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Playwriting Thom's true passion. (Though his insightful wife
Rosie does well to wonder how an activity which Thom does
his best to avoid could really be called a passion.)
With a hearty sigh, Thom admits that
the best way to spur creativity is to promise the world
results and then produce them. In that spirit, and
holding in mind a literal interpretation of the
"world" in "world-wide web", here's a
short list of current projects which Thom pledges to
complete this calendar year (1998):
- Postmodern
This two-act "comedy of manners"
wonders what might happen if a bunch of
nowherely-mobile late-twenty-somethings were to
begin living according to the sage advice
dispensed in Emily Post's classic 1922 book Etiquette.
Since it's been in the works since 1993, one
might hope that when it finally surfaces it will
take the world by storm. (Or at least find the
lawyers at Funk & Wagnalls in a generous
mood.)
- Mysterium
(the extensive rewrite, five years coming)
Finally deciding to sucuumb to Ollie Hubbard's
gentle criticism of the original title (Cosmographicum),
it's time to completely upend and rebuild this
one. Anyone who witnessed the original 1992
production at Taylor University will be happy to
know that the new version will be shorter, be
playable by seven people, and will make more
sense.
- A full-length play based on the
work of Edward Gordon Craig
As requested, Ollie. See, it takes Thom five
years to really get going on anything.
In addition to the original Cosmographicum
script, Taylor has provided full photographic record of
the production. This script and some pictures could find
their way onto the Web at some point, if anyone is
interested. If nothing else, credit for the people
involved will eventually be in order.
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