Check out MANN SHOW 2008!

All new for 2007/2008.

NEW BLOG...Next Week!

Get in your final posts, folks. Mann Show 2007 becomes a museum piece within a week, as Mann Show 2008 goes live.

It's back to school...FOR ME!

Yep, I'm heading to college again. A grad school program actually.

I just arrived in Seattle, Washington, and am on my way via shuttle bus to Ellensburg where I begin a five-week theatre production course of study at Central Washington University (Notice the college's initials? "C-W-U." How could I have gone elsewhere? "Coach-White-University.".

I hope to learn lots of cool stuff and return to Mann with tons of fresh, exciting ideas. Which makes me wonder...what are your new, exciting ideas for next year?

Summer's here...LET'S GET TOGETHER!

Wednesday, June 20 at Coffee Underground.

Meet up around 7:00, we'll check out Acoustic Seen's Songwriter's Open Mic night.

Apparently, our pal JORDAN PICKENS (remember the TREASURE ISLAND pre-show fella?) will be playing. Bring a friend—I'll bring Rhyd—it should be a blast.

Change for the good?

What do you think?

Summer LACKlusters

Is there a good film in theaters this summer?

All I hear about is how awful PIRATES III and SPIDERMAN III are. I saw SHREK THE THIRD...it was OK, I guess...nothing to get excited about, though.

OCEANS 13 looks good, and I've heard that KNOCKED UP is pretty great. MR. BROOKS? BUG? WAITRESS is supposedly really good, but it's not playing here yet...or is it?

What have you heard? What have you seen? Anything good?

Summer Writing

Four rising seniors (Phillip Calvin, Ross Ovington, Michael Real, and Knox White) have been selected to serve on a writing team for next spring's production. This past weekend we started the process. Our goal is to have a finished draft of the as-yet-to-be-titled play by late September.

Please know that this is a highly unusual and ambitious plan for any high school. Writing a play is much more difficult than it looks. It requires good ideas, yes...but great discipline. I think our team will do well.

If you are interested in writing a play or film, I HIGHLY recommend that you join Script Frenzy. Starting June 1, thousands of people all across the world will embark on a one-month writing project: writing a full-length play or screenplay. By registering (FREE) at the site, you are privileged to terrific tips and tricks of the trade. (I'm planning to write a play with Script Frenzy this June, myself.)