So, one of the side effects of going to see THREE TALL WOMEN, which you should really go see before it closes, is noticing the call for submissions for the June One Act Play weekend. I didn't think much of it that night but apparently my stupid brain has been working over time in the background. I got it in my head that I wanted to do another production. It's been over a year since my first one act was produced. I think I've had sufficient time away that I'd enjoy doing another one.

The largest failure of all of this is that I don't have anything to submit. Yes, I could spend the time researching other one act plays, finding something I like, and submitting that but what fun would that be. Above everything else I would like to identify myself as a writer. I do have a one act that I wrote shortly after the last set of one acts wrapped, THE BETTER RAT TRAP, that I like but really isn't something I would personally like to direct. So that leaves me standing here empty handed.

Following my typical pattern of self abuse I decided that it would be fun to try and come up with an idea, write, and polish it in a week. I started Sunday night and I, quite frankly, have no idea if I'll actually hit it. That said, I do love writing and projects like this remind me of that fact when I've been away for too long.

david shute - Jan 27, 2010 at 10:09 PM