Summer Play Festival
Playwrights Blog

I can’t believe how small the world actually is. Here I am in this huge city, and I come to find out there’s another person from Palmetto, Florida, involved in the Summer Play Festival. Sarah Glendening, who was in The Black Suits, grew up in Palmetto. This is amazing because Palmetto only has about 13,000 residents. It’s an agricultural community – the tomato capital of the world. And there are no theaters – not for movies or plays. Thankfully, that didn’t stop Sarah from pursuing her dreams. When she gets rich and famous, maybe that’ll put Palmetto on the map. Or at least make people stop calling it Palm-ghetto. It was fun talking with her Sunday at the week one closing party.
We’re in our second (and last) week of rehearsals. It’s amazing how fast this festival moves. I’m having a great time and, so far, remaining relatively calm. I’m getting the hang of the subway. I haven’t taken the wrong train in a few days. So that’s good. I’m finding out that I actually enjoy dining alone. I’ve become a world-class eavesdropper. But I do it discreetly enough I think. I wonder if the two girls who lost their tickets to the evening performance of South Pacific on July 4th were able to get into the show. I wonder if the one girl forgave the other for losing the tickets. I’ve also been wondering about the girl who told someone on the other end of her cell phone: “It’s over and I don’t want to be around you anymore.” Did she follow through? Or did she give in and allow him back into her life? So many dramas. Guess I should focus on my own.