Plays and Playwrights

Robert Attenweiler, whose play …and we all wore leather pants is published in Plays and Playwrights 2008, just recorded a podcast with Martin Denton (editor of the anthologies) to tell us all about his newest ventures. It seems he has been very busy for most of ’09 putting together two new online creations. They are both being produced by his company, Disgraced Productions, and are the work of many of the members of his company plus some new additions.

First up is Disgraced Comics which he created with comic book illustrator, Miriam Gibson. The first issue is called The Adventures of Max Quarterhorse and begins where an earlier play of his, All the Shifty Villains, ends. Robert talks about the great difference in writing for a comic book as opposed to writing for the stage and finds it to be quite invigorating.

Next there is Disgraced TV which is an Internet TV series called Apt. 1B. He describes this as a cross between Lost and Friends and it all takes place in this apartment in the East Village. Many of the actors who have appeared in Robert’s plays appear in this series.

Seems to me these new endeavors are a great next step for a very talented playwright. You can find links to both on his website. Take a look. And Robert promises a new play in 2010.