He loved her, of course, but better than that, he chose her, day after day. Choice: that was the thing. - S.A., Author Love and Choice. Let’s talk about both of those things on this, the 10-year Hookversary, the anniversary of Hook’s passing from this life into some unknown. Choice is what I forgot to … Continue reading Hookversary 2023

Finally, 1:1 interviews with the stars of “A Pest Control Affair,” Stephanie Slayton and Bryan Headrick (although many really dug Pest Control, Phil 😆), when we hit the stage on Thursday, February 2nd 2023 as planned at Hyde Park Theatre in Austin, Texas, and as part of Scriptwork’s Frontera Fest 2023 – their 28th annual … Continue reading And the Stars of the Play

PLEASE NOTE: My apologies in advance for typos. I lost power yesterday in the middle of editing. PLEASE leave a comment if/where you see a typo -- be brutal! (My fingers and my nose are frozen and I'm sponging off a neighbor's goodwill for power right now while trying to get as much done as … Continue reading One Faux Pest Control Technician & One Legit Entomologist

Well, maybe not a bar . . . but two quasi-fictional scientists do interrupt a scene in "A Pest Control Affair" with their playfulness. In this blog post, I’ll introduce you via 1:1 interviews to Roxanne Schroeder-Arce who is playing a botanist and married (on stage) to Rupert Reyes, who is playing a melittologist which … Continue reading Two Scientists Walk into a Bar . . .

Photographer: Bret Brookshire with Hyde Park Theatre, Austin, Texas No cockroaches were harmed in the taking of this photograph. Or, all the cockroaches were harmed and we're simply not telling you! Rehearsals began this week for “A Pest Control Affair,” and over the next 30 days, I will be introducing you to each member of … Continue reading A Pest Control Affair