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July was crazy, y’all….

An X-ray of Tim's broken foot. So that you know he's not playing.

Broken 5th metatarsal: bad. But look how beefy my 1st metatarsal is!

At the end of June, in this order, the following happened…

– I had an outbreak of shingles.
– I broke my foot.
– Oh, and you know, our country continued to fail to respond usefully both to the Covid-19 crisis and to 400 years of racism, oppression, and the inequality that we have forced on Native Americans, Black folks, and every other person of color who has come here with the hope of making a better life for themselves and their families.

This means lots of career things have slipped through the cracks. I will be updating those over the coming days in, perhaps, no particular order. I hope they can provide you, as they have me, a tiny of bit of relief and distraction from the shitshow that is the world in 2020.

More soon…

Looking Ahead (and a little bit behind)

In 2018, I finally got around to writing On Every Link a Heart Does Dangle; or, Owed—my Oedipus adaptation that completely pushes Oedipus offstage, giving the story to the women of Thebes. Thanks to the Playwrights Center and the Lark, I wrote about 150 pages over the course of just 3 weeks.

And then I got to workshop that play TWICE at the Kennedy Center. The first time via the National New Play Network‘s MFA Playwrights Workshop—of which I’m an alumni—and the second time courtesy of the amazing Gregg Henry, artistic director of the KC’s American College Theater Festival.

Most exciting of all is that I’ll be workshopping Every Link at the Lark this spring via their BareBones program. This includes public performances, so be sure to stay turned for details as we put together our team.

Coming up on January 31, I’ll be participating in the Project on Tyranny. Along with Franky D. Gonzalez, C.A. Johnson, Rajiv Joseph, Mona Mansour, Liza Jessie Peterson, and moderator, Lloyd Suh, we’ll be discussing the ways in which art and activism come to intersect in these challenging times.

Cheers, y’all.

Last Workshop of my Jerome Fellowship

EC602122-8550-46F9-9291-8E76EE2829B2“The way forward is the Great River’s mouth…”

Once, the town of Thebes on the banks of the Mississippi River was the jewel of southern Illinois, but that was before the rains stopped falling and the crops didn’t come in and the babies started dying. Seeking an answer from the gods, suspicion falls on Mellie, a young woman, seriously disabled since birth, long suspected as being unfavored by them who dwell on the Mountaintops. Mellie has her own suspicions though and sets out to prove them before the hammer can fall on her.

This is On every link a heart does dangle; or, Owed, my second play exploring three generations of debts and deceptions in a mythological version of Thebes, Illinois. It’s receiving its first full read in a workshop at the Playwrights Center today, the first step on what should be an exciting, yearlong journey.

“Assuming there are seagulls, assuming I’m near the sea…”

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Next up in 2016, aka the “Year of Tim J. Lord:”

“Uprooted,” a brand new 10-minute play written for the 52nd St. Project’s Teen Ensemble. Two performances only!

The other plays were written by Dylan Dawson, Christina Quintana, Erica Saleh, & Melisa Tien. Directed by Ka-ling Cheung, Rachel Dart, Austin Regan, Max Rosenak, & Lynne Rosenberg.

Tickets are free! Make your reservations here!

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The Teen Ensemble One-Act Festival

2 Performances
Friday, June 3 @ 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, June 2 @ 3:00 p.m.

The 52nd Street Project’s
Five Angels Theater
789 Tenth Avenue, 2nd Fl.
Between 52nd & 53rd Streets

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