Michael Gene SullivanMar 252 minThe Great Khan (pt. 1)Man, this has been an interesting couple of years. When the pandemic hit back in 2020 I had a play, 1984, playing in four theaters in two...
Michael Gene SullivanFeb 24, 20205 minThe False Choice Between Two Evils, or the Fall of the Lord of the BlingSo, Sam and Frodo are on their way to Mordor... (For the non-Lord of the Rings fans out there DON’T CLICK OFF THIS YET! I have a non-nerd...
Michael Gene SullivanDec 13, 20193 minRear view mirror suicideSo... the English just voted for a political Party that has inflicted years of austerity upon them, led by a man who is openly racist,...
Michael Gene SullivanNov 14, 20193 minMachine MenIn the final scene of the film “The Great Dictator” Charlie Chaplin makes a passionate argument for humanity, and against “machine men,...
Michael Gene SullivanNov 13, 20191 minNothing but a number Anyone who dismisses a person’s comments based on that person’s age is a counter revolutionary. Whether that person is younger or older...
Michael Gene SullivanNov 1, 20192 minThe ForeignerSo I’m in rehearsal for another show. I have been extremely fortunate that the gods have inspired me to see and grok so many...
Michael Gene SullivanNov 1, 20192 minWTF is going on with US/UK?Neither the United States or the United Kingdom currently have fully functioning governments. Both are mired in quagmires of their own...
Michael Gene SullivanOct 21, 20192 minIlliterate AmericansWhen the Belgians began their reign of oppressive terror in Central Africa one of the things they did was codify local languages, rather...
Michael Gene SullivanOct 20, 20191 minNot a dream. End of the performance of my 1984 at Actors Gang last night, I’m in the front row for some weird reason, and the show is in the round....
Michael Gene SullivanOct 19, 20191 minWowEarlier this week I got a Google alert about “1984.” The show has a couple of productions going on and coming up, and is touring, so I...
Michael Gene SullivanOct 15, 20192 minNot the droids I was looking forHere's the thing: I never thought I was going to be a playwright. And I especially never thought I was going to be a writer of comedy....
Michael Gene SullivanOct 15, 20191 minNYC fugitive/slave/act readingLast night I went to an event for Black playwrights at the Public Theatre, organized in part by Garlia Cornelia Jones-Ly who,...
Michael Gene SullivanOct 14, 20193 minThe Slippery Road to Here"How did we come to this?" people ask themselves, "How did we end up with a president so openly corrupt, who flouts the law, who enriches...
Michael Gene SullivanOct 14, 20192 minPublic Speaking.So... yesterday I was the MC for an "Impeach Trump" rally. I'm liking the political MC thing, but it is weird. My natural inclination is...
Michael Gene SullivanOct 12, 20193 min1984 in Kiev! And LA! And touring!So my 1984 has finally opened in Kiev! I didn't think that was ever going to happen. They've been working on it for two years, gut it's...
Michael Gene SullivanJul 20, 20192 minJuly 19,2019 Today’s person: Wilma Bonet!Since far too often we only publicly say nice things about people when they are dead I’ve decided to randomly pick a Facebook friend...
Michael Gene SullivanJul 19, 20191 minJuly 18, 2019 Today’s person: Nambi E. Kelley!Since far too often we only publicly say nice things about people when they are dead I’ve decided to randomly pick a Facebook friend...
Michael Gene SullivanJul 18, 20192 minJuly 17, 2019 Today’s person: Laird Williamson!Since far too often we only publicly say nice things about people when they are dead I’ve decided to randomly pick a Facebook friend...
Michael Gene SullivanJul 16, 20191 minJuly 15, 2019 Today’s person: Glen A Micheletti!Since far too often we only publicly say nice things about people when they are dead I’ve decided to randomly pick a Facebook friend...