An American girl in Belfast. She has no interest in the culture or really anything besides finding the best bars and pubs. She makes friends with a woman who lives in Belfast who also doesn’t seem to be interested in the history of Belfast. These girls are centered around a boy who seems bright and witty. […]

One of my characters in my play is an American girl named Victoria. She is self centered, conceited and ignorant. The story begins with her trying to find her clutch in an apartment she just woke up in after a night of drinking. In this clutch can be found Victoria’s closest possessions. Most importantly, her […]

You meet such interesting people in dark alleyways. Take, for instance, the man who was out drinking with his daughter last week.  He was a large man, probably in his sixties, with short grey hair and stubble.  He wore wire-rim glasses and a tan coat.  And I can only guess at the amount of alcohol […]

For those that aren’t familiar with the central conceit of my 10-minute play, there are two main characters, Dean McLaughlin and Rev. O’Neill, that argue about how to handle the failing infrastructure of the St. Patrick’s Anglican Cathedral steeple. I’d like to reveal some more scintillating information about these two individuals by answering an age-old […]

An observation has stumbled into my busy brain: the sign stick figures of Northern Ireland are always rushing along! This is an exit sign inside the hostel I have been calling home. This is not what we see in the States. This exit sign is so much more descriptive even without words! How do I […]

A year ago, Steve Donahue was walking through a potato field on his way home from the pub when an alien ship crashed not ten yards away from him.  The pilot, Granth MkDoil, an alien like a giant praying mantis, welcomed him in and showed him around his ship.  But the crash damaged the onboard […]

For tomorrow, Tuesday the 9th, night’s reading in the Lounge of the Hostel at 18:30: Pegeen = Allison Shawn Keogh = Chris Michael James = James Philly Cullen = Kelsey Jimmy Ferrell = Kimberley Christopher Mahon = Jonathan Old Mahon = Joan Widow Quin = Chloe Sara Tansey = Savanna Susan Brady = Kate the […]

In relation to conflict, objectivity is an idealistic perspective. The word is defined as: “Not influenced by personal feelings or opinions in considering and representing facts.” In my theatrical experience, we refer to audience inherent biases as “impression structure.” This idea encompasses the spectators’ history with the show itself and the show’s themes, feelings toward […]