Work on the Craftsman

I started work on the adaptation of The Craftsman to a play. I began with the scene between our hero, Jimmy and the framer, Ralph, who Jimmy meets in a bar. It is the defining moment of the piece really in that, while it seems to be another thing pointing Jimmy in the direction of murder, it actually lights a fire in him to take himself more seriously.

The scene is expanded a great deal and might have to be trimmed some ultimately, but I like the characters and am enjoying working on them.

We'll see what happens with it.

It would help if the writing could be more consistent but time is of the essence so I basically work mostly on weekends . . . more later (after this weekend's writing 'binge' perhaps!)

I do have to mention the play Indecent. We missed it onstage in NY because it was playing in the midst of the Happy Days mania, but PBS has it available so we watched it. What a play! The ensemble was exquisite and the direction spot on.

Good work all 'round!