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Rainier Falls – Kickstarter

Posted April 19, 2019May 23, 2019 CurtisLeave a commentPosted in Writing

For the past several months I’ve been writing and working on music for an immersive theater piece called Rainer Falls. It’s the brainchild of Ellena Doe and Gia Ingram, of Harlow Fowler, and the premiere is May 18th (with a full run in the fall). You can donate to the Kickstarter here.

Liminal Salon Review

Posted January 28, 2019January 28, 2019 CurtisLeave a commentPosted in Uncategorized

A show I co-directed and produced with Ellena Chmielewski, Liminal Salon 09, Samsara Solutions Presents: The Successful Completion of the Catalyst Initiative/Phase 2 Office Party, was reviewed by No Proscenium. You can find out about upcoming Liminal Salon shows at theliminalsalon.com.

Congratulations! You Did 5 Minutes of Writing!

Posted October 10, 2018May 23, 2019 CurtisLeave a commentPosted in Prose, Writing

My latest is up in McSweeney’s: Congratulations! You Did 5 Minutes of Writing!

The Cleanup Crew – Top 10 Pilot, Launchpad Pilots Competition

Posted August 12, 2018May 23, 2019 CurtisLeave a commentPosted in Scripts, Writing

My pilot The Cleanup Crew placed in the top 10 of the 2018 Launchpad Pilots competition. The Cleanup Crew is a single-camera sci-fi workplace comedy about Boone Bryson and his coworkers, the Cleanup Crew, on an isolated island that was once slated to be a theme park to display genetic experiments but quickly failed, leaving the Cleanup […]

Del Close Marathon in Backstage Magazine

Posted June 30, 2018May 23, 2019 CurtisLeave a commentPosted in Improv

I was interviewed as part of the article Learn from Improv’s Best at UCB’s Del Close Marathon for Backstage Magazine.

La Mezcla by Adrian Burke: Episode 6 with Curtis Retherford

Posted June 20, 2018 CurtisLeave a commentPosted in Podcast

I was a guest on La Mezcla, Adrian’s excellent podcast about mixed-race/multicultural Americans! We talked about the mistaken white liberal belief that racism will disappear when there are more mixed-race people, why Zootopia is racist garbage, and my ambivalence about talking about all of this! It’s very fun. Subscribe to his podcast!

Talking Late Night with Max Kantor, #30

Posted February 22, 2018 CurtisLeave a commentPosted in Podcast

I was recently on Talking Late Night with Max Kantor, episode 30. I got to talk about my love for late night comedy shows, and growing up watching Letterman, Conan, and even Leno.

Alas, Poor Yorick

Posted June 20, 2017May 23, 2019 CurtisLeave a commentPosted in Prose, Writing

Another piece in McSweeney’s: Alas, Poor Yorick.

Introducing my long-form improv podcast: Improv, Beat by Beat

Posted June 19, 2017 Curtis1 CommentPosted in Improv, Podcast

For Improv, Beat by Beat, I interviewed 24 long-form improvisors from the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in New York City, and cut together those interviews into different episodes, each one focusing on a single aspect of improv. The first episode is now up.

Must Have Seen TV – NewsRadio, “Arcade”

Posted June 18, 2017 CurtisLeave a commentPosted in Podcast

I’m in the latest episode of Must Have Seen TV, talking to Brett White about one of the greatest sitcoms ever, NewsRadio. Must Have Seen TV #8 – NewsRadio, “Arcade”

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