But the one I got this week tops them all. It was a form-letter email that hilariously left out the crucial telling adverb "not," as in "we will not be using your play."
Maybe I should show up for the reading. On second thought, no.
Showing posts with label playwrighting competition. Show all posts
Showing posts with label playwrighting competition. Show all posts
Saturday
UNFORTUNATELY, WE WILL BE ABLE TO USE YOUR WORK...
In an earlier post on this blog, I presented examples of various turn-down letters I've received from theatres over the years.
But the one I got this week tops them all. It was a form-letter email that hilariously left out the crucial telling adverb "not," as in "we will not be using your play."
Maybe I should show up for the reading. On second thought, no.
But the one I got this week tops them all. It was a form-letter email that hilariously left out the crucial telling adverb "not," as in "we will not be using your play."
Maybe I should show up for the reading. On second thought, no.
Friday
MAYBE MOHAMMED WILL GO TO CHICAGO...
Ahhhh. Another nice ego-booster out of the blue. This time from the n.u.f.a.n. ensemble. They're out of Chicago. They hold a lively playwrighting competition every year. And look who made the semi-finalist list this year. Little ole Dale!
I've been really busy lately trying to shake off my writer's block and get my screenplay done. Haven't thought much about Mohammed's Moon. I wrote it in 2005-6 for the South Coast Repertory Practicum and we had a nice reading of it on the Nicholas Stage. My teacher, the playwright Cecilia Fannon, said of it:
You know? The way I see it, it doesn't matter if it never again gets read or produced. The good opinion of Cecilia Fannon is enough. And that she read it not once but twice. That's the ultimate compliment.
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