Mike Mariano

In less frivolous news, I have completed an addition to Jack, Wanda, and Ben that expands it from a six and a half minute play into a fifteen minute play, at least. Wanda gets a little more range, Ben gets a little more sympathetic, and Jack gets insufferably shrill. I like it!

Will you see this addition on the site? I’m mulling it over.

Also, this revision should have been done a year ago when I had the idea for it. Now I’m slacking off on my current projects.

What projects? Before I picked up JWB, I was working on:

1. My piñata play, tentatively titled Zenyatta Piñata, though it has nothing to do with Sting. And….
2. My Plato’s Republic spoof, titled Philosopher Kings. If successful, this would be a companion piece to Menage a Sartre.

What about my other ideas? Almost all of them are dead, including the two and a half years in the making James and Kathryn. What stopped me cold? I watched Strange Days two weeks ago. It showed me what little real-life inspiration I have to work from.

This weblog has completed phase one of an update. Categories have been added. The permanent links are better. The feeds are no worse. But hopefully you haven’t noticed much of a change.

Phase two is making you notice.

I haven’t written any more of my short play, but I have developed ideas for two other short plays. Put together, these plays cover:

• Piñatas
• Cabbage Patch Kids
• Japanese Tentacle Monsters

Obviously fine contributions to dramatic history.