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Hello friends!

Well…that went by quickly! As I sit down to write this update, autumn officially begins in a couple of days. It was a long, hot summer, as someone once said. But a productive one!

My play, Falstaff and the Endless Machine received a full production at the lovely Pier One Theatre in Homer, Alaska. And from that production emerged some interesting news: the play is going to be featured in an academic paper written by Dr. Sheila Cavanagh, of Emory University and director of the World Shakespeare Project! Pretty cool stuff, I think. The title of the paper is “Am I the Duchess Still?: Early Modern Drama in Conversation with the Twenty-First Century.” I’ll let you know more as that information comes through!

In other writing news, my play Until the Day is Done had a very successful summer: two well-received developmental readings, one at Shaker Bridge Theatre and another at Tangent Theatre. Audiences seemed to really respond to the play, with a lot of positive feedback. The play also made to the Second Round of the Austin Film Festival’s Stage Play Competition. “Second Round” may not sound like much, but Austin is extremely competitive. So I was honored to make it that far.

Also in writing news: a scene from my play The Cannibal of Ajax is being published by Smith & Krauss books in their latest volume, 30 Scenes for Young Women Age 15-30. I should be getting my copy soon! Looking forward to sharing it with everyone!

Additionally, my original screenplay, Slumber, was selected to the Terror in the Bay Film Festival! This is the second year in a row I’ve been selected for this festival, and I’m really glad to be back . Keep you updated on how that progresses.

One last thing writing-wise: a short, one-person play I wrote, titled T.Rextasy, had its world premiere as part of the 2024 Cannonball Festival. A story about an effort to save a future, powerless Earth by launching a ridiculous mission into outer space (written for my buddy Damon Bonetti to perform), it was met with great enthusiasm! People laughed, rocked out a little (a major plot point is how the music of glam-rock gods T.Rex is a source of unlimited energy) and generally had a good time. Plan is to take to the Edinburgh Fringe next summer! Stay tuned on that.

Acting-wise, i shot a small role for an HBO series. Can’t say much about it at the moment, but more details will be coming soon. I also did a voice-over for what I’m certain will prove to be a very silly Bud Light ad. Keep your ears open for that!

And as of Sept 24th, I’m excited to announce I’ll be starting rehearsals for Disney’s Frozen (yup, you read that right) at the Olney Theatre Center in Maryland. Never done a show like that before and I’m looking forward to the experience. I’m playing the Duke of Wesselton (or “Weaseltown, for those of you in the know). If you’re looking for some holiday fun, I’ll be down there til January 5th, 2025! Say hello if you make it to the show!

Finally, an announcement I’m excited to share: I’ve been named Festival Director of the Media Film Festival, right here outside of Philly in Media Pa! I’m been tasked with broadening the scope and scale of the festival and to that end one of my first orders of business is creating our first-ever short screenplay competition! If you’ve got a script, 30 pages or less, send it our way! Five screenplays will be selected to be given live readings before an audience, along with one receiving some prize money to turn that short script into a short film!

Check it out here: https://www.mediaartscouncil.org/mediafilmfestival

That’s it for now. Thanks for listening. Thanks for understanding (to quote my favorite band, The Hold Steady)

Stay safe and healthy!

Jared

PS:: My play, “Voyager One” was named one of the 10 best productions in New Jersey for 2019 by the Newark Star-Ledger and NJ.com. Here’s the link if you want to check it out! Very honored to be included in the list!

https://www.nj.com/entertainment/2019/12/the-10-best-nj-theater-productions-of-2019-our-picks.html

PSS: Check me out on NPX, (the New Play Exchange) here: NPX Jared Michael Delaney

PSSS: And give a listen to my podcast about Prince here: When Doves Podcast