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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,...
Michael Gene Sullivan
Dec 13, 20193 min read
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Machine Men
In the final scene of the film “The Great Dictator” Charlie Chaplin makes a passionate argument for humanity, and against “machine men,...
Michael Gene Sullivan
Nov 13, 20193 min read
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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...
Michael Gene Sullivan
Nov 12, 20191 min read
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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...
Michael Gene Sullivan
Nov 1, 20192 min read
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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...
Michael Gene Sullivan
Nov 1, 20192 min read
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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...
Michael Gene Sullivan
Oct 20, 20192 min read
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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....
Michael Gene Sullivan
Oct 20, 20191 min read
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Michael Gene Sullivan
Oct 19, 20190 min read
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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...
Michael Gene Sullivan
Oct 19, 20191 min read
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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....
Michael Gene Sullivan
Oct 15, 20192 min read
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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,...
Michael Gene Sullivan
Oct 14, 20191 min read
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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...
Michael Gene Sullivan
Oct 14, 20193 min read
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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...
Michael Gene Sullivan
Oct 14, 20192 min read
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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...
Michael Gene Sullivan
Oct 12, 20193 min read
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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...
Michael Gene Sullivan
Jul 19, 20192 min read
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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...
Michael Gene Sullivan
Jul 18, 20191 min read
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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...
Michael Gene Sullivan
Jul 17, 20192 min read
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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...
Michael Gene Sullivan
Jul 15, 20191 min read
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July12, 2019 Today’s person: Bruce Barthol!
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 Sullivan
Jul 12, 20192 min read
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July 11, 2019 Today’s person: Colin Thomson!
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 Sullivan
Jul 11, 20192 min read
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