News
This page contains various news stories about me and/or my plays. To read reviews of my plays, visit the "reviews" page.
| December 26, 2010 | |
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The Best of 2010 — Stage San Antonio Express-News theatre critics Deborah Martin and Michael E. Barrett published their annual year-end list of the best theatre productions of the year. Two of my plays, The Happy Couple and Broken Record made the list. Click here to read the full article. |
October 10, 2010
The Happy Couple
received a Globe Award from the Alamo Theatre Arts Council (ATAC) for
Best Original Script. The ATAC Globe Awards honor outstanding
achievement in San Antonio theatre. Courtney Coston and Christie Beckham
shared the Globe Award for Best Actress for their roles as Mary
Elizabeth and Angel in The
Happy Couple. Check out the San Antonio Express-News coverage
of the ATAC Globe Awards
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Broken Record "High 5" The August 22, 2010 edition of the San Antonio Express-News ran this photo on their "High 5" look ahead to the week in the arts. I was pleased to see that the photo of Broken Record was larger than the photo of 80's rock band Asia. Click here to see the full sized photo |
| January 3, 2010 | |
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"10 for '10" The January 3 edition of The San Antonio Express-News names James Venhaus as one of the "Ten for '10", a list of local artists that are due to have a big year in 2010. |
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| December 1, 2009 | |
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'Stocking Stuffer' alert!
"Playwright James Venhaus... will celebrate the release of a collection of his Christmas one-acts with an evening of performances on Wednesday (Dec. 2)." "The plays are fun and the size of the book makes it a nifty stocking stuffer for the theater buff on your list." by Deborah Martin, San Antonio Express-News |
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| November 28, 2009 | |
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Happy Holidays from Anderson,
Davis, Seton and Fenner published to benefit the
International Centre for Women Playwrights. The Mother/Daughter Monologues Vol. 1: Babes and Beginnings features my short one-woman play, Happy Holidays from Anderson, Davis, Seton and Fenner. This four-volume collection is published by the International Centre for Women Playwrights. Proceeds from the sale of these books will assist ICWP to fulfill its mission by enabling more women’s plays to be printed, promoted and produced across the world. Click the link below for more information. |
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| September 13, 2009 | |
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White Room premiered at the 6th
annual Theatre ASAP festival. "The piece was inventive and funny and built to a terrific ending . . . easily the strongest piece of the evening. " by Deborah Martin, San Antonio Express-News |
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September 10, 2009
A Great Big Deal Over Nothing or Much Ado About Nothing at
Camp Messina, a play for young actors developed with the
middle school theater class at Saint Mary's Hall will be published soon
by Playscripts, Inc.
Click here to learn more, order scripts, or license a production
| April 8, 2009 | |
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Stocking Stuffers: Five Short Christmas
Comedies by James Venhaus. Published by Original Works Publishing, the home for bold and original new plays. This collection features, The First Christmas, Santa’s Little Helper, Three Kings, Kringle-phobia and Happy Holidays from Anderson, Davis, Seton and Fenner Click here to learn more, order scripts or license a production |
| January 14, 2009 | |
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"S.A. playwright's work performed across U.S." by Deborah Martin, San Antonio Express-News. Click here to read the full article |
| December 25, 2008 | |
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New
Orleans Times-Picayune article about, Inside the Loop,
the winner of the St. Tammany National One Act Play Festival.
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| August 14, 2008 | |
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This article from the Tacoma Weekly is about the Northwest
Playwrights Alliance production, "Play Buffet X" featuring
Three Kings.
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| September 6, 2007 | |
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San Antonio Express-News profile of the 2007
SATCO TheatreASAP project featuring Inside the
Loop. Click here to read the full article |
| March 31, 2004 | |
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Dallas Morning News article about the publication and
productions of The Temple of Dionysus. Click here to read the article. |