Welcome

Hi there. This is the production blog for The Overitme Theater's 2011 production of The Most Wonderful Time of the Year by James Hartz (me).  First and foremost, I should say that I totally stole this idea from James Venhaus who is currently documenting the production of Ugly People, which I recommend checking out.

As to what this is: This blog will function as a chronicle of the writing process through performance/a keep-me-on-task-er/excitement-generator/online brain.  I know it looks a little sparse right now but, like Charlie Brown's ugly little xmas tree, it will grow into a decadent holiday beacon. Any tips or tricks for making this not suck are welcome. If you follow me on Twitter (@jameshartz), you can look for the hash-tag #MWTY for nano-bits related to the show.

And just what is this show? The Most Wonderful Time of the Year will me questioning (attacking) traditional christmas/holiday tropes, seeing what still stands, and reforming that into a new humanist holiday story. Won't that be fun? Yes, yes it will.

For those wondering (all two of you): Yes, David and I are working a new Scorpy-Claus short which will probably play after the main show.

If MWTY has a north star to guide it by it is this (sit through the ad, it's worth it):


FUN FACT: Google Chrome's spell checker insists on capitalizing "christmas" and even "xmas".