is a comprehensive resource page for young playwrights and their teachers, and the home of the ultimate book for young writers, Young Playwrights 101 (that's its cover to the left!). It's available in paperback and as a downloadable e-book. Click on the picture!




YouthPLAYS is my collaboration with professional playwright Ed Shockley (see his link below under friends), a coalition of playwrights dedicated to creating plays for young actors and audiences. You'll find one-act and full-length plays and musicals, as well as monologues and duets for competitive forensics that are ideal for high school, middle school (some even for elementary school), youth theatre, children's theatre, camps and more. I wanted to be so sure that people could find it that you can also get to YouthPLAYS by visiting www.playsforteens.com, www.playsformiddleschool.com, www.playsforhighschools.com or www.highschooloneact.com. And don't forget to add YouthPlays to your MySpace by clicking here, and join our Facebook group here!

The website of Thank You for Flushing My Head in the Toilet and other rarely used expressions, my widely-produced one-act play about bullying, written specifically for teen performers. Visit and see what the buzz is about!



High School (non) Musical is my hit parody of the Disney phenomenon. Come check out its own dedicated website!

High School (non) Musical

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TheWriteConsultant.com is all about my consulting services. Need feedback on your play, screenplay, book or article? Help with outlines, treatments, query and cover letters? Visit me here to learn more.

Check out me and my plays on MySpace. I'm always happy to add friends who are interested in theatre and film.

School Plays is the website that only contains plays of mine suitable for young performers and audiences. So if you know someone who would prefer to browse through my "clean" site, send them over there.



I was Visiting Professor of Theatre in the MFA playwriting program at Hollins University in beautiful Roanoke, Virginia, teaching Narrative Theory and Dramatic Structure, as well as Special Topics: Theatre for Young Audiences.

is a great place to buy writing books and software. I'm an ongoing contributor to their e-zine, and wrote Playwriting 101, an instructional site for playwrights, for them. Check it out, and check them out!

is the top scriptwriting software on the market. Their related website at Script magazine features my column about playwriting. Just be sure to buy your software using the above link from The Writers Store (I get a commission!).


is an online networking and educational site for the creative community, created with both professional and aspiring writers, filmmakers and others who work in film and theatre in mind. It's filled with useful articles (including some of mine), discussion groups you can join, and much more. Join today!

The Alliance of Los Angeles Playwrights is the service and support organization for playwrights in the Los Angeles area. It sponsors an annual play reading festival, major events like the Playwrights Expo and Dramapalooza, email lists, a script catalogue and many other networking and development opportunities. I'm Co-Chair!

The Philadelphia Dramatists Center is the professional organization for playwrights and other dramatic writers in the Philadelphia area. I was formerly managing director and am a lifetime member.

This is the American professional association of playwrights, lyricists and composers. If you are serious about your writing, it's a must to join.

Bang, Bang You're Dead! is a play by my friend William Mastrosimone and one of the most produced plays ever. We were on a double bill and did a panel together to discuss school violence at City Lights Youth Theatre. Consider doing this play in combination with my play NOW YOU SEE ME to focus on this extremely important issue.

Barnstable Comedy Club (Barnstable, MA) produced FROM SHAKESPEARE WITH LOVE?.

The Black Dahlia, one of LA's best small companies, did a reading of NEVERLAND.

publishes CRASH POSITIONS, BEEF JUNKIES, LEAPERS, MENAGERIE, NEWT GINGRICH VISITS A RESIDENTIAL YOUTH FACILITY NOT NEAR OMAHA, NOW YOU SEE ME, THE WHITE PAGES, PEPPERONI APOCALYPSE, PLAY'S END, STEALING SAXOPHONES FROM HOMELESS PEOPLE, SUDDEN DEATH DEBATING LEAGUE, SUPERMODELS IN JEOPARDY, WHATEVER HAPPENED TO GODOT? and X MARKS THE SPOT. They also carry YOUNG PLAYWRIGHTS 101.

Choate Rosemary Hall Summer Arts Conservatory (Wallingford, CT) is a great program for teen actors, playwrights and artists and I spent three summers there as playwright in residence, creating NOW YOU SEE ME, DAY ONE and DEAR CHUCK.

City Lights Youth Theatre in New York City is a wonderful theatre company that produced NOW YOU SEE ME.

is my favorite theatre company on the planet, and I'm a resident playwright there. They've produced eleven of my ten-minute plays and four of my one-acts, and have held readings of MILK AND COOKIES. They staged the world premieres of THIS MAGIC MOMENT and NEVERLAND as part of Pub Plays and their mainstage season, respectively.

publishes DEAR CHUCK and FROM SHAKESPEARE WITH LOVE?.

Ensemble Studio Theatre - LA did a concert reading of SHINING SEA as part of their Winterfest.

Fire Rose Productions, in residence at the Secret Rose Theatre, produced LAST RIGHT BEFORE THE VOID in their first Ten-Minute Play Festival, and YARD WARS as part of their solo performance festival.

The Green Theatre Company is a British youth theatre near London (New Malden, to be exact) that produced BOOKENDS. They're a fun bunch, so stop by and see them.

