Flying out to New York later today so I can see my one act comedy Funhouse performed this weekend by Manhattan Repertory Theatre. First time seeing my work performed in person in America's theater capitol and feeling very excited! Funhouse is about a couple that started dating and one of them is meeting the other's … Continue reading This Weekend: Funhouse
Lecture On Julius Caesar
Today is the Ides of March, best known as the day of the assassination of Julius Caesar in 44BC. Here is a lecture on Julius Caesar from historian Michael Parenti given on April 5, 1998 in Seattle, WA. His lecture goes against the commonly held narrative that the Roman Senate assassinated Julius Caesar because they … Continue reading Lecture On Julius Caesar
Funhouse – Playing April 2-3
My one act comedy Funhouse will be performed by the Manhattan Repertory Theatre on Saturday April 2 at 3PM and Sunday April 3 at 6:30PM at the Chain Theatre in midtown Manhattan with three other one act plays. The story of Funhouse is about a couple who recently started dating and he's taking her to … Continue reading Funhouse – Playing April 2-3
Fibbing Friday (3/11/22)
(Back to Fibbing Friday deceptions, this one prompted by pcguy, subject is music of various genres, and I will lie about all of them. Link below.) https://pcguyiv.wordpress.com/2022/03/11/fibbing-friday-march-11th-2022/ What is Mick Jagger known for? His quiet, dull, unexciting lifestyle What do Ronnie Milsap and Stevie Wonder have in common? They exchange groupiesWhat was the rock musical, … Continue reading Fibbing Friday (3/11/22)
Cast For TWENTY
Twenty, a film project I'm co-writing for filmmaker Hilary Davidson, now has actors for the four main characters! Twenty is about four friends who go to a Roaring '20s party and end up in an alternate universe in an unexpected adventure. More information about Twenty can be found here: https://nineteen85films.com/ And here are the four … Continue reading Cast For TWENTY
Funhouse – A One Act Play
A one act comedy I wrote titled Funhouse will be performed April 2 and April 3 by the Manhattan Repertory Theatre, an Off-Off Broadway company. The venue will be the Chain Theatre in midtown Manhattan, and this will be the first time since before the pandemic that something I wrote will be performed by real … Continue reading Funhouse – A One Act Play
Thought For The Day (2/19/22)
Don't cry over spilled milk, cry over spilled beer! ©2022 Robert Kirkendall
99 Word Prompt: The ’49ers
(Flash fiction piece prompted by Carrot Ranch. The theme of '49ers is topical because the American football team in San Francisco with the same name just lost the NFC title game to their Los Angeles rivals, so I tied that into the historical '49ers who came to California during the gold rush. Link below.) https://carrotranch.com/2022/01/31/january-31-story-challenge-in-99-words/ … Continue reading 99 Word Prompt: The ’49ers
Fibbing Friday (1/28/22)
(More Fibbing Friday falsehoods, this one prompted by pcguyiv, no single theme, just random subjects. Link below.) https://pcguyiv.wordpress.com/2022/01/28/fibbing-friday-january-28th-2022/ What is Lizzie Borden known for? Severing parental ties in a most drastic wayWhat did the man known as D.B. Cooper do? After getting some bad airplane food he did what he always did in such circumstances, … Continue reading Fibbing Friday (1/28/22)
Thought For The Day (1/28/22)
Early to bed, early to rise, is a boring-ass way to live. ©2022 Robert Kirkendall