“The Conveniences of Modern Living” Coming to the NY Fringe

The big news for August (that I promised in May, ha ha), is that my play “The Conveniences of Modern Living” is going up in the Fringe.

This is a play I’ve been working on for a very, very long time (about four year now, incredibly)- and in the final version of the play, the director (Emily Plumb) actually collaborated very significantly on its content, to the point that it’s no longer really my play- it’s our play. And the fact that said director/writer/collaborator also happens to my real-life girlfriend makes this fact all the more special. Honestly, I didn’t know if we could do this and make it work- personally aand professionally- but so far, it’s been really fantastic.The perspective she’s brought to these characters and this world, and the clarity we’ve managed to achieve together has made this play into something I feel is very special- and that celebrates a lot of things I think are worth celebrating: family, idealism, love. But mostly, mostly it celebrates the power of people to experience horrible things and (after great difficulty and struggle) emerge the stronger from them. That’s something I’m proud to put into the world. And this August, that’s what I’ma gonna do!

Oh, and it’s funny. Darkly funny. Yeah. I mean, who do you think you are dealing with?