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Michael Gene Sullivan
  • Mar 25
  • 2 min

The 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...
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Michael Gene Sullivan
  • Feb 24, 2020
  • 5 min

The False Choice Between Two Evils, or the Fall of the Lord of the Bling

So, 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...
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Michael Gene Sullivan
  • Dec 13, 2019
  • 3 min

Rear view mirror suicide

So... the English just voted for a political Party that has inflicted years of austerity upon them, led by a man who is openly racist,...
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Machine Men
Michael Gene Sullivan
  • Nov 14, 2019
  • 3 min

Machine Men

In the final scene of the film “The Great Dictator” Charlie Chaplin makes a passionate argument for humanity, and against “machine men,...
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Michael Gene Sullivan
  • Nov 13, 2019
  • 1 min

Nothing 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...
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Michael Gene Sullivan
  • Nov 1, 2019
  • 2 min

The Foreigner

So I’m in rehearsal for another show. I have been extremely fortunate that the gods have inspired me to see and grok so many...
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Michael Gene Sullivan
  • Nov 1, 2019
  • 2 min

WTF 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...
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Michael Gene Sullivan
  • Oct 21, 2019
  • 2 min

Illiterate Americans

When the Belgians began their reign of oppressive terror in Central Africa one of the things they did was codify local languages, rather...
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Not a dream.
Michael Gene Sullivan
  • Oct 20, 2019
  • 1 min

Not 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....
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In LA to see Tim Robbins in 1984. And to relax.
Michael Gene Sullivan
  • Oct 19, 2019
  • 0 min

In LA to see Tim Robbins in 1984. And to relax.

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Michael Gene Sullivan
  • Oct 19, 2019
  • 1 min

Wow

Earlier 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...
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Michael Gene Sullivan
  • Oct 15, 2019
  • 2 min

Not the droids I was looking for

Here'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....
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Michael Gene Sullivan
  • Oct 15, 2019
  • 1 min

NYC fugitive/slave/act reading

Last night I went to an event for Black playwrights at the Public Theatre, organized in part by Garlia Cornelia Jones-Ly who,...
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Michael Gene Sullivan
  • Oct 14, 2019
  • 3 min

The 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...
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Public Speaking.
Michael Gene Sullivan
  • Oct 14, 2019
  • 2 min

Public 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...
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1984 in Kiev! And LA! And touring!
Michael Gene Sullivan
  • Oct 12, 2019
  • 3 min

1984 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...
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Michael Gene Sullivan
  • Jul 20, 2019
  • 2 min

July 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...
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Michael Gene Sullivan
  • Jul 19, 2019
  • 1 min

July 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...
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Michael Gene Sullivan
  • Jul 18, 2019
  • 2 min

July 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...
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Michael Gene Sullivan
  • Jul 16, 2019
  • 1 min

July 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...
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