passion = truth: Al Capone

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Thursday, July 31, 2008

Packer GM Ted Thompson and Gangster Al Capone. Kindred Spirits.

Al Capone. Head of Chicago mob, hails from the cold, Midwest. Control freak; willing to do anything for his own gain. Crook. Alleged mastermind of the St. Valentine's Day Massacre. Suffered from an advanced stage of syphilis, causing his behavior to become erratic and unstable.

Ted Thompson. Head of Green Bay Packers (GM) and also hails from the Midwest. Control freak; willing to do anything for his own gain, including massacring the reputation of one the most storied franchises in the NFL. Alleged mastermind of refusing to let Brett Favre start as the GB Packer quarterback in July 2008 after Brett had a change of heart upon retiring in March 2008. Crook - bribed Brett Favre with $20 million to stay retired. Also accused by Jeff Ircink, Jason Ircink and thousands of others of "throwing a football season" whereas Thompson has opted to not field the best team prior to the 2008 NFL football season by his choice to start his draft pick, Aaron Rogers, over Brett Favre - Favre being clearly the better of the two. Suffers from - well, we don't know yet. But it's something. Thompson's recent erratic and unstable behavior is helping to secure his legacy as "worst move by a GM in the history of professional sports".

Capone is dead. Ted Thompson lives, lurking like an NFL owner around Lambeau Field. Do not approach him as he is considered to be dangerously off-kilter these days. But if he offers you money for doing nothing - take it. Apparently he's got $20 million growing on a tree somewhere.

Original Plays by JEFFREY JAMES IRCINK Available for Production:

full-length -

* THE GOLGOTHA CRUX.
* CHROMOSOME 21
* STAN'S ADDICTION
* "HELLO, ENGINE. I'M JAKE HOLMAN."
* HOW TO KILL A BOY

shorts -

* "PASS THE SALT, PLEASE."
* 4 1/2 MINUTES (give or take) TO CLIMAX
* JESSICA, PARIS, BRITNEY AND LINDSAY MEET BRETT FAVRE ON THEIR TRAIN WRECK
* THE BED
* CHOKING THE CHOAD IN BEL AIR
* JESUS PUSHED A GROCERY CART
* BILLY BALFOOR WANTS AN APOLOGY
* TWISTED NICE MIRAGE
* CONOR FRANCIS COMES HOME TO BALLYCULEN

* REVEILLE! (one-act)

For SYNOPS and ROYALTY FEES, contact me at: irc_64@hotmail.com or jeffbumbershoot43@gmail.com, except for STAN'S ADDICTION and "PASS THE SALT, PLEASE." see publisher link at HEUER PUBLISHING CO. website.

Plays also listed at: Bumbershoot - The Plays of Jeffrey James Ircink, Doollee, Story Foundry, Play Registry; member of The Burry Man Writers Center, Inked-In and contributor to the blog, Ditalini Press.

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Read this FIRST, THEN watch the video below.

artist statement

As an actor, my approach to roles has been what would I do if I were this character in this situation? Similarly, as a playwright, dialogue – not so much what is said but how it’s said – and subject matter are the elements I’m most concerned with. I tend to place myself in circumstances few people contemplate, and then develop a plot around those circumstances. I love extremes – a tap on the shoulder isn’t nearly as effective as a punch in the gut. That being said, when I write about the last smoker on the planet or four people from WHEEDs (We Help to Eradicate Ecosystem Demise) who live in a 500 square foot home or one man’s attempt to rid the world of the most evilest boy on the planet, I’m not going out of my way to be different as much as I’m trying to bridge the gap between my tastes and that of the audience. In the end, if the “unreal reality” I’ve helped to create on stage affects one person’s “reality” – I’ve accomplished my mission.