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Visting the 911 Memorial

I recently had the honor of visiting the 9/11 Memorial in NYC. Construction began around 2006, after several delays. I remember hearing on the news when I first moved here that they didn’t think they could get the memorial built … Continue reading →

Ojai Playwrights Conference 2011

17 Aug ’11

I’ll be posting my recap soon. For now, enjoy these pics.

Sometimes I’m An Actor
– News
– Resume
– Reviews

9 Nov ’10

Headshots | Resume | Reviews UPCOMING Nov 16, 2010 Playing Phlip in a reading of TURNING THE GLASS AROUND by Pia Wilson, for the Pack Loung Series, NYC.

Sometimes I’m a Director
– News
– Resume
– Reviews

8 Nov ’10

Resume | Reviews

But usually I’m a Writer
– News
– Read my bio
– List of Plays

7 Nov ’10

Biography | List of Plays

Living Newspaper:
Google Rising opens

17 Sep ’10

We opened our newest show in NYC last night at (le) Poisson Rouge, a great music/performance venue downtown. We had a one night performance up at ART in Boston, which played to a smaller crowd, around 20 or so. But … Continue reading →

My trip to Martha’s Vineyard! A writers retreat at the Vineyard Arts Project

6 Aug ’10

I took a trip to Martha’s Vineyard this summer! Vineyard Arts Project Video from Don Nguyen on Vimeo. Members of the Public Theater’s Emerging Writers Group spent a week at a writers retreat up at the Vineyard Arts Project. This … Continue reading →

My trip to Vietnam

29 Nov ’09

How A Ten Year Old Taught Me How To Write A Play

26 Apr ’12

It's my turn to write another post for the Public Theater blog. I decided to write about my experiences volunteering at the 52nd Street Project. You can read about it here. I'll include the blog post in its entirety in … Continue reading →

Reading: The Man From Saigon

10 Apr ’12

Had my reading yesterday for Naked Angels 1st Mondays. It went really well. I'm happy to report no one fell asleep during it. Pertinent info: Directed by Andy Donald DAU - James Yagaeshi COUNG - Louis Changchien ARMITAGE - Ryan … Continue reading →

The Man From Saigon

13 Mar ’12

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Finally! After working on this play for about 20 years and putting off a public reading for about 2 years, I'm happy to say it's finally ready to be shown to the public. April 9th!

Sext Therapy for Tiny Rhino

20 Feb ’12

I was asked at the last minute to write a ten minute piece for Ugly Rhino's pre-Valentines days show at the Brooklyn Lyceum. As luck would have it, instead of writing a brand new piece over a weekend, I was … Continue reading →

Happy New Year!

2 Jan ’12

Made it to 2012! This year I decided to do the Central Park Midnight Run, something I've always wanted to do ever since I moved here. It's a very doable 4 mile run around the center of the park. … Continue reading →

Winding Down 2011- Projects! Projects! Projects!

20 Dec ’11

Wait, it's December already? When did that happen? Oh, it happened while I was busy with stuff and wasn't paying attention? Okay. I think everyone can attest to experiencing this yearly phenomena. The way the end of the year lurches … Continue reading →

How to be a Sad Playwright in 10 easy steps

17 Nov ’11

I've written a new blog post for the Public Theater entitled "Sorrow, Depression, and Desolation in the American Theater, or How To Be a Sad Playwright in 10 Easy Steps." Click here to read.

Theatre people conversing

16 Nov ’11

I was honored to b asked to direct/dramaturg Kari Bentley Quinn's new play "The Unlikely Ascent of Sybil Stevens." Kari a smart, sharp, and funny playwright and her new play is great. Packawallop asked us to interview each other, so … Continue reading →

We’ve hit our 100th Sad Playwright!

11 Nov ’11

Sadplaywright.com has reached a milestone. We have surpassed 100 sad playwrights! Congratulations to Mattie Brickman. You can read her bio here.

Sadplaywright is 1 week old

10 Nov ’11

Wow, what a week I've had with Sadplaywright.com. I really thought it would be this small little project and instead it's completely blown up. From all the visitors to the amazing (free) press we've received, sadplaywright definitely kicked off with … Continue reading →

My latest creation: Sad Playwright

31 Oct ’11

"Every second of every day, a new playwright becomes sad. " And thus it begins. My latest creation. After getting a great response to my collection of photos on Facebook, Sad Office and Sad Umbrella, my friend and fellow playwright … Continue reading →

Tofte Lake Living Newspaper Retreat

25 Jul ’11

The Living Newspaper was invited to spend a week up at Tofte Lake Center at Norm's Fish Camp recently. I'll post a detailed recap of my week there, but for now, enjoy some photos We also filmed this: RECAP I landed … Continue reading →