Author Archives: jaredmcdaris

Clair de Luna: The Trouble With Hills

Posted on October 6, 2016 by jaredmcdaris Comments Off

The trouble with hills, generally, was that they inclined. Their inclines were not necessarily brutal; indeed they were often subtle and sometimes merely suggestive, and these latter descriptions aptly applied to the hill upon which Ursten and his erstwhile cohort were presently … Continue reading →

Clair De Luna, Stories

The Farce and Force of Political Theater

Posted on October 4, 2016 by jaredmcdaris Comments Off

I just read an interesting article on Politico about a way off-broadway, political work, “The Trial of an American President.” In it, playwright Dick Tarlow puts George W. Bush on trial for war crimes and invites the audience to vote … Continue reading →

Random Stuff, Theater Stuff

The Safeguard Our Children Act

Posted on September 30, 2016 by jaredmcdaris Comments Off

Inconveniently, the Storii and the Ixylvii were prevented from using their Cataclysmic Doomsday Devices on one another by a national treaty that had to be overturned by a majority vote. Conveniently, there were just enough Storii and Ixylvii in the … Continue reading →

Stories

A Heart of Pure Tin

Posted on September 19, 2016 by jaredmcdaris Comments Off

The funny thing about tinker-trogs (or troglodytus mechanicus, as suggested by an overeager taxonomist who would later prove, in the eyes of his employers at least, to be as redundant as the above suggestion), is that they are deliberately built … Continue reading →

Stories

This Month in History: Revels in the Ravine

Posted on September 7, 2016 by jaredmcdaris Comments Off

Four years ago this month, The Unrehearsed Shakespeare Company served as the guest manager/director of the annual Bard in the Barn festival at Western Illinois University. The performances were moved to the campus’ ‘Ravine’ performance space, hence changing the festival … Continue reading →

Theater Stuff, Unrehearsed Shakespeare

Hell Onstage: The Mammon Machine

Posted on September 7, 2016 by jaredmcdaris Comments Off

October 8th, I’ll be appearing in Accidental Shakespeare’s staged reading of Upton Sinclair’s Hell, an indictment of contemporary capitalism that is still sadly relevant today. I’ll be playing Mammon, the devil of greed who orchestrates large-scale suffering on Earth.

Theater Stuff

Cast of Steampunk Christmas Carol

Posted on September 2, 2016 by jaredmcdaris Comments Off

Announcing the Cast of 2016’s A Steampunk Christmas Carol: Juliana Brecher – The Ghost of Christmas Future Joshua Carroll – Scrooge Nathan Ducker – Young Scrooge Sarah Franzel – The Engineer Gilly Guire – X-2 Katy Jenkins – Barb Ratchet … Continue reading →

Playwright, Theater Stuff

Pinnacle Star: The Seven Failures of The Little Professor

Posted on August 29, 2016 by jaredmcdaris Comments Off

PROLOG There once was a boy named Weather, but nobody called him that; he was called the Little Professor. Necessity compelled him to walk before he could crawl, though he took the time to learn crawling once his schedule had … Continue reading →

Pinnacle Star, Stories

Upcoming Projects

Posted on August 25, 2016 by jaredmcdaris Comments Off

HERE’S HOW I’M SPENDING THE FALL October: The Accidental Shakespeare Company presents a staged reading of Upton Sinclaire’s Hell, a darkly comic indictment of contemporary capitalism that is still sadly relevant today. I’ll be reading Mammon, the devil of greed. … Continue reading →

Playwright, Theater Stuff, Unrehearsed Shakespeare

Authentic Dishonesty

Posted on August 23, 2016 by jaredmcdaris Comments Off

I don’t think what we blurt out in the moment is necessarily more honest than what we say after careful reflection. I think (and I’m of course not alone here) that there is a growing push for authenticity in our … Continue reading →

Random Stuff