Minnesota Update

Hi all,

Lots to update so I'll get right to it.

1. I have a website!

harrisondavidrivers.com

It's basic, but I like it a lot.
Christopher's mom, who is much more technologically savvy than myself, did most of the design work.

2. I leave for Williamstown in three-ish weeks.

I'll be there all summer serving as Playwright-in-Residence--seeing plays, writing about plays, leading post-play discussions AND working on my own projects.

It was just announced that Liesl Tommy, a 2016 Tony Best Director nominee for "ECLIPSED" that's now on Broadway starring Lupita Nyong'o, will be directing a reading of my play, "WHERE STORMS ARE BORN" in July.

A super exciting fun fact about "WHERE STORMS ARE BORN", which will be produced by Williamstown NEXT Summer (2017) is that Oprah's people are currently reading it as a possible project for her. How exciting would that be?

3. I have several productions opening this fall:

a. My play SWEET will be produced by the National Black Theatre in Harlem. Opening night is
October 22, 2016.

b. My play AND SHE WOULD STAND LIKE THIS will be produced by The Movement Theatre Company in New York City. Opening night is December 5, 2016.

c. I have been commissioned to write a new play for the 21-person BFA Acting Company at the University of Minnesota. It will be an adaptation of Euripides' "ALCESTIS". It will run December 6-8, 2016 in Minneapolis.

(And then I'll hop on a plane to meet RIVERS BABY #2!)

d. My musical FIVE POINTS will be staged as part of 11th Hours Productions season sometime this fall in Philadelphia.

4. FIVE POINTS is a finalist for B-Side Productions' New American Musical Award. If we win, the show will receive a three week workshop in New York City in September.

Whew!

I think that's everything.

The weather's been glorious in Minnesota and I'm trying to soak up as much summer goodness as I can before I leave for the summer. Last night we barbecued with Christopher's best friend, Samantha and her husband Eric and their 2 year old Calvin and today we're catching a Twins game with Christopher's parents.

I hope EVERYONE'S well.

Much love from up North,
H