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Justin

whatever the question, the answer is work.

About Me

i am a writer. playwright. but i do want to do more non-dramatic writing. short memoir i think. creative non-fiction mostly.let me start over...i am a playwright and a director and an actor. i used to work in a theatre office (for over 3 years) but i’ve recently left it because i made the choice to be working in the theatre instead of working for other people to do theatre. i am very grateful for my experience in the theatre office, but am glad to be gone. i left to start grad school. i’m giving myself 3 years to get my writing career solidified. because that’s a year after i finish grad school and the year i turn 30.3 years.i just started grad school. in a writing program. i am a writer. and a director. and an actor. theatre is my bag. i've run into some consistent acting work lately and am sort of falling in love with it again. i try to be as still and quiet and to listen to others as best as i can because it's usually not my instinct to do so. i’m working on that.
Check out the myspace page for my theatre company:

My Interests

well there's theatre. and drinking beer.

I'd like to meet:

you.

Music:

currently obsessed with:Regina Spektor (the new one!)PeachesRay LaMontagneThe Beatles ("Sgt. Pepper")will always love:Andrew BirdRay LaMontagneAmos LeeIron & WinePearl JamRyan AdamsCliff ChamberlainJamie CullumRegina SpektorSufjan StevensCat StevensEminemObie TriceMos DefMartin SextonTeiturRufus WainwrightJohn Mayer (and Trio)Jason MrazBeethovenJeff BuckelyBen HarperDavid Ryan HarrisEdwin McCainVilayat KhanTenacious D

Movies:

Borat (my god!)Little Miss SunshineCapoteY Tu Mama TambienMagnoliaAmerican BeautyGarden Stateanything by The Cohen Brothersanything with Philip Seymour Hoffman in it.

Television:

Rob & Big (my current TV obsession. season's over? i want MORE!!! do work, son. do work.)BoratArrested Development (just finished the series! i am in awe. i heart Buster.)The Office (original BBC version only)

Books:

currently reading:The Omnivore's Dilemmaby Michael Pollan(i'm so glad i'm a vegetarian! there is so much shocking shit to learn about the journey our food goes through before it comes to our plate that anyone who eats food should read this book!)The Broom Of The System by David Foster WallaceThe New York Trilogy by Paul Austerrecents/favorites:iConby Jeffrey S. Young & William L. Simon(it's about Steve Jobs, and it's a brilliant study in innovation. very good story.)Kitchen Confidentialby Anthony Bourdain(i read this thinking 2 things: 1) my friend chelsea would love this book and 2) if i turned in writing like this to my grad advisor it would be thrown on the floor, have a shit taken on it, then lit on fire. but this guy is a bestselling nonfiction writer and i'm a broke-ass no-name nonfiction writer. there's a lesson in that, i think.)All This Heavenly Gloryby Elizabeth Crane (it's official. i'm addicted to Elizabeth's writing.)Selected Declarations of Dependence by Harry Mathews (two months ago i would have hated this book, now i think it's genius.)When The Messenger Is Hot by Elizabeth Crane (now THIS is a voice! i'm floored. i'm literally going to buy her second collection TOMORROW!)The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami (utterly fucking brilliant!)Cathedral by Raymond Carver (excellently written. very simple. great short story writer.)Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott (anyone serious about being a writer must read this!)Self-Help by Lorrie Moore (absolutely stunning example of 2nd person narrative being used well in short story. An incredible word smith. I am in awe.)The Boy Detective Fails by Joe Meno (the story of Effie and Gus Mumford in the book -- and absent in the play -- absolutely breaks my heart and assures me Joe has an amazing voice as a writer.)Possible Side Effects by Augusten Burroughs (laughed my ass off! out loud!)The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger (best book of all time! seriously.)My Friend Leonard by James FreyA Million Little Pieces by James FreyRunning With Scissors by Augusten BurroughsDry by Augusten BurroughsMagical Thinking by Augusten BurroughsA Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius by Dave EggersYou Shall Know Our Velocity by Dave EggersThe Hours by Michael CunninghamElectric Kool-Aid Acid Test by Tom WolfBringing Down The House by Ben MezrichTibetan Book of Living and Dying by Sogyal Rinpoche

Heroes:

My brother and Mohandas K. Ghandi, The Mohatma.