Midwest Dramatists Conference 2024
In September 2024, I attended the Midwest Dramatist Conference in Kansas City, MO, and it was such an incredible experience! I met so many talented playwrights, learned a lot from attending the play readings and breakout sessions, with the guest judges, and the whole event was organized and run so perfectly. Thank you to the Midwest Dramatist Center for including me on this conference; it was the highlight of my year! You can learn more about the Midwest Dramatist Center and the conference HERE.
Thank you to the Beverly Arts Center!
The Beveraly Arts Center in Chicago held its inagural New Playwrights Festival
July 26 - August 1, 2021.
My one-act play "Death by Word" was selected as one of 11 plays for the festival, out of 77 submissions. The actors, director, and festival staff did an amazing job presenting the piece in their outdoor garden space on Saturday, July 31st.
Thank you to such an amazing group of individuals for making the festival happen and bringing "Death by Word" to life!
A Taste of Theater Features "Death by Word" Across the Country!
A Taste of Theater is a theater organization in Chicago, Illinois, that spotlights local playwrights and thespians. Last August, when the Theatre of Western Springs staged "Death by Word" for its New Plays Workshop, I had to pleasure of sitting down with Victor Gulley, who interviewed me and recorded scenes from the play. This episode will air on various television networks around the country, including in Minneapolis, MN, and Amherst, NH! Thank you, Victor, for all the hard work you put into this video.
Thank you to the Brookwood High School Reading Club!
I had the wonderful opportunity to speak to the students of Brookwood High School in Snellville, Georgia, for their after school reading club. It was so encouraging to see such a group of teens who are so passionate about reading and writing. And congratulations to Kaylan, who won the raffle for "The Scholar and the Sphinx" trilogy and "The Secrets of the Moonstone Heir."
"Death by Word" Produced at the Theatre of Western Springs' New Plays Workshop!
What an amazing weekend! The Theatre of Western Springs in Illinois produced three world premiere plays for their New Plays Workshop Aug. 18-21, 2016. "Death by Word" was one of them and was very warmly received all four performances. Thanks to Ed Wavak, the director, the entire cast (see below for names) and crew, and Willy Steele for the original music!
Back row, left to right: Tom Gess, Jay Baldwin, A.R. Cook, Ed Wavak, Karla Hudson
Front row, left to right: Michael-Colin Reed, Mina Dillards-Gits, Noha ElGanzouri, Kathy Racine
Talented, fun, good-looking bunch :)
CONjuration 2015
"Hogwarts After Dark" panel with Darin Bush and Kelly Lynne
DragonCon 2015
"The Heroine's Journey" Panel Highlights with Delilah Dawson, Alexandra Duncan, Cindy Pon, Tamsin Silver, A.R. Cook, and Nancy Springer
JordanCon 2015
Interviews with Todd McCaffrey and A.R. Cook
Pure Fantasy Panel Highlights with L.R. Barrett-Durham, Todd McCaffrey and A.R. Cook