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August 2006 DESTINO-2006 Each of us has our DESTINTY. Thus, the musical, DESTINO, was born. In collaboration with composer, Daniel Hendrick, two years of hard work has ended. Or is it just beginning? I realized when I wrote the book for our musical eventually I would have to cut the unnecessary dialogue for the music must now take precedence. I believe we created a truthful portrait of what happens along the USA-Mexican border. We hope you think so as well. Daniel Hendrick was wonderful to work with as was his gifted wife, Pilar Montano, who still laughs at my New York accented Spanish! Pilar is a gifted artist and she shall translate DESTINO from English to Spanish. Pilar's web site is...http://pilarpaintings.com/. Synopsis for “Destino” You pursue a dream. To the north you envision opportunity. Between you and your utopia; the mountains. You and your wife throw caution aside in your quest to seek your Destino. But things go awry. The weather becomes your tormentor. The ‘coyote’ (smuggler) you hire to lead you across las montañas turns upon you. He beats you and takes what little money you and your wife have saved. You should have never brought her, your wife, to this country. She is pregnant and the baby pushes its way into life before its time, and there you are, cold upon the mountain. You and she can gaze across the valley. You can see the house with the beautiful light. Some day, you say to her, we shall have such a home. We will be as happy as the people in the hacienda where the light glows as if a beacon of freedom. Your son or your daughter will be born in Estados Unidos. The baby will never be beaten by ‘coyotes’. It will never hide in the manzanitas from the American Border Patrol Agents. Someday you will bring your child back to your village. After Sunday Mass, you will go to the plaza and say to your friends and relatives, “This is our child who was born in the Norte...meet our son Jesus. And sí, sí, we have found our DESTINO!” Please visit the plays section to view Destino in its entirety. August 2006 Jack is working on his novel entitled, TELL EM' KILROY WAS HERE. Jack plans to have the first draft of his novel complete by December, 2006. Here is the INTRODUCTION to his book. Valid criticism is always appreciated. Click here to download in .pdf format. December 2004 New play added! Flying Brothers, Solo Sister. Check the plays section. September 2003 New play added! I'll Turn and Wave. Check the plays section. August 2003 BLUEYE
PRODUCTIONS PRESENTS AT THE NEW YORK INTERNATIONAL FRINGE FESTIVAL 2003 At
OUR LADY OF POMPEII CHURCH -DEMO HALL- August
8 - 7:00pm (Friday) Featuring:
Directed
by Stage
Manager Co-produced
by Company
Manager August 2003 CITIZEN MENDEZ by Jack Shea has been chosen for production by The New York International Fringe Festival sponsored by The Present Company of New York City. Dates and Performance space TBA. As the festival receives thousands of submissions from throughout the world Jack feels both humbled and honored to be a part of THE FRINGE. June 2003 After Jack's play reading in Paris of LA TABLE in November of 2002 Jacques and Michele Poletti of the Giens Peninsula in the South of France graciously offered to translate LA TABLE to French. Jacques is a retired French Professor and Michele a retired Doctor. They spent many unselfish hours to make this project a reality in the hopes of a future production in Paris. Jack and Wanda are forever grateful for their friendship and the love they have put into LA TABLE. The first scene in French can now be viewed in the plays section of Jack's web-site. June 2003 THE THING by
Jack Shea, a ten minute play, will be performed as part of a collection
of women's monologues at the Faultline Theatre on June 6 & 7,
13 & 14, Friday and Saturday nights at 8:00 pm. Located at 3152
5th Avenue, San Diego, Ca. 92103 May 2003 Jack and Wanda
Shea acted as Executive Producers for his son, John-Ryan's, Independent
film, THE REAL McCOY. At the last minute Jack was asked to play
a role in the film as the actor scheduled to play the role dropped
out at the last minute. The character Jack was asked to play was...The
Lone Drunk. According to Jack this took no acting at all and he
believes he was type cast! And he is extremely proud of his son.
06/23/2002 On
November 24, 2002 Jack Shea's play, LA TABLE, will be given
a professional staged reading at the theatre space below Carr's
Restaurant, 1 Rue de Mont Thabor, 75001 Paris, France.
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