BREAKING NEWS! Los Angeles premiere of Award-Winning play, "PASS THE SALT, PLEASE."

My 10-minute play, "Pass the Salt, Please.", chosen BEST OF SHOW at UNcover: An Art Exhibition with An Erotic Vibe, Cedar Rapids, IA, will have its LA premiere at the grand re-opening of Drake's Erotica Emporium on Melrose in West Hollywood on Saturday, August 25th. Drake's is celebrating 35 years in business as one of the city's preeminent adult stores and this party will be one to "fit the bill". The event will feature performance artists, adult industry actors and my play, along with food and beverages and yet-to-be-announced schtuff.

The premise of the play is this: what would happen if the dinner conversation of a married couple in their mid to late 50’s resembled the script pages of a scene in a pornographic film? As a man and woman catch up on the day’s events, their banter morphs from “ho-hum” to “whoop-eee!” – without missing a “bite”. The scene reflects the state of sex in the America of the feminine mystique, as viewed by feminist Betty Friedan (see...my plays does have a point!).

OK. So Drake's is a porn shop - sorry, "emporium". But it's the quintessential venue for "Pass the Salt, Please.", quite frankly. And it's LA, where the adult industry is equivalent to that pink elephant in the room no one talks about (but generates more money than the mainstream movie industry). If I can expose a few hundred "sordid" types to a bit of culture at the expense of my play being performed at a porn shop, so be it.

(FYI: I was in attendance for the two-evening art exhibition in March of this year and the audience - around 400 people representing every walk of life - went berserk. Pretty amazing for such a conservative city as Cedar Rapids. Featured were paintings, photos, performance pieces and other art pieces representative of 13 states, Norway and Russia.)

The other reason I'm excited about the Drake's event is because my friend, Dave Parke and his wife, Linda, will be starring in the play. David and I were in Blood Brothers together, along with Stephen Michael Carver, who will be directing this piece. What a nice little reunion. Festivities kick off at noon with celebrity signings, music, food, drinks, raffles, and giveaways and the performances begin at 8 pm. I was told if you wanna see my play - be there at 8. Call Drake's Erotica Emporium on Melrose in West Hollywood for more information.