Demian’s Writing Résumé

Demian 206-935-1206 demian@buddybuddy.com Sweet Corn Productions Box 9685, Seattle, WA 98109-0685 Since I was 13, I had always thought of myself as a photographer and film maker. Writing was just always there as a means to these ends. One day, I looked at the physical body of my writing; the original manuscripts and publications that were housed in many boxes. Considering the sheer paper poundage of my plays, film scripts, poems, newspaper articles, and my diaries (kept since 1965), I realized I could no longer deny also being a writer. Here is a glimpse at some of my writing endeavors:

Film and Video

Produced Director’s Commentary     The director speaks, and won’t shut up. The Fight Before Christmas     A musical about a male couple saved by angels The Right to Marry     Civil rights documentary Leggo     Animated flight of fancy Fog (formerly titled Didi)     Surreal setting, longing and regret T’ai Chi Chuan     Demonstration by and interview of Master T.T. Liang     This film is available on my “Two by Demian” DVD Gertie Takes a Trip to the Moon and a Man Recycles     Animation Perspectives on the Martial Arts     T’ai Chi demo and narration, Boston TV program “NightShift” Promotions Jilly Eddy (Lipsologist) Linda Severt (Juggletunes) Bill Robinson and Beverly Schuster (mimes) In Production Scaredy-Kate and the Monsters  -or-  How to Pay the Rent       A Marionette Opera       Music by Haydn. Written and directed by Demian Speculation Feature Film Scripts Space Opera (aka: Streaking Across the Universe)     Sci-Fi / Political Musical Comedy Detective Smoothies (aka: The Adventures of Squinch Ezzer and Skinny Flint: The Case of the Indiscriminate Pickpocket)     Comedy Gilgamesh & Enkidu     Action-Adventure Drama Phil’s Fortune     Melodrama Summer Camp Job     Tragedy Scaredy-Kate and the Monsters — or — How to Pay the Rent     Children’s Marionette Opera - music by Joseph Haydn Karmen     Musical Sci-Fi Comedic Drama - music by Georges Bizet Theater Produced Scaredy-Kate and the Monsters - or - How to Pay the Rent     Marionette opera set to Haydn’s music     Played at the Bumbershoot Festival in 1982 The Voice of an Angel: A Castrato Remembers (Demian)     A one-man, one-marionette musical (Glück, Haydn, Mozart)     Voted “Best of the Week” at 1986 New City Theater’s Director’s Festival Our Old Gang Grows Up     Commissioned by the Gay Theater Festival, 1985 Assorted Shelters     Developed through improvisational group process Inseparable Pieces     Developed through improvisational group process Released for free use in rallies, protests Hey, Citizen One-act - Drama     Street theater against the Iraq war. Radio Suet (Dave Smilo, Demian)     Comedy Queer Hour (Demian)     Comedy Return of Queer Hour (Demian)     Comedy Writer, Host, and Producer for 130 public affairs programs (WMUA, WBUR) Script Doctor Consultant Jimmy Rosenfield - Jimmy Rosenfield Bursting Universe Productions - Kelly Abbott PATH (Program for Appropriate Technology & Health) - Chris Ellias AmKor Pharma - Robert Abbott Script Doctor - Clarify and enhance your theater or film script Publications Articles in Books “America’s Diverse Cultures” - Jane Adams, ed. “GoodLife: Mastering the art of everyday living, Utne Reader - Helen Coredes, Jay Walljasper editors “Journal of Gay and Lesbian Social Services” Vol.1,#2 - Lawrence Kurdick, ed. “Social Services for Gay and Lesbian Couples” - Lawrence Kurdick, ed. “Lesbian and Gay Marriage: Private Commitments, Public Ceremonies” - Suzanne Sherman, ed. Articles in Magazines and Newspapers “Amherst Record” “Below the Salt” “Center Peace” “Fag Rag” “Family and Friends Magazine” “Gæ-Räj” “Gay Comix” (three illustrated stories) “Gay Community News” (Boston) “Gay Post” “Greenfield Recorder” “Hero Magazine” “The Network” “New Age Journal” “Northwest Gay & Lesbian Reader” “Northwest Passage” “Out Front” “OutLook Magazine” “RFD” (several articles, photos, illustrations) “Seattle Gay News” (reviews, essays, photos, and a biographical series) “SIECUS Report” “Utne Reader” (two articles) “Valley Advocate” (monthly column for mainstream Mass. newspaper, 1970s) “Washington Free Press” “Win Magazine” Magazine Publisher “Partners Magazine” (80 interviews, scores of essays and articles, 1986-1993) Newsletter Editor Yellow Sun Food Coop (1975-1977) Pioneer Valley Gay Union (1975) Partners Task Force (1986-1993) Legal Marriage Alliance of Washington. (1996-98) Web Site Editor and Programmer Dr. John F. Ruhland, ND - Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine (2002-ongoing) New England Spas & Sunrooms - Galleries, shopping cart (1997-2006) Rudolph Gillespie Decorative Arts - Gallery of projects (2005) ASIFA Seattle - Local of international animators club (2002-2008) Tall Timber Tales - 60s summer camp experiences and alumni (2002-ongoing) On the Purple Circuit - International GLBT theater resource (2000-ongoing) Partners Task Force for Gay & Lesbian Couples - International information resource [Recognized by more than 25 on-line awards. See: Partners Task Force - Welcome] (1995-ongoing) Sweet Corn Productions - Video, photo, sound production services (1995-ongoing) Computer Operations Technical Writer Produce documentation for use of computer systems and programs, allowing co-workers to take over operations in case of absence Web Site Programming - Clear and easy-to-navigate sites Education Ed.D. and M.Ed., University of Massachusetts (Doctoral thesis based on leading 130 theater workshops) B.F.A., Massachusetts College of Art (painting major) Theater and movement workshops with Carolee Schneeman and Yvonne Rainer Theater workshops with The Open Theater, Manhattan Project, and The Living Theater Certificate in Clock and Watch Repair, San Francisco Community College FCC Restricted Radiotelephone Operator Permit Demian’s Résumés for:       Directing || Writing || Visual || