Handwritten Theatre

All the actors are stuck in traffic coming back from the beach or standing in long lines at the airport while we remain cool, calm and collected for another dip into the archives. This time we're going back to the Gulf War...the first Gulf War. At the time, I was one of the writers of thirtysomething and I took the opportunity to write about the disturbing trend toward lockstep patriotism the first Bush administration was pushing down our throats at the time.thirtysomething was a series about the

Summer simmers on, but we're nice and cool and climate controlled down here in the archives. Let the actors enjoy their vacations! They're just going to miss my favorite all time scene...of scenes I've written. It's from a movie I wrote called Cast a Deadly Spell, a film noir detective picture based on the premise that H.P. Lovecraft and Raymond Chandler once collaborated on a story set in an alternative 1948 where magic and witchcraft are commonplace.This script was written in an un-air

Just because the actors have all gone to the beach, doesn't mean we're not going to soldier on here at Handwritten Theatre. A presentation from the archives: A scene from a movie I wrote a couple of years back, the remake of a key film from my youth, Attack of the 50 Ft. Woman. While not conceived for this podcast, I can guarantee that it was handwritten at the time. The movie was directed by Christopher Guest and produced by Debra Hill with Daryl Hannah in the titular role. In the great

In Handwritten Theatre Eleven, the author once again steps to the microphone, just to give the other actors something to shoot for.Handwritten Theatre Eleven: "On the afternoon of July 12, 1960, as he was waiting for the light at Broadway and Forty-fourth Street, a woman brushed past Riley."Running Time: 4:33All Audiences.

Handwritten Theatre reaches the rarefied level of double-digits! Sit still. Be quiet. The restraints are for your protection.Handwritten Theatre Ten: "I can see you're concerned about torture."Performed by Moira QuirkRunning Time: 10:51Explicit Content (Contains a single, non-gratuitous utterance of a popular vulgarity.)Other BusinessVictoria Haas, who tells the tale of a young woman's first encounter with a sour apple martini in Handwritten Theatre Four, recently finished work on Approaching