“F*CK AROUND AND FIND OUT” this Fall!
Spenser is currently helming rehearsals for Theatre of NOTE’s upcoming World Premiere of Forever in There, or Fuck Around and Find Out, the newest play by Ashley Rose Wellman (whose 2023 play Kill Shelter won 5 Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Awards including Best Production and the Ted Schmitt New Play Award). Performances run October 7th - November 7th.
“LE SWITCH” lands Six Scenies!
Spenser made his West Coast directorial debut with the first-ever L.A. production of Philip Dawkins’ LE SWITCH - an acclaimed production that has since received six StageSceneLA “Scenie” Awards, including Best Director of a Comedy (yay!), Best Production of a Comedy, and Best Ensemble of a Comedy for actor/producer Danny Bernardo, Christine Lin (Broadway’s Chinglish), Brian Kim McCormick (Pasadena Playhouse’s Brigadoon), breakout star Jonathan Moreno, and Jonathan Slavin (TV’s Dr Ken, Better Off Ted, St. Denis Medical).
“IPHIS & IANTHE” Cast a Spell!
As one of the directors of this Summer’s Young Playwrights Festival, Spenser partnered with Yale student Mina Feldman and the producing team at The Blank Theatre to bring this beautiful romantic comedy about a pair of trans students finding their own narrative within a centuries-old text to L.A.’s Skylight Theatre.
“GHOST ARMY” Workshop goes gangbusters!
Spenser is the Book Writer of a brand-new musical called GHOST ARMY, based on the unbelievably true story of a unit of artists who were brought together during World War II to deceive the Nazis using their God-given artistry. He, along with songwriters Sarah Mangum and Danny Wirick, produced a workshop of the show’s first act for an invite-only audience in Central Hollywood — and the response was electric! Already hard at work on revisions, they’re also beginning their search for producing partners on what is sure to be a thrilling project.
A 2nd commission from South Coast Rep!
He previously received their Elizabeth George Commission to write A MILLION TINY PIECES, a fast-flying comedy that has since been developed at both the Pacific Playwrights Festival and the Colorado New Play Fest.
