Image by TeroVesalainen from Pixabay It’s been a while since I last checked-in, so what better way to do it than here and right now! My brain is scattered at the moment. Even though that’s the case right now, I have been pretty active with concentrating on my submitting. I’ve submitted to 7 calls since…
UPDATED: Visit The Final Search post to read the finished script! I stumbled upon this 5 minute play opportunity from Cone Man Running Productions in Houston, TX: https://www.conemanrunning.com/submit and thought it’d be fun to write for. I have a couple of hours before my ride comes, so what better to add more content onto my…
So, I’ve been thinking a lot about this playwriting career I’ve been on. Actually, can I still call it a career? Is it a career if I don’t make this a full-time job where I’m supporting myself financially by WRITING? Going by that definition, I’m not. I am thankful for being able to have another…
Dorky title for a blog post I know, but I didn’t know how else to describe the feeling that came over me when I was trying to explain to a friend my writing process. One of the questions he asked was, “So, do you have a set time to write?” I’ve been writing for a…
So, this is a thing. A thing I wrote in 2014 for my MFA Thesis as a reflection of everything I learned in my 3 years at SFSU. A play that grew out of an idea to share what I had learned about the Filipino Labor Leader, Larry Dulay Itliong. My first thought of how…
Lights up on TERRY as they are lying on the ground. MARCO is standing about them. MARCO Terry. Terry are you okay? TERRY opens their eyes and holds her head as they sit up. TERRY Ow. My head. MARCO holds up his fingers under TERRY’s nose. MARCO What does this smell like? TERRY You’re going…
Lights up on GREG chewing something while BRETT watches. BRETT So what ya think? GREG still chews and looks up in the air to form a thought on what he has just eaten. BRETT Too much salt? Not enough garlic? GREG Is that Monk Fruit? BRETT Oooo… you’re good. GREG I wouldn’t have thought that…
ERIC ENRIQUEZ. He/Him/His. 20-30s. Sarah’s dad and Megan’s spouse. Person of Color. MEGAN ENRIQUEZ. She/Her/Hers. 20-30s. Sarah’s mom and Eric’s spouse. Person of Color. SETTING 2:30am in the backyard of the Enriquez house in a suburban city. In a faint light, we can see a shadowy figure hitting a heavy bag with a baseball bat….
ZOT. They/them/theirs. A space alien. YEBIN. They/them/theirs. A space alien. MARGARET. He/him/his. A security guard for the yet to be open tallest building in San Francisco. Enter ZOT and YEBIN, two space aliens, as they enter the front lobby of the yet to be open Salesforce Tower. MARGARET is manning the front security desk. ZOT…
A Family Disapproval Rating GERALD. He/him/his. 60-70s. Filipino American. Trump Ally. FLO. She/her/hers. 20s. Filipina Amerian. Pro-American Anti-Trump. Lights up on the family kitchen with GERALD and FLO.a GERALD He is the American dream. FLO To be born with a wealthy father who gave him everything? GERALD He is a billionaire. FLO How do you…
