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I found someone who thinks EXACTLY like I do. Almost as if I put the words right into her heart and mind.

By Matthew Dicks | March 17, 2016 | Comments Off on I found someone who thinks EXACTLY like I do. Almost as if I put the words right into her heart and mind.

The strangest thing happened.  I attended a rehearsal for Caught in the Middle, the musical that I wrote more than a year ago for a summer camp. It’s being produced by a local theater company and makes it’s world premiere on Friday night.  You should come. As I’m watching a scene, one of the characters…

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Resolution update: March 2015

By Matthew Dicks | April 1, 2015 | Comments Off on Resolution update: March 2015

Each month I post the progress of my New Year’s resolutions here as a means of holding myself accountable. The following are the results through the month of February. PERSONAL HEALTH 1. Don’t die. Didn’t even come close to dying. 2. Lose 20 pounds. I remain just one pound down. At this pace, I will…

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The payoff for a writer or a performer is an infinitesimal sliver of the job. Too many forget this and aren’t willing to do the work.

By Matthew Dicks | July 7, 2014 | Comments Off on The payoff for a writer or a performer is an infinitesimal sliver of the job. Too many forget this and aren’t willing to do the work.

Saturday was a good day for me. It began with the first performance ever of “Caught in the Middle,” the tween musical written by writing partner, Andy Mayo, and myself. It was produced at a performing arts camp in Bloomfield, Connecticut, and like our previous musical, The Clowns, I fell in love with the show…

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