My one-act play Daguerreotype is currently being performed in the Brave New Play Rites Festival at UBC's Dorothy Somerset Studio Theatre, and I just wanted to take the opportunity to publically applaud the people involved in my show. Lauchlin Johnston has done a wonderful job as director taking my script from the page and bringing it to life. Evan Frayne plays Edgar Forbes, an 1855 daguerreotypist, with restraint and control. Joanna Rannelli's performance as Mrs. Bosanko, a grieving widow, rings true -- she brought tears to the eyes of the people sitting beside me in the audience. All of which is very cool -- although I feel a little weird being happy to make others sad -- it was, after all, the intent of the piece. So, Lauchlin and Evan -- Bravo!. Joanna -- Brava! It was awesome seeing you bring my play to life.

Daguerreotype has one more performance on April 6 at 2:00 p.m., and I invite everyone to come and watch what The Ubyssey is calling a "a case study in historical pathos."