Tom Stoppard did it to Hamlet so we decided to do it for George Bernard Shaw’s play, “Mrs. Warren’s Profession.” Everyone knows the profession that Mrs. Warren followed. No one remembers what her daughter, Vivian, did. (Just as no one remembers what Rosencranz and Guildenstern did when they visited Elsinor, beyond being school chums of the Danish Prince. Vivian […]
The quick summary that is found in the final scene of our play. The Lady Dressed in Black, whose presence is usually avoided, comes to explain the story and suggest where it will all end. Cast: HWMS22475 Produced, Written and Directed by David Alan Grier
HWMS is in a network of alternative theatres. One of our closest partners is San Francisco Recovery Theatre. Twice a year, they do a show called “Night At the Blackhawk”. SFRT Artistic Director and HWMS cast member, Geoffrey Grier, talks about the show. Host: Michelle Thomas Hanson Guest: Geoffrey Grier An HWMS Production HWMS26910
It’s a meeting of “shoulds.” They are eyes you should have known. A face that should be familiar. A voice that sounds like others you have heard but yet has its own cadence and timbre. This is the consequence of a having a randy father, a father who believed that he somehow deserved more than one family and that […]
A short from our new show “Pinky and Beta Read Roberts Rules of Order.” Technically, it is a short from “behind the show.” We’re using shorts to develop the characters, to explore how they operate in a different environment. Pinky and Beta are the comic relief of the new show. The expected characters who behave in unexpected […]
Abandoned and forgotten A notebook? – In the box. Half eaten box of candy? – In the box. Expensive fountain pen. – In the box Umbrella, after umbrella, after umbrella. – In the box. The items abandoned at the end of an board. Participants anxious to catch their flights and perhaps a little forgetful about what they brought. […]
Sometimes you talk about Kittens. They’re cute. They’re silly. They’re endlessly diverting. Much more entertaining than cats So sometimes you talk about kittens when you should be talking about the cats in the room A short about our new production”Pinky and Beta” Cast: Produced and Directed by David Alan Grier HWMS24715
Sulley stands in the middle of Pennsylvania Avenue, because that is the one place that has the best view of the U.S. Capitol (all the media representatives go there) and deftly explains the new show while dodging traffic and bicycles. Cast:
Tunnels underneath the US Capitol. Sulley is impressing his two assistants, Anna the intern and Yasmin, with is knowledge of these shortcuts between the offices of Senators and Representatives. They are getting ready for a major legislative push. One of their clients, the Internet giant “Talking and Shopping” wants to make a mark on Washington. As they ply their […]
A motley collection of characters constitute the HWMS Washington policy office, which is located at an especially scenic part of the city next to the U. S. Capitol heating plant. The staff all believe that they know what they are doing, because it would cripple their career if they admitted otherwise. They are preparing for a meeting […]