Post-Thanksgiving Update: New York City

Hey y'all, 

I hope that everyone is doing well post-Thanksgiving.

I have a few updates: 

1. My proposal for THE LAST QUEEN OF CANAAN (AKA the sharecropping musical) was accepted. I am now the official book writer on the project.

Here is how the musical is described: 

"Kay McKenna, an eager young writer hired by the WPA, travels to Virginia on a mission to collect narratives from former slaves. In Canaan, she meets Cora Skye, a sharecropper who still farms the land she worked as a slave. Each woman wants nothing more than to forget her past. But, in this deeply haunted and slowly healing South, secrets are unearthed, and past and present collide. THE LAST QUEEN OF CANAAN is a powerful tale of legacy and forgiveness with a rich, gospel-infused score."

2. I've worked up about 20 pages of material for BUT BEAUTIFUL (AKA the jazz monologue play) and Ron and I will be submitting it for approval to the Public Theater next week.

3. My play LOOK UPON OUR LOWLINESS has been nominated for the Terrence McNally New Play Award, which annually recognizes "a new play that celebrates the transformative power of art." 

The weather in New York has been unseasonably warm. Fifties every day. Too hot for a coat 
(in my opinion). Hopefully it will cool down soon and maybe even snow.

It was lovely being home for Thanksgiving. Thank you all for your love and encouragement and prayers. I probably would have stopped this writing thing ages ago if not for your support.

Much love,
Harrison