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Movietime Confessions: A Dramatic Play in One Act
on Mar 1, 2008 in Creative Writing Fiction Mark B. Papale Playwriting Writing Characters Tiffanie Sparks: A child star in her late 30’s who hit the big-time in her late teens and early 20s, then fell hard and into obscurity. Pappa Sparks: Tiffanie’s father. Mid 60’s, skinny, and always sweating. Pappa is Tiffanie’...
Movietime Confessions: A Dramatic Play in One Act
on Mar 1, 2008 in Creative Writing Fiction Mark B. Papale Playwriting Writing Characters Tiffanie Sparks: A child star in her late 30’s who hit the big-time in her late teens and early 20s, then fell hard and into obscurity. Pappa Sparks: Tiffanie’s father. Mid 60’s, skinny, and always sweating. Pappa is Tiffanie’...
To Sir, With Love
on Feb 13, 2009 in Theater Asian America Playwriting East West Players The stark reality of brainwashing and mind control that I attempt to achieve in each and every playwriting class I teach never changes and never transforms into the light and inspiration demonstrated by Lulu singing "To Sir, With Love" to Sidney Poit...
Master of a Universe (Go, Trojans!)
on Mar 24, 2009 in Writing Playwriting Let's get the good news out of the way first: a couple weeks ago I was kind of suddenly offered a teaching gig at the University of Southern California, as part of USC's Master of Professional Writing Program. Within a matter of days, I was locked in...
"Lost" Nerds
on Apr 27, 2009 in Theater Asians Asian America Television Playwriting I don't watch Lost, but I do realize how big a deal it is to be on that show because I know people who've been on it.Josh Randall had a key role in one episode (Season 2, Episode 7: "The Other 48 Days"), and he told me he gets stopped at airports so...