The Greenway Court Theatre did a concert reading of SHINING SEA as part of their Greenway Reads series.

I taught a master class at Idyllwild Arts Academy (Idyllwild, CA), where they did a reading of AFTER MATH and also helped me to develop THANK YOU FOR FLUSHING MY HEAD IN THE TOILET...

InterAct Theatre Company (Philadelphia) produced my monologue, MY FORMER NEXT DOOR NEIGHBOR. Philadelphia's home for social and political theatre, and an aggressive producer of new plays.

Kitchener Waterloo Little Theatre (Waterloo, ONT) produced BOOKENDS.

Moving Arts (Los Angeles) produced PLAY'S END (fka FOREPLAY).

publishes NEVERLAND.

Pioneer Drama carries YOUNG PLAYWRIGHTS 101.

The Pittsburgh New Works Festival premiered BEEF JUNKIES.

publishes 4 A.M., AFTER MATH, HIGH SCHOOL (non) MUSICAL, THANK YOU FOR FLUSHING MY HEAD IN THE TOILET AND OTHER RARELY USED EXPRESSIONS and TWISTING CAROL.

Playwrights Theatre of New Jersey was instrumental in developing BEN, beginning with a table reading and continuing with a concert reading. They're part of the National New Play Network.

The South London Theatre produced FROM SHAKESPEARE WITH LOVE? as part of their Prompt Season.

The Springfield Academy of Arts and Academics produced the world premieres of THANK YOU FOR FLUSHING MY HEAD IN THE TOILET AND OTHER RARELY USED EXPRESSIONS and HIGH SCHOOL (non) MUSICAL.

The Twin Beach Players (Chesapeake, MD) produced THE WHITE PAGES.

The Walnut Street Theatre's education department commissioned a pair of plays, FROM SHAKESEARE WITH LOVE? and From Lit to Hit, to tour to schools.

Young Players Ensemble (Los Angeles) didn't actually produce one of my plays, but I did the dramaturgy for one of theirs.

Matt Buchanan's Children's Theatre and Creative Drama Site My good friend Matt has the definitive creative drama site on the internet, with lesson plans galore and more, and if you are looking for a top-notch children's play for your theatre company or school, I highly recommend his work.

Ed Shockley is another good friend and a top-notch professional playwright and teacher based in Philadelphia. Check out his new book, Notes from a Practicing Writer.

 

Paul Winkler is a NY-based actor and a good friend.

Peter Musante is a wildly talented graduate of UCLA's School of Theater, Film and Television. He's a tremendous actor and singer, and a very nice guy. Sadly, Peter hasn't been in any of my plays...yet. He is currently in the Blue Man Group.

is an award-winning short film directed by my friend David Marmor. Click the link to read all about it.

Coyopa Productions is my friend Rich Hoffmann's Philadelphia-based video production company. Rich is an award-winning filmmaker, and he's shot several videos of my productions for me, as well doing corporate and educational work.

is not a theatre/film site, but rather a mint company started by my good buddy Harley Cross, who is a wonderful film actor and has been collaborating with me on a number of projects. Lots of bells and whistles here, and a very yummy product.

Cecil and Reed is a cool manufacturer of limited edition and custom-made jeans based in Long Beach, CA. They hooked me up, so check them out!

American Alliance of Theatre & Education National professional organization for educators and theatre artists who use drama and/or theatre in the classroom.

Small Cast One-Act Website Need a one-act play with no more than four cast members? This is an excellent site to find what you seek: you'll find many of my plays listed there, a testament to the webmaster's good taste.

Featuring several of my plays, this is a great place to look for professionally produced plays (and to read substantial portions of them) that you may wish to produce on your own stage. Check it out!

StoryFoundry.com is another great site to visit if you're looking for a play to produce. It allows playwrights to list their work for free, and would-be producers can browse the hundreds of plays on the site to find the right match for their needs.

Playwrights on the Web An international listing of playwrights and their e-mail or website addresses. Also contains a listing of opportunities for playwrights. Maintained by award-winning British playwright Paul Thain.

is a website run out of the U.K. and one of the internet's most comprehensive listings of playwrights and their plays.

Moonstruck Drama Bookstore A cool place to buy plays and musical theater soundtracks, and full of lots of interesting information about your favorite shows and writers.

Student Writing Resource Links for Teachers of K-12 Steven Harris maintains a list of tons of resource sites for those who teach writing, including my own young playwrights page!

American Association of Community Theatres A great resource for those involved in community theatre across the United States and includes listings of play sources—some of my plays are listed there too!…

NY Play Development A play development organization in New York similar in some ways to PDC.

Brief Guide to Internet Resources in Theatre and Performance Studies A list of links which is just what it says it is, maintained by a professor at Stetson University.

British Theatre Guide and the British School Show Page, both maintained by Peter Lathan. A great place to go for info about the British theatre scene (note my homage to Euro-spelling) and youth theatre, a phenomenon largely missing from the States.

A resource page containing a plethora of links for writers of all types.