Archive for the ‘Playwright’ Category

R.I.P. Horton Foote

March 5th, 2009

Horton Foote

Paul Baker, Preston Jones and My Time at the Dallas Theater Center

June 16th, 2008

When Preston Jones died in 1979 at the age of 43 he left behind a legacy in writing that is so rich that is remains as relevant today as it was in the 1970′s. That was one of the overriding impressions that struck me as I viewed Contemporary Theater of Dallas‘ production of Jones’ THE [...]

Actors Reunite in Dallas, Honor Preston Jones and Bradleyville Trilogy

June 13th, 2008

Can it be that thirty something years have passed since I first walked through the doors of the Kalita Humphreys theater at the Dallas Theater Center, a nervous, totally green ‘actor’ straight out of Beaumont, Texas? It’s so hard to believe, but facts are facts and three decades have indeed since passed. How lucky I [...]

Husband, Father, Actor, Writer, Producer Rupert Reyes

February 14th, 2008

Congratulations to Austin’s Rupert Reyes on the opening of this latest play, VECINOS, a production of his Teatro Vivo theater group. The Austin American Statesman has a very nice article today about Rupert and his important contributions to the Austin arts scene. Rupert is compiling an impressive body of work as he demonstrates that one [...]