08/11/2026
Boo!
That's roughly the sound Paul Shanker de Tourreil made in the role of Ezekiel the ghost, in my very short play, Inconvenient House Ghost (directed by Joe Garque), also with Colin Nash and Natalie Demmon as Jordan and Maria, respectively, a very corporate couple that would like to negotiate better haunting times. Obviously, they all nailed it!
My short play was one of 7 that was performed last weekend during Moment Theatre Collective's Stage Fright event.
How did it come together? First, playwrights had to submit scripts for consideration by early June. Once selections were made, each script was assigned to a director and actors. Then, the director and actors had one weekend - ONE WEEKEND - to rehearse the play, followed by one dress rehearsal, followed by showtime.
When I tell you that each performance was a testament to the craft of performance...I almost can't believe such amazing work was created is such a short amount of time, but then I remember that incredibly talented people were involved.
I want to heartily thank Heidi Hawkins for encouraging to submit a play, and Danielle Davidson for the kind words and for coordinating the s**t out of this thing. And I'd like to tip my hat to all the amazing writers I feel humbled to have shared space with last weekend (Paul Van Dyck, Mengzhou Li, Valerie Free, Dan Jeannotte, Thomas Barnwell, M. Leander Kalil).
What a unique project to have been a part of, and what a great way to spend a Saturday night.
Don't sleep on Moment Theatre Collective's next thing!
