REALLY?

…merch?

Look, I’m not a Hard Rock Cafe. I don’t have any merch to sell. I’m just some guy with a big head.

But if you’re looking to spend some money, maybe throw a few dollars toward the Greater Chicago Food Depository. They do great work!

Why the the Greater Chicago Food Depository?

  • Chicago is an expensive city to call home. It has many food deserts.

    Plus, it’s not complicated. People need food.

  • When I was in grad school at Northwestern, I was one of four members in my cohort to have a play selected for the 2020 Festival of New Works. My play New Dementian was workshopped with a performance.

    But I bet you noticed the year of the festival—2020. Right before my final quarter of grad school, the COVID pandemic exploded. The play was still workshopped and performed, just over Zoom. Which was great, but also, not as great.

    Since the world was in a bad place (to dangerously simplify) I wanted make the best out of a less than ideal situation.

    I reached out on behalf of the play festival to the Greater Chicago Food Depository and in lieu of selling tickets, on the weekend of the performances, our virtual audience members were able to donate to the food bank. We raised over $1,000 in donations on top of showcasing our work.

    FAQs

    Q: Was this some weird, long humble brag about going to grad school and donating money during a pandemic?

    A: No, you clicked on the long answer. I’m just explaining my connection to this organization.

    Q: Was New Dementian a Semifinalist for the Eugene O’Neill National Playwrights Conference?

    A: Yes, thanks for asking.

    Also my father-in-law ran a food bank in Upstate New York for decades.

    Plus, it’s not complicated. People need food.

click here to feed people! (if you're into that kind of thing ...or just let people starve i guess...)

WHY WOULD I HAVE MERCH?

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YOU HAVE ENOUGH T-SHIRTS AND TOTES.

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Stop reading this and donate! or call your mom. She would love to talk about that weird mole on her back. Oh and did she tell you she ran into Diane at TJ Maxx? You remember Diane, right? No, no, you do. Remember, Diane's her friend--the blonde with the bangs--who used to babysit you when you were three, but then got mixed up with that guy... what's his name... Frank!--wait, no. Frank was her high school boyfriend who used to drive around in that white pontiac grand am with the leather seats--GARY! Diane and Gary got a place in Florida (in Orlando of all places) but now she's not wearing a wedding ring anymore and it's a whole thing.

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WHY WOULD I HAVE MERCH? 〰️ YOU HAVE ENOUGH T-SHIRTS AND TOTES. 〰️ Stop reading this and donate! or call your mom. She would love to talk about that weird mole on her back. Oh and did she tell you she ran into Diane at TJ Maxx? You remember Diane, right? No, no, you do. Remember, Diane's her friend--the blonde with the bangs--who used to babysit you when you were three, but then got mixed up with that guy... what's his name... Frank!--wait, no. Frank was her high school boyfriend who used to drive around in that white pontiac grand am with the leather seats--GARY! Diane and Gary got a place in Florida (in Orlando of all places) but now she's not wearing a wedding ring anymore and it's a whole thing. 〰️

REALLY!?!