Gregory Crafts
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Greg’s Hand-Crafted Blogs
UPDATED! Dime Store Detective Stories and Hitchcock Lane at the 2023 Hollywood Fringe Festival!
The Hollywood Fringe Festival is almost upon us! From June 8th to June 25th, over two hundred and fifty individual productions will be going up at venues across Hollywood.
Monthly Career Accountability Check-In For April/May 2023
Nothing like a monthly check-in to keep me accountable and on task! Here's what I accomplished in March and April, and what I'm planning on doing between now and next month!
Back from the Theatre Unleashed Writers’ Den Spring 2023 Writing Retreat
Just got back to LA after spending another lovely weekend up in Pine Mountain Club. I love our quarterly Theatre Unleashed Writers' Den Writing Retreats. It's so nice to get out of town for a few days, leave all of our normal routine concerns behind, and focus exclusively on creation.
Designing Seussical the Musical at Burbank Center Stages with Conundrum Theatre Company!
While working on Carrie: The Musical Horror last year at Boston Court Pasadena for Sequoyah School, I connected with the President of Conundrum Theatre Company, Lisa Sedares. Lisa and I hit it off pretty quickly, and before I knew it, she'd hired me to design her company's upcoming production of Seussical the Musical.
It’s MLB Opening Day, Get The Boys of Spring and Fall and Pink Hat Blues today!
Happy Opening Day to those who celebrate, and Let's Go Red Sox! In honor of the occasion, I'm offering two of my ten-minute plays, The Boys of Spring And Fall and Pink Hat Blues for free today only on Amazon.
Monthly Career Accountability Group Check-In for March/April 2023
It's that time again! Here's what I accomplished over the last month, and what I'm planning on accomplishing over the next few weeks. Grateful for my Career Accountability Group and my Accountability Partner to help keep me on track. Let's go!
Super Sidekick: The Musical premieres in Alaska at Cyrano’s Theatre Company!
That's right! The Ninja Koalas are headed to The Land of the Midnight Sun! Cyrano's Theatre Company in Anchorage, AK has licensed an eight-performance run of Super Sidekick: The Musical, running Saturdays and Sundays at noon until April 23rd!
Monthly Career Accountability Group Check-In for February/March 2023
So, I'm part of a Career Accountability Group. Basically, it's a group of actors that come together monthly to hold themselves and each other accountable to doing the business and career work that is easy to ignore, neglect, or otherwise put off. Each member has a partner in the group, and partners check in with each other weekly. The group meets monthly to discuss our accomplishments for the previous month, share goals for the upcoming month, talk about news, share resources, and ask questions. Honestly, I find it absolutely invaluable.
Self-Producing: Playwrights & Actors, Why DIY Can Be the Best waY
As a playwright, I've struggled with landing production opportunities for my new plays the traditional way. So I taught myself the art of self-producing.
My DIY No-Stain Washable Fake Blood Recipe!
As anyone who dabbles in theatrical effects knows, cheap stage blood is very unforgiving and will stain your skin and clothes if you look at it the wrong way, whereas most commercially available bottles of "washable fabric-safe fake blood" come in tiny bottles that are prohibitively expensive. So, how do we keep the cleaning budget from ballooning out of control? By making it ourselves using my tried and true, super-sexy, fabric-safe, no-stain washable stage blood recipe, that's how!
Today, the #EmersonMafia took over the #WGAstrike picket line at @nbcuniversal, and it was an impressive turn out.
I had a blast meeting new fellow alumni, reconnecting with old friends (some I hadn't seen since graduation!), and catching up with faculty members that came out to support!
I wish I'd gotten more pictures, but I'm glad I grabbed this one! Always great to see @melindavalente and @ledaroca from @emerson_la. So grateful for your support!
Also, huge thanks to @thejudalina, @liz.alper, and @noellevinas for coordinating efforts both on the line and with the new school administration! Awesome job! I'm ready to march alongside y'all for another 500 miles, and maybe 500 more if that's what it takes. Let's go!
