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Dear Wedding Play:

I hate to be the one to have to tell you, but you were closed last Sunday.

I’m sorry that’s the way it worked out, but in the end that’s what all plays do.

I will miss you, Wedding Play. You were a good little play.

Yes, I know that August: Osage County is still running, but, sweetheart, that’s a different play, and plays, unlike straight white men in the United States, are not all created equal.

It will close someday, too. Just not last Sunday. Like you. I mean, with reviews like these, are you kidding? (more…)

So, we opened Wedding Play last night.

After 3 years of writing and workshops…

…and 5 weeks of rehearsal…

…and 2 LONG weeks of tech and previews…

And then. One night only. A world premiere happens.

Wow.

Opening nights are always weird, because no matter how good the play is or isn’t, it always feels like a huge hit. I mean, everyone and your mother is there, literally, and you get a couple of free glasses of wine in you, and everybody tells you how wonderful you are, and how much they loved the play. On a side note - if you are into hugging, you should get into the theatre, because there is a RIDICULOUS amount of hugging, and on opening night, it is off the charts! (more…)

It’s Sean. Not Graney. Cooper. Sean Cooper.

Who?

Exactly.

I’m an actor. And I’m working on a play at Steppenwolf. So I must be at least halfway decent. They won’t let just anyone come in here and walk around and say lines. Or write on their blog, for that matter. I mean, it’s Steppenwolf, they have a screening process.

So, the play is called Wedding Play, and it’s a Visiting Company Initiative production at Steppenwolf from About Face, another very highly respected theatre… like Steppenwolf for homosexuals. It’s a new play, a world premiere, written and directed by Eric Rosen, the Artistic Director of About Face. You’ve probably heard of him, right? (more…)