“Life shouldn't be printed on dollar bills.”

“Life shouldn't be printed on dollar bills.” - Clifford Odets As we get closer to the opening of his "Waiting for Lefty" next Friday Odet's words ring loudly to me. In a time where unions represent the lowest amount of people in over 50 years and the public employees and teachers are being vilified keep this quote in mind when the lights come up. Odet's play could not be timelier. We have two weeks of work ahead to bring his vision to an audience in 2011. Unfortunately, he proves that we have not come as far as a nation as we thought. See you at Waterfront South Theatre starting February 4th.

2 Weeks until the "Wait for Lefty" is over

A long time ago a wise theatre friend told me that "90% of a successful play is great casting". I am working with one of the most talented and driven casts I have ever directed who will bring "Waiting for Lefty" to you. This play, depicting scenes from life during the Great Depression set during a union meeting, is so incredibly relevant today. Every night in rehearsal we discover unfortunate parallels to our country and state right now. I received a call from a reporter this week asking how I was bringing a play set in 1935 into 2011 as I state in our press release. "You'll need to come see it for yourself" was my reply. We have two more weeks of hard work ahead of us to bring Odets' classic play to you. We all look forward to the hard work and bringing this seldom produced play to Waterfront South at a time when employment issues are so prominent in our own backyard. Please join us as we work and "wait".

A weekend of Angels, Kevin Spacey and Nick Virgilio

This past weekend was one of my busiest in my theatre career. Catching 'Angels In America; Millennium Approaches" Fri night in NY in an incredible production, meeting Kevin Spacey after and telling him about our upcoming production of "A Moon For the Misbegotten" [which brought a huge smile to his face since I told him I caught his performance in NY a few years back] and ending the weekend with my play "Nick of Time...Nick of Time" in front of an oversold house was nothing short of fantastic. Watching Bob Weick BECOME Nick Virgilio took your breath away [2 more chances to see it in Norristown next Thu and Fri]. Theatre is alive and riveting...especially in Waterfront South. Become a part of the excitement....