Over the weekend of February 14-17, Garrett and his creative partner Jared Johnston participated in the KissFist 72-Hour Film Challenge. The result was the movie you see to the left, which was written in one hour, filmed in one day, and completed the next. If we win, we will be shown at the Seattle Deaf Film Festival in April.

Fingers crossed!

Watch for our next project, the Easterseals Disability Film Challenge, also in April.
Currently in post-production, Garrett continues to work on his short film Flirting, with Possibilities, which he wrote and directed, as well as stars alongside Broadway talent such as Jason Tam (A Chorus Line, If/Then), Tom Berklund (A Chorus Line, The Addams Family, Gary), Andrew Keenan-Bolger (Beauty & the Beast, Mary Poppins, Tuck Everlasting) and Jared Johnston (RENT). This past December, a new version of the Hammerstein and Kern classic "The Song is You" was recorded exclusively for the film, specially arranged by Adam Wachter (Disney+ Encores) as a duet for Jason and Tom. The trailer will be released soon, so watch for it!

In addition, this film is the inaugural production for Garrett's company, Lake Five Productions LLC. Many more forthcoming!
Originally, I had planned to direct A. R. Gurney's SYLVIA for New York Deaf Theatre in autumn 2015 when - literally hours before our auditions - the Broadway production was announced, which meant that we were not able to get the rights.

Four years later, my vision finally became a reality and I was thrilled and honored to revisit the work with an absolutely tremendous cast, including the astounding Amelia Hensley (Deaf West's Spring Awakening on Broadway).

What made it even more meaningful was the fact that, four years ago, I didn't have a dog. This time around, I did and she became the poster girl. That's my Page to the left, beautifully photographed by Jon Taylor.
My one-act play, A BAG OF SAND AT APPLEBEE'S, was part of Phamaly Theatre Company's Come to Your Senses one-act play festival in Denver, Colorado from November 1-10, 2019.

Fortunately, I was able to make it out to see the show, which was fantastic, and catch up with many of my dear friends from CABARET.
I have officially been invited to join the Hunter College Playwriting MFA program in autumn 2020 and I could not be more thrilled. It goes without saying that I’m really looking forward to further honing my skills as a professional playwright, making more artistic connections, and helping create more visibility, awareness, and opportunities for #DeafTalent.
And that's not all! Stay tuned for updates, including the progress of my brand new play, PRIVILEGE.