Michael Henry Harris

Storyteller, and Enabler of Storytellers

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So True

Maybe you’ve heard the saying that the longer you wait to do something, the less chance you have of doing it? It’s a cliche in the leadership / persona development world, which I spend a decent amount of time in with books and podcasts. I find them helpful, and inspiring, but also distracting. The truth [...]

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Reminder for Mother’s Day

My Mom moved (alliteration!) in with my wife, son, and me a little over a year ago. Technically, she still resides in FL, but is here most of the time. It’s a complicated arrangement with overwhelmingly positive results for everyone. One drawback, however, is that my Mom is around to see all the ways that [...]

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The Post Card Plays

I’m just back from a great few days in New York. Busy days. We had our monthly company meeting – we’re still in the middle of our branding conversations. I think we have a pretty good handle on who we are – even we’d like to be – now working on how to communicate that. [...]

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One Minute Please . . .

Just finished my second of two one minute plays for the One Minute Play Fest coming in a few weeks. A fun challenge. The first is deliberate . . . a two hander that gives the actors time to breathe, to live in between the lines. A minute is longer than you think. The second [...]

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CLOSED

All good things must come to an end, and as such, Angry Fags is now a pleasant memory. It was a truly special production to be involved in. I am very proud of Heidi and 7 Stages, Topher, Justin, and the entire cast and crew. I can only the next play I am in will [...]

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Opened

What an interesting experience the first two weeks of Angry Fags has been. On the positive side, I am now convinced that we have not ruined Topher’s amazing script. That’s a relief. It is an impressive play, but one that has challenges to stage, and I am happy to report that Justin and Heidi and [...]

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Two Angry Fags

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Depressed? Then act.

It was an amazing few days . . . I attended the Sam Christenen workshop where I met so many amzaing people and learned a lot about myself and how to use me to get more acting work, I had an audition for a feature film that went as well as any I’ve done in [...]

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First Read

We had the first read of ANGRY FAGS last night. A little out of order in that a lot of the cast has been working diligently for a week and a half. You could tell that everyone was glad to have the room complete. The read went pretty well. Feeling lucky to be working at [...]

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Cold in New York

It’s been an interesting so far. Arrived Friday and immediately stopped at the Drama Book Shop – again a mix of excitement and depression. So many possibilities and wasted opportunities. Getting older continues to fuck with me and my sense of self. I try to be patient, but its hard. From there, I hit a [...]

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