Book Signing March 11

Hey, everyone. This Friday, March 11, at 6 pm, I'll be doing an appearance at Bay Books, on Orange Avenue in Coronado, right across the street from Lamb's Players Theatre. It's a great chance to pick up a book if you haven't gotten a copy yet (or if you need to buy a theatre-lover a gift).

Robert Smyth is going to walk across the street to say a few words too, which will be especially fun for me. I'll be signing books as well.

Stay tuned for news about a book signing in North County on May 14th, coordinated with North Coast Repertory.

Till then, see you this Friday!

San Diego Magazine

Sorry it's been so long! Things are still hopping, and San Diego Magazine has a nice feature on the book in the March issue. I had a great time talking with Don Braunagel. Too bad their deadline is so far in advance. The best laid plans don't always come off on schedule, and the article talks about our 2nd printing in the past tense (it was scheduled for February, but we're running a little behind). In a month or so, all the data in the article should be accurate!

San Diego Library Gala

Was pleased to be honored among 233 other San Diego authors last Saturday night at the San Diego Public Library. It was a great evening, kicking off the Local Authors exhibit. If you want to see who else was there, check out Burl Stiff's column on the event in the Union-Tribune!

KFMB Interview

Had a great time being interviewed by Dan Shadwell on KFMB Channel 8 last week. Don't know if any of you saw it, and I hope I didn't look too sleepy. I'm used to working at night as all of you know. Hopefully I'll eventually be able to post video, at least on the Ken Jacques Photography site. But till then, you'll just have to trust me, it was great.

Union-Tribune Review

I was thrilled to see The Play's the Thing get reviewed by the San Diego Union-Tribune's Anne Marie Welsh in last Sunday's Books Section. Wow! She had some very kind words for the book, which is nice, but mostly it was just nice to read about the book in my hometown newspaper (which recently published an outstanding in-depth two-part series on Theatre in San Diego, "Theater Inc.")

Patté Awards

Whoops--almost forgot to mention the awesome Patté awards, presented every year by San Diego's theatre diva Pat Launer (and in the interest of full disclosure, the author of my book's Foreword).

I always enjoys shooting the Pattés--it's another great celebration of San Diego's theatre scene. (Isn't it funny how you never need to talk actors into another awards show?) Anyway, she gave me a very nice citation for the book, and I hope my speech didn't seem too nervous. I'm used to being the one putting other people in the spotlight.

Thanks, Pat!

A New Year-So Much to Update

All right, it's a new year, and so much has happened! I didn't create this blog to neglect it, so I promise to update more regularly. So here go my updates:

Launching The Play's The Thing
The launch party on December 17 was incredible. It was so moving to me to see so many great friends come out to wish me well and to celebrate San Diego theatre. We held it at the Lyceum Theatre, hosted with great class and generosity by Sam Woodhouse and company at the San Diego REP. I was so touched by Sam's words of introduction, as well as those of Pat Launer. Dea Hurston took the lecturn and asked for recollections from members of the arts community. Linda Castro and T.J. Johnson cracked me up with their remembrances of photo shoots past. It was a great evening, and a humbling one. (And I did my best to stave off writer's cramp after all those signatures).

San Diego Theatre Scene On-Air
The day after the launch party, guest host Cuauhtemoc Q. Kish very nicely had me on Dale Morris and Jenni Prisk's online radio show, San Diego Theatre Scene On Air. Kish was a great interviewer, and with call-in cameos from the likes of Linda Castro and Ron Choularton, what could be better? Here's a link to the audio, if you'd like to hear (I'm on in segments 2 and 3).

"These Days" on KPBS
Had a great time being interviewed by Tom Fudge on KPBS's morning show These Days. He was sick, and I'll bet none of you could tell. Too bad I didn't post this before they updated their archives, I could have linked to the show's audio. I'll see if I can find a way to post it, either here or on the Ken Jacques photography site. Stay tuned!

Los Angeles Times
The LA Times did a great story on the book last Sunday. Wow! They printed three of the photos, and did it ever look great. Lynne Heffley asked such great questions in interviewing me, so I wasn't surprised that the final article captured the book so well. Here's a link.

KUSI Morning News
I did the KUSI 10 a.m. news yesterday. Sandra Moss was excited after seeing the book, which made the interview fun. And they flashed lots of the photos on the screen. It's always great to get the word out!

So summing up, it's a great start to a new year in San Diego theatre. The book is selling gangbusters, so stay tuned for news of a second printing!

YAHOO!

Wow, the book has arrived from the printers and is now at the publishers. They will start distributing tomorrow and should be in the stores by Friday. YAHOO! The official release is still on the 15th. I am looking forward to your comments on the book.

Channel 7/39 NBC Interview

Hi everyone, I heard from Kimberly King today about our interview coming up. It is scheduled for Monday the 28th of November at 10:00am. Kimberly does an Arts segment for the local NBC affiliate. I hope that many of you can watch.

Everything is still on track for the second week in December for distribution into the book stores.