tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-154542372008-07-03T12:40:07.127-04:00reyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05406509497923890474noreply@blogger.comBlogger746125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15454237.post-67179835179666965012008-07-01T16:46:00.003-04:002008-07-01T16:54:23.699-04:00

Okay, so there's this game, and it's called Mafia, and I totally suck at it. Perhaps you know it: three mafia, two detectives, at least five townfolk -- more is better. Through interrogations, accusations, defenses, and murders, the townfolk have to execute the mafia before they get knocked off. My problem? Everything I'm feeling is revealed on my face. In a game all about plotting and strategy,

reyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05406509497923890474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15454237.post-60418601568909380262008-06-29T17:25:00.004-04:002008-06-29T17:50:35.942-04:00

Look, I'm all happy and honored and stuff to be part of this O'Neill thing and whatever, and I totally did some great writing this morning and have been able to sleep and relax and practice yoga and meditate everyday like I'm some artist and junk, but there is a very important question that no amount of artistry or enlightenment can answer for me right now: WHAT HAPPENED TO DONNA AND WHAT ABOUT

reyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05406509497923890474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15454237.post-11497432867548016412008-06-27T17:26:00.004-04:002008-06-27T17:53:37.122-04:00

Wow -- it's been almost a month since I've posted. Sorry about that folks, but June was utter madness. 1) I went to the National Asian-American Theatre Conference (which went well, thanks!), 2) my dayjob threw it's annual Gala (which also went well, thank god!), and 3) I had to prep for the O'Neill. Which is where I am now. So far, so good, but I'd be lying if I didn't say it was overwhelming.

reyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05406509497923890474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15454237.post-14253526623758178052008-05-30T10:18:00.005-04:002008-05-30T10:21:47.896-04:00

How Governor Set His Stance on Gay Rights, New York Times, May 30, 2008 I get made fun of because fictional things never make me cry (no movies, no books, no nothing -- ever), but real stories -- like the eff-ing newspaper -- actually get the waterworks going. No matter how simple or mundane, sometimes I just can't stop myself. Thank god for Governor Paterson, Uncle Stanley, and Uncle Ronald.

reyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05406509497923890474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15454237.post-23776839715408796712008-05-07T15:55:00.003-04:002008-05-07T15:59:42.007-04:00

An interesting article about UK TV casting on the Guardian, featuring my sci-fi goddess Freema Agyeman: Why the Dickens shouldn't costume dramas be ethnically diverse? (The Guardian, May 7, 2008)

reyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05406509497923890474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15454237.post-3318546626548275392008-05-05T07:37:00.003-04:002008-05-05T07:55:39.345-04:00

Last October, when I went to the Pansy Division concert, I mentioned that they played two totally new songs "Twinkie Little Star" and "20 Years of Cock." Well, here they are! Apparently, PD set up a YouTube page for our viewing pleasure. AWESOME!!! Twinkie Little Star, Pansy Division This is actually a rehearsal vid, so the song itself starts at 3:50 if you want to skip ahead. 20 Years of Cock

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Which is why you really, really, really have got to get your hands on James' new album Hey Ma. No joke. Bubbles Take an axe to your past To your family tree Carve a face from the wood An effigy Make wings from the leaves Hide from the bark Kindling for the hair Rose for his heart Someone to draw you right Someone to catch the light Draw the blue from the skies into his eyes Carve the lines

reyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05406509497923890474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15454237.post-84270477457268190302008-04-29T08:46:00.002-04:002008-04-29T08:49:51.289-04:00

Get all the info at my original post here. Reserve tickets here. It's a free reading, but reservations are highly recommended as SPACE IS LIMITED. I'm off to rehearsal now, and hopefully I'll see you tonight!

reyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05406509497923890474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15454237.post-79199936420204632052008-04-22T16:31:00.002-04:002008-04-22T16:49:14.661-04:00

With a play by Vampire Cowboy Qui Nguyen. GO! GO! GO! Details here. And for info on my reading, April 29 @ 7PM check out this post from last week.

reyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05406509497923890474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15454237.post-56255905185778089822008-04-20T10:09:00.004-04:002008-04-20T10:15:26.457-04:00

And Catherine Tate, too. Okay, so Planet of the Ood was one awesome episode of Doctor Who. I loved it thematically and I was totally grossed out by the transformation at the end -- which I won't go into so as not to spoil anything (no, the Doctor didn't regenerate, something else happened). More than anything, though, I've got to say that on the subject of Catherine Tate as the new companion:

reyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05406509497923890474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15454237.post-50186752076627443292008-04-17T14:59:00.005-04:002008-04-17T16:04:01.756-04:00

Okay, remember how I hinted about something here and here that I couldn't tell you about till it was all set and official and stuff? WELL NOW IT IS!!! Check it out here: Pulitzer Winner Letts to Be O'Neill Artist in Residence; Playwrights Conference Announced (Playbill, April 17, 2008) I'm so glad no one figured it out with the little pic of Eugene O'Neill I slipped into this blog entry, heh

reyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05406509497923890474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15454237.post-80368785458617536392008-04-17T11:35:00.003-04:002008-04-29T08:49:28.950-04:00

Those of you who missed Pure the first time around, when it was workshopped at Ensemble Studio Theatre, can now catch a reading presented by Ma-Yi Theatre Company. As you know, I'm a resident playwright in their writer's lab, and this is our 2008 presentation of works in progress from the Lab. There are plenty of plays to see and the Lab is chock full of talented, adventurous, and hilarious

reyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05406509497923890474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15454237.post-84887789552430743892008-04-16T17:50:00.005-04:002008-04-17T07:59:12.280-04:00

I've totally been stalking the comments sections of the places I've found that wrote up the Turing play, to see what other AMT fans come out of the woodwork. Nothing too exciting yet, but you know I've been checking like every two hours. Aside from yesterday's SciAm article, Towleroad wrote a short piece linking back to SciAm. Thanks to Fastlad for the heads up on that. New Play About Gay Enigma

reyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05406509497923890474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15454237.post-25727937557280487582008-04-15T16:44:00.003-04:002008-04-15T16:47:31.385-04:00

Here's the link to the aforementioned SciAm article. Thanks to Melinda Wenner for saying such positive things about the play and for bringing even more attention to Mr. Turing, States-side. Yippee! Alan Turing Comes Alive (Scientific American, April 15, 2008)

reyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05406509497923890474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15454237.post-56961911154507969762008-04-12T16:01:00.002-04:002008-04-12T16:06:26.474-04:00

Shortly after I wrote this post, I had a phone interview scheduled. Basically, some woman at the presentation last night sat in front of me, turned and said she enjoyed it, and could she ask me a few questions later on? She introduced herself and said where she was from, but I was so flustered by all the goings on of the event that I didn't really hear her. She called me this afternoon. She is a

reyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05406509497923890474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15454237.post-53264358460543618192008-04-12T12:59:00.003-04:002008-04-12T13:01:52.263-04:00

Mention of my play totally made it onto the SciAm calendar for April. Okay, so it isn't actually me or my name, it's just Mr. Turing, but who cares? It's still eff-ing cool. Click here.

reyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05406509497923890474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15454237.post-8040505448768031212008-04-11T06:59:00.005-04:002008-04-11T07:06:59.762-04:00

A.K.A. the electronic stored-programme digital computer. Although I think homo's devil machine has a nice ring to it. I mean, if you had to choose between an iMac, a ThinkPad, and a Homo's Devil Machine, which would you go for? That's right -- HDM, all the way, baby! We've been having a great time in rehearsal, and I've made some nice changes to the script (although there's still more work to do

reyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05406509497923890474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15454237.post-37753523653542242012008-04-09T22:14:00.002-04:002008-04-09T22:20:11.834-04:00

If you are able, just always put it in the present tense. Really. It's better. It really, really is.

reyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05406509497923890474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15454237.post-87475538167173622402008-04-08T20:31:00.002-04:002008-04-08T20:33:26.709-04:00

But just listen to this oldie of there's from my favorite James album called Seven. The video is nothing to write home about, but just listen and feel this song. When you let me fall, Grew my own wings, Now I'm as tall as the sky. When you let me drown, Grew gills and fins, Now I'm as deep as the sea. When you let me die, My spirit's free, There's nothing challenging me.

reyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05406509497923890474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15454237.post-10048259967001467932008-04-08T19:06:00.006-04:002008-04-12T13:04:04.275-04:00

Today was the first rehearsal of Pure at E.S.T. My god, there is nothing like a first rehearsal to make you feel like an artist again. For a first read, the actors dove right in. It, of course, took them a little time to work out the computer talk, but I have faith that they'll pick it up in the rehearsals to come. Here's a picture of Christopher Morcom, Turing's first love. So far, I need to

reyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05406509497923890474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15454237.post-49434704507368425472008-04-05T07:27:00.005-04:002008-04-12T16:08:19.349-04:00

Honestly, I think it's songs like this that made it hard for James to catch on in the U.S. It sounds like a self-aggrandizing pop song (like so many American Pop/R&B/Rock/Hip Hop songs), but it moves from ironic to absurd to critical to liberating with a The Smiths like fluidity that I don't think the casual radio listener can pick up on. Or am I underestimating American listeners? Even if I

reyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05406509497923890474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15454237.post-52034583456610892352008-04-04T14:28:00.005-04:002008-04-04T14:51:55.546-04:00

Hooray! The workshop of Pure is cast! Here's how it looks: Ean Sheehy as Alan Turing with Scotty Bloch as Sara Turing Steve Boyer as Christopher Morcom Julie Fitzpatrick as Joan Clark Ryan Karels as James Atkins/Neville Johnson This is my first ever all-white play. Isn't that weird? It sure is to me. I'm just happy that my all multi-cultural play with an all non-white cast (Thunder Above,

reyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05406509497923890474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15454237.post-17596396753576436612008-03-27T14:08:00.006-04:002008-04-11T07:11:06.431-04:00

Okay! Everything is all set and official-like! The workshop of Pure (the Alan Turing play) will happen in a couple of weeks with a public reading on April 11, 2008 at 7PM. Carlos Armesto is directing. Ean Sheehy will be playing Alan with Scotty Bloch, Steve Boyer, Julie Fitzpatrick, and Ryan Karels. Here's a link to the First Light 2008 page on E.S.T.'s website. Come see everything! Pure By A.

reyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05406509497923890474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15454237.post-24466696220522301082008-03-26T07:14:00.004-04:002008-03-26T07:21:49.581-04:00

Alex totally got me a sonic screwdriver for my birthday. It really is the little things, sometimes. The Doctor doesn't need guns, and I don't need ridiculous gifts -- just the right companion and a sonic screwdriver for us both, thank you very much.

reyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05406509497923890474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15454237.post-40716598480321182912008-03-23T11:56:00.004-04:002008-03-23T21:43:24.052-04:00

Here's a great article from The Times about James' new album and their return to touring (in the UK, not here, alas): New album and sell-out tour make James the comeback kings (The Times, March 22, 2008) And here's the YouTube video they ref in the article. This song is also the first track on the new album (coming April 7th in the UK).

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