Jack Canfora

Such a pleasure to appear on the Creative Peacemeal Podcast!

The captivating interview with award-winning playwright and actor, Jack Canfora lands Monday, May 1st!

Atticus Finch famously advised his hot-headed daughter that you never really know someone until you walk a mile in their shoes. And while both un-hygenic and impractical, it's still a great code for living. I also find it useful as a writer. Not only in terms of learning to empathize with characters whom you might not naturally see eye-to-eye, but sometimes quite literally....

The Virtues of Walking in Different Shoes - The Writing On The Padded Wall Atticus Finch famously advised his hot-headed daughter that you never really know someone until you walk a mile in their shoes. And while both un-hygenic and impractical, it’s still a great code for living. I also find it useful as a writer. Not only in terms of learning to empathize with characte...

I attended a concert the other night, which is a sentence I didn't think I'd be writing at this point in my life. Not because of my age: I'm still reasonably young (for, say, a Supreme Court Justice, which, in full disclosure, I am not nor am likely to be) and in fact, the artist I was there to see, Bruce Springsteen, is essentially my parents' age....

Notes From a Concert - The Writing On The Padded Wall I attended a concert the other night, which is a sentence I didn’t think I’d be writing at this point in my life. Not because of my age: I’m still reasonably young (for, say, a Supreme Court Justice, which, in full disclosure, I am not nor am likely to be) and in fact, the artistContinue readi...

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🚨New ep alert!🚨

I chat with playwright, actor, musician, and teacher Jack Canfora all about the creation of New Normal Rep, making online theatre, the importance of democratizing theatre, and more!

https://www.filmedlivemusicals.com/thepodcast.html

Hope you’ll check this out!

When you believe you alone possess the truth, locked securely away from the great unwashed, everyone who isn't a supplicant is a thief trying to con the key from you....

More of a Guideline Than a Rule - The Writing On The Padded Wall When you believe you alone possess the truth, locked securely away from the great unwashed, everyone who isn't a supplicant is a thief trying to con the key from you.

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Step 9, New Normal Rep’s new audio play, is drawing raves AND FREE? In this economy, you can’t afford NOT to check it out!

The Importance of Complicating Characters The summer after he and I graduated high school, my friend (for the sake of anonymity, let's call him Ed, even though his real name is Joe), had perhaps his first truly adult date with his girlfriend (get your mind out of the gutter; I don't mean it that way). That is, Ed went to her house one summer evening, where she had cooked a romantic dinner for them....

Page not found - The Writing On The Padded Wall Dedicated to discussing the craft & industry of dramatic writing, maintaining mental health, and the unsurprisingly large overlap between the two. Oh, and maybe some Beatles trivia.

If you haven't had a chance yet, please go to your favorite podcast platform and give my audio play, Step 9, produced by New Normal Rep, a listen. It's the story of a woman and a trauma from her past that has been brought into her present, and how three generations of women whose different views about she should face her future reflect three generations of feminist thought.

It's also got jokes.

We're quite proud of this work, and I'd love to hear your thoughts on it!

You can also click on the link below to listen to it.

New Normal Rep's Play Date The New Normal Rep's Play Date Podcast is an extension of New Normal Rep: A New Theater for a New Era. Jack and John will talk with those in the New York theater community about storytelling in the year 2022. New Normal Rep is dedicated to presenting both new and underproduced plays via the internet...

The Importance of Complicating Characters The summer after he and I graduated high school, my friend (for the sake of anonymity, let's call him Ed, even though his real name is Joe), had perhaps his first truly adult date with his girlfriend (get your mind out of the gutter; I don't mean it that way). That is, Ed went to her house one summer evening, where she had cooked a romantic dinner for them....

"You Make a Mean Salad" - The Writing On The Padded Wall The Importance of Complicating Characters The summer after he and I graduated high school, my friend (for the sake of anonymity, let’s call him Ed, even though his real name is Joe), had perhaps his first truly adult date with his girlfriend (get your mind out of the gutter; I don’t mean it that...

I was thrilled to appear on this great podcast about the necessity of storytelling, New Normal Rep’s mission to help democratize theater, writing an audio play, and my new audio play, Step 9, available free of charge wherever you get your podcasts!

I Was On A Podcast - The Writing On The Padded Wall I was thrilled to appear on this great podcast about the necessity of storytelling, New Normal Rep’s mission to help democratize theater, writing an audio play, and my new audio play, Step 9, available free of charge wherever you get your podcasts! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e173-a-jack...

True story, as the kids are fond of saying

I Was Jerk to a Jerk Yesterday (and I Liked It) - Wise & Shine He was an Olympic level jerkface (apologies for the salty language), a veritable Ebenezer Scrooge if Scrooge were really into landscaping, and by any basic measure, not a friendly man. … More I Was Jerk to a Jerk Yesterday (and I Liked It)

John Lennon has, of today, been dead 42 years – or roughly two more years than he was alive.

I was 11 when I heard about his murder. I was living in London and found out on the morning of December 9th when I got on the school bus. I was the first one picked up, and there was the driver and a chaperone (basically someone who just yelled at us), and they were, even to an 11-year-old, obviously shaken. I asked what was wrong (pretty ballsy for an 11 year old), and they said John Lennon was dead. I tried to appear appropriately respectful and solemn. I didn’t let them know I had no idea who the hell he was, although I got a hint when a song (Imagine, maybe?) came on the radio and they sharply shushed me even though I hadn’t said anything.

I was aware of Paul, vaguely, and I knew the name Ringo, but not John.

Over the next week, you couldn’t escape Beatles and Lennon music. I was in a store, and, having had my fill of it (an aberration I never experienced again), I commented to my father with all the world-weary cynicism and snark my prepubescent voice could muster (which was rather a lot. I was precocious that way), “He’s more popular now than when he was alive.”

Turns out I was wrong.

John Lennon has, of today, been dead 42 years - or roughly two more years than he was alive. I was 11 when I heard about his murder. I was living in London and found out on the morning of December 9thn when I got on the school bus. I was the first one picked up, and there was the driver and a chaperone (basically someone who just yelled at us), and they were both bitterly morose....

It Was 42 Years Ago Today - The Writing On The Padded Wall John Lennon has, of today, been dead 42 years – or roughly two more years than he was alive. I was 11 when I heard about his murder. I was living in London and found out on the morning of December 9thn when I got on the school bus. I was the first one pickedContinue reading "It Was 42 Years Ago To...

Aries - Zoran, Fifth Lord of the Legions of Vengeance, has decreed the time to exact the dark retribution for your betrayal of the sacred blood oath is nigh, so today’s not a day to sweat the small stuff. Ta**us - The stars are just showing us a picture of a guy giving you the finger Gemini - Today is a perfect opportunity to finally shut the f**k up…...

Your Horoscope - The Writing On The Padded Wall Aries – Zoran, Fifth Lord of the Legions of Vengeance, has decreed the time to exact the dark retribution for your betrayal of the sacred blood oath is nigh, so today’s not a day to sweat the small stuff. Ta**us – The stars are just showing us a picture of a guy giving you theContinue reading ...

BEHIND THE SCENES WITH STEP 9 A behind-the-scenes mini-doc detailing the process of creating the new podcast audio drama STEP 9. Listen to all 8 episodes of STEP 9 at www.tinyurl.com/Step...

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Thrilled to have been asked to come on Chris Thomas's "Grade A Nation" podcast, where we talk about my new audio play Step 9, being productive while you're depressed, writing about people different than you are, my less than full-throated enthusiasm for Prog Rock, and prop comic Carrot Top.
https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5zb3VuZGVyLmZtLzE0NTQ2L3Jzcy54bWw/episode/YjE5M2FkYTUtODA4NS00MjBlLTk4MjUtOWI0NzZmMTQwZjg1?hl=en&ved=2ahUKEwip16a_k8_7AhVZkIkEHRiWB1sQieUEegQICBAF&ep=6

Attention, Fellow Liberals!!

It’s that time of year: report ASAP to your nearest Enforced Gay Lifestyle Conversion Center to receive your orders as we recommence our War on Christmas!! Sic Semper Santa Claus!!

What it was like for me writing a "radio play" for the first time....

What I Learned Writing an Audio Play - The Writing On The Padded Wall What it was lie for me writing a "radio play" for the first time.

Happy Black Friday Eve to all who celebrate!

I give an interview about my new audio play, Step 9, available at a podcast platform near you!

I Gave An Interview! - The Writing On The Padded Wall The wonderful blogger and all-around smarty Wynne Leon interviewed me a little while ago about my new audio play, Step 9, available wherever you get your podcasts (just search “New Normal Rep” and “Step 9” and you’re good to go! She generously allowed me to reprint it here: In March 2020 w...

Step 9 is now available on all major podcast platforms. It's also available via this link!

New Normal Rep's Play Date The New Normal Rep's Play Date Podcast is an extension of New Normal Rep: A New Theater for a New Era. Jack and John will talk with those in the New York theater community about storytelling in the year 2022. New Normal Rep is dedicated to presenting both new and underproduced plays via the internet...