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Co-Chair of the Alliance of Los Angeles
Playwrights, member of The Dramatists Guild of America, and life member of the Philadelphia Dramatists Center.

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Recent News
Study with Me in Ojai, CA from June 18-22
I'm excited to be teaching an intensive week-long course from June 18-22 in scenic Ojai, California (30 minutes from Santa Barbara and just over an hour from LA) as part of the Ojai Writers Conference. For more info, go here:
http://ojaiwritersconference.wordpress.com/workshops/weeklong-workshops/write-a-play-in-a-week/
Enter the code WRITE when you register and save $50!
Online Playwriting Class Starts on May 21st!
I will be teaching a month-long online playwriting class through Writers University beginning on May 21.
Festivals, Festivals, Festivals
I am excited to be attending a number of national conferences in the coming months.  First up, the International Thespian Festival in Lincoln, Nebraska in late June, where I'll be teaching a quartet of writing workshops and hanging out at the Playscripts booth!
The Locker Next to Mine Now Available
My new play, The Locker Next to Mine, is now available.  It's a full-length drama, though spiked with humor, about teen suicide and dealing with loss.  I'm looking for a group to stage the world premiere.  Could that be you?
Upcoming Productions
Harry's Hotter at Twilight (one-act version)
East High School (Cheyenne, WY), May 2012
Harry's Hotter at Twilight (one-act version)
Hutchinson High School (Hutchinson, KS), May 2012
Thank You for Flushing My Head in the Toilet and other rarely used expressions
Fremont High School (Sunnyvale, CA), May 2012
Thank You for Flushing My Head in the Toilet and other rarely used expressions
Bay Theatrix: Dover Bay Secondary (Nanaimo, BC, Canada), May 2012
Harry's Hotter at Twilight (one-act version)
Fernley High School (Fernley, NV), May 2012
Harry's Hotter at Twilight (one-act version)
Kellam High School (Virginia Beach, VA), May 2012
Harry's Hotter at Twilight (one-act version)
Sequoia Middle School (Pleasant Hill, CA), June 2012
Pepperoni Apocalypse
University of Tasmania (Launceston, TAS, Australia)
Harry's Hotter at Twilight (one-act version)
Tuckahoe Middle School (Richmond, VA), June 2012
Thank You for Flushing My Head in the Toilet and other rarely used expressions
Jane Addams K8 (Seattle, WA), June 2012
Harry's Hotter at Twilight (one-act version)
Luton Players (Rochester, United Kingdom), June 2012
Harry's Hotter at Twilight (one-act version)
Topeka Civic Theatre & Academy (Topeka, KS), June 2012
Harry's Hotter at Twilight (one-act version)
St. Mary's Anglican Girls' School (Perth, WA, Australia), July 2012
Harry's Hotter at Twilight (one-act version)
Fort Myers High School (Ft. Myers, FL), August 2012
Thank You for Flushing My Head in the Toilet and other rarely used expressions
Lyndale Secondary College (Dandenong North, VIC, Australia), August 2012
Harry's Hotter at Twilight (one-act version)
Yokohama International School (Yokohama, Japan), October 2012
Harry's Hotter at Twilight
Drama With a Difference (Melbourne, VIC, Australia), December 2012
Thank You for Flushing My Head in the Toilet and other rarely used expressions
Westwood High School (Palestine, TX), January 2013
 
Rumors of Polar Bears: 

Though the one-act version, available from Playscripts, stands on its own (and is perfect for competition!), this play was always intended to be a full-length composed of three acts:  Rumors of Polar Bears, Ursa Major and Northern Lights.  Look for the other two plays in the cycle sometime in 2012.
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