers crossed. I've made a few revisions based on feedback and my own reaction to various readings and performances of my material during the past few years.

3. WRITERS GROUP coming soon.
As promised, I'm working on bringing my beloved writers group back to life. It will meet monthly starting in March, and a bunch of my friends and fellow writers have expressed interest in participating. It should be a lot of fun, and hopefully just as productive (and even more so) as past incarnations. I will confirm the details shortly.

4. INDEPENDENT FILM PROJECT
I've submitted four short screenplays, with the recurring theme of "Water," for an independent film project spearheaded by Christy Cuomo, with actors and creative talent from the Red Monkey Theater Group. The titles of my scripts are: "Hazing Time," "Water To Wine," "Elixir of Youth," and "Deluge." I'll provide more updates later once things are further along, but I'm really excited to be a part of the production.

As always, I'm also working on a bunch of other projects, all at various stages of development. I love being busy doing creative stuff that I'm passionate about.

Special thanks to my wife Juliana for her encouragement and support as I continue to pursue my hobbies and dreams.
posted by Nick at 3:15 PM [edit]