One of the playwrights I met at the Great Plains Theatre Conference is in town. Tim was the driving force behind the unofficial fringe portion of the conference: he directed Mac Wellman’s late-night staged reading, he organized caravans to Omaha dive bars, and he was the overall ambassador to all things underground in Omaha.
Tim writes fantastic plays that incorporate everything from 1950’s beefcake porn to Greek theatre to drive-in movies to ancient Indian legends. He’s influenced by both Charles Busch and Mac Wellman, but he brings his own collage-style sensibility into his writing, as well. And he proves the rule that most playwrights named Tim are exceedingly nice guys.
Tim was passing through on his way to a Grand Guignol workshop at Dell’Arte School of Physical Theatre in Blue Lake. You can see some pictures of the gleefully gruesome outcome at World Picture News. The shot of Tim’s weak stomach getting the better of him as he looks at some fake vomit is particularly entertaining.
3 responses so far ↓
Ellen M. Lewis // July 17, 2006 at 2:40 pm |
Tell Tim his direction of Mac Wellman’s play rocked! I really enjoyed it, and have been thinking about it ever since.
~Ellen
Tim // July 17, 2006 at 2:56 pm |
Wasn’t that great? I loved that the stage directions ended up being characters in the piece! And the actors were amazing, too. Mac’s so awesome; it blows my mind that a staged reading had so many riveting moments that I (and you, too, apparently) still remember vividly.
Max Sparber // July 19, 2006 at 11:57 am |
Tim was my first friend when I moved to Omaha, and his play “Reform School Timmy” was the reason I became involved with the Blue Barn Theatre. He’s a great talent and a great friend.