Aristotle/Alexander at The Getty Villa
When star philosopher Aristotle accepts the coveted position of court tutor for an adolescent Alexander The Great, an intellectual battle of wits between teacher and student collides with high stakes […]
Plasticity Opens Off Broadway
Cutting edge neuroscience meets multimedia immersion in this unique theatrical experience opening January 17th at Greenwich House Theater. BUY TICKETS
A Trilogy of Plays now available
Available for the first time from Smith & Kraus, the complete texts for the award-winning plays, The Common Air, Unequalibrium and Desperelics, written by Alex Lyras and Robert McCaskill, produced […]
Best Men’s Monologues of 2019
Two of my favorite monologues from Desperelics were published in this years ‘Best’ series from Smith & Kraus: “Pushing Paper” and “Remember Everything.” Available now on Amazon.
Love Nietzsche at The Blank Theatre
Plasticity Wins Ovation Award
Congrats to Corwin Evans on his Ovation Award for Best Video/Projection Design. Very special thanks to Istros Media and Tim Arnold for their invaluable contributions.
Plasticity Nominations & Awards
Plasticity earns Ovation Nominations for Best Video Projection Design and Best Sound Design and wins SCENIE for Best Solo Show Production.
Plasticity E X T E N D S
“A provocative exploration into the expansive capabilities of the human mind.” People’s World
Praise For Plasticity
Reviews are in! TKTS @ www.PlasticityThePlay.com
Plasticity Opens January 27th
In this multimedia production, a comatose man recreates his identity by delving deeply into his memories, while a hovering circle of doctors and loved ones populate the medical and legal drama, forming scheming camps over grave […]
The Dope on Ancient Olympians
As the Rio Olympics captivate us with fantastical feats of athleticism, it’s hard not to reflect on the glorious origins of the Greek Olympiad, dating back to 776 BC, and […]
Marine Altruism
As one of the most truculent and egoistic election seasons in history continues to accelerate (deteriorate), it’s nice to remember that not all mammals are out for uninhibited self gain. Humpback whales are the […]
Riding The Gravitational Wave
Thirty thousand years ago on a beach in South Africa, a clan of cavemen and women, and their adorable cave babies and bratty cave tweens, lay on hairy backs, […]
Honor The Pathogen
I’m a proud homo sapien, as you no doubt are, and though I’ve only been around for a few measly decades, I have little shame in claiming the title of […]
Soon To Be Mooned
A few aggregated facts about our impact on the planet earth that should have jolted us from our business-as-usual mindsets but hasn’t: At this moment, there are roughly 1 billion people […]
Planet Bowie
Two miraculous events occurred recently, one earthbound and the other interstellar, and though no one has linked them directly, it is becoming more and more obvious that they are inevitably […]
How I Learned To Love Coronal Mass Ejections
In 1859, a storm like no other in human history ravage the planet. Oddly enough, it was neither rain, nor snow, nor hurricane winds that did the damage. This storm […]
Donald in Dismaland
It should be a relief to artists everywhere to see that international notoriety and its accompanying wealth hasn’t dulled the creative blade of Banksy. The bête noire of the gallery […]
A Ray of Hope
What if you never had to pay another utility bill for the rest of your life? What if, instead of dishing-out for oil, gas, or electric every month, you got paid […]
Missive From Morocco #6 – Anatomy of an Assassination
I died last night. Literally… “General Yuya” bit the dust and that’s what you get when you refuse loyalty to a child king. Tutankhamun may have been the chosen pharaoh of […]
April 15th and The Emotional Audit
I dreamed of a distant future last night. It wasn’t a post-apocalyptic wasteland with acidified oceans and vomit colored sunsets, and the surviving population wasn’t dodging a race of zombified […]
Your Molecules Or Your Life
Security through biology: like everything else that’s ostensibly science-fiction, it was real before it was make-believe. For the last five years, enforcement agencies across this slowly decaying, still great nation, have […]
Missive From Morocco #5 – critical crew
Making television is a high pressure gig. If you’re in a crucial position, one mistake will have you packing your bags– fired and replaced– before the footage gets downloaded from the camera. The […]
Missive From Morocco #4 – movie magic
Movie magic… it’s what keeps us seated in front of luminous screens, large and small, for countless hours on end. When you’re behind the scenes of a large scale production like SpikeTV’s Tut, […]
Missive From Morocco #3 – tug of war
One of the most evocative symbols in hieroglyphics is the Eye of Horace, god of the pharaohs, often depicted as a human with a falcon head, which is a nice head […]
Missive From Morocco #2 – allies & enemies
5:30 am and I’m ferreting in the dark for a snooze button. My alarm is weaker than usual. Maybe I forgot to kick the volume up before I hit the sack. What’s […]
Missive From Morocco #1 – the adventure begins
Week one of working on Tut, Spike TV’s maiden drama series, directed by David Von Ancken and starring Sir Ben Kingsley. I’m playing a general in King Tut’s army and I’ve been knee […]
The Dope on Dope
The New York Times editorial board recently and wholeheartedly endorsed the legalization of marijuana. Stop the presses. Break out the herb grinder. Prepare to add a little more vapor to […]
Small Swigs From The World Cup
The World Cup intensifies, bringing the planet earth together to witness what our host nation so elegantly calls fu-chee-bol. It’s been a rewarding tournament, but in a perfect world, a few […]
Streaming Burnout
For those out there yet to hop on the Burnout Bandwagon, just a quick “alert” to let you know there’s almost no room left. Everyone’s knee deep in it, whether it’s socially […]