My one act drama Yellow Roses will be getting another staged reading by Equity Library Theater this Saturday October 12th at the Hamilton Grange Library at 503 W. 145th St. in New York, NY and will be presented with other plays. Five of the six readers from the previous staged reading last August 17th will … Continue reading Another Staged Reading This October 12
Central Park Jazz – West Fourth Trio
On my latest trip to New York while walking through Central Park, I came across a jazz quartet, sat on a bench, and enjoyed their fine playing. They're the West Fourth Trio, I assume the saxophonist was a guest musician, and they were tight. Wish I had showed up earlier to capture more of their … Continue reading Central Park Jazz – West Fourth Trio
Seeing Statue Of Liberty For The First Time
I recently made a trip to New York City to see a staged reading of my one act play Yellow Roses by the Equity Library Theater last August 17th. Before the trip I planned a visit to the Brooklyn Bridge, I wanted to walk across it during my previous trips but didn't get the chance. … Continue reading Seeing Statue Of Liberty For The First Time
Staged Reading This Saturday August 17
My one act drama Yellow Roses will be part of an afternoon of staged readings by Equity Library Theater at the Queens Public Library and presented by The Woodside Players. Event begins at 1PM and there will be six short plays. My play takes place in a neighborhood pub on a Tuesday night and has … Continue reading Staged Reading This Saturday August 17
Adventures In Table Reading
I recently completed a feature length screenplay titled Second Time Around, an adaptation of my stage play Electric Serenade which was performed at Theater for the New City in East Greenwich Village New York in September 2022. As soon as I returned home to California after its premier I began turning my stage play into a … Continue reading Adventures In Table Reading
Ironic Affirmation (7/18/24)
Thought of this one when I once again heard Hannibal Lecter invoked in the middle of a droning speech. Photograph by Kerry Hackett.
I’m On A Podcast!
I have now been a guest on a podcast called Southern Man, Western Town. It's from a musician named Jeff Lawrence, here's the link to the podcast: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0Jx5MNNWHezM5C2QzHpTQr I talked about my latest short movie project and a little bit about the history of my writing. It was fun! I haven't listened to it yet … Continue reading I’m On A Podcast!
Three Poems From The Archives
While going through my file cabinet of old writings I came across poems I wrote from the mid '90s to the early 2000s, some of which I read publicly at slams and readings. A lot of my old poems are strident, overly emotional, and not particularly well written, but I had fun writing them and … Continue reading Three Poems From The Archives
Second Short Movie Challenges
My latest short movie project is a comedy titled Office Supplies. It is a story about an office worker looking for a certain office supply, but in his search discovers that his co-workers are insane. Movie has five speaking roles, and so far I have four actors but the fifth role will be the hardest … Continue reading Second Short Movie Challenges
Latest On My Novel Redwood Summer
I've been writing and rewriting my San Jose novel on and off since April of 2000. Each draft took months or years to write, but gradually each rewrite took a shorter time to complete. The rewrite before last took over three months. The last one took only three days. I began the rewrite on the … Continue reading Latest On My Novel Redwood Summer
Robert Kirkendall 