Chalk One Up for the Good Guys

I’ve just returned from our from Chalk’s final performance of opening weekend. Rumor has it there were quite a few critics in the audience on Saturday night (and I saw you out there, Mr. Piatt), so though I am very tired, I wanted to get a few words out before the professionals wade in.I’ve had [...]

Your Friday Question: Gas Light's On

How are you refilling the tank these days? The days are getting shorter and colder, and, here in Chicago, we’ll soon be sliding into The Long Dark.
Maybe you swamped with work and classes and rehearsals and production meetings. Or you’re banging your head against a wall on a script or proposal that makes Sisyphus look [...]

Rocking the Suburbs

I’m an insanely fortunate sonuvabitch. I’m knee deep in tech week for Chalk (photos and process-blogging coming soon) and am sorting out the schedule for 1776, which starts rehearsing in November. After a strange sort of courtship/audition process I’ve been asked to play Richard Greatham in Hayfever out at Circle Theatre in far-flung Forest Park [...]