Dyan Flores

My writing partner Scott and I were in London for a musical theater writing conference. The conference took place in Stratford, at a theater within walking distance of a shopping center. When we arrived, I turned to Scott and promised, “I’m going to take you to Lidl while we’re here.” My voice was full of the enthusiasm you might expect from someone promising a trip to Buckingham Palace. After a day-and-a-half of presentations, we needed a break. We trodded down a snowy hill to the shopping c...

I got a text from Mike, one of my best friends from high school.
Hey, what was the address of your old place on Wolcott?
I texted him back the address and asked him why he wanted to know. He said that he was looking at a place in my old building and asked what floor I had lived on. My apartment was on the third floor. Turns out he and his girlfriend were moving in together and they were actually going to look at my old place. Great! This was fine. It was great. What great news. When they deci...

Gaper's Block writer Dyan Flores takes issue with the New York Times' look into vegetarianism in the Midwest; "Meatless in the Midwest: A Tale of Survival" was written and published last week by heir to the throne A.G....

I have made approximately $500 in my whole lifetime doing the thing that I’m probably best at and most qualified for: writing plays and musicals. I can make that much in a couple of days at my day job as a consultant, which I am good at and mostly qualified for. I’m the kind of artist who needs a structured desk job not only for the money, but also because it affords me the emotional and mental energy to keep writing. It took me a long time to realize this. Here is the circuitious path that t...

Dylan Moran Park West, Just for Laughs Chicago Friday, June 14, 2013. By Dyan Flores. Irish comedian Dylan Moran drew a packed house at his Friday night ......

Musical theatre writers, by and large, are musical theatre nerds first, whose natural proclivities have led them to their craft...

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Jun 13, 2013 ... By Dyan Flores. On Thursday evening at Stage 773, the lobby was filled to capacity with young comedy fans excited for the third evening of Just ......

Sep 4, 2012 ... By Dyan Flores. Brent Weinbach is weird. Gloriously weird. Too many “weird” comedians rely on being strange as a distraction so the audience ......

Jun 14, 2013 ... By Dyan Flores. Threats of a torrential derecho kept some Chicagoans home instead of braving the storm and put a damper on the Just for ......

Jun 16, 2013 ... By Dyan Flores. The lobby of Stage 773 for Just for Laughs on Saturday night was reminiscent of a can of sardines or perhaps a cattle herd, but ......

Aug 7, 2012 ... By Dyan Flores. Listening to Mark Poolos's Unbridled Enthusiasm is like running into that big, drunk party animal you went to high school with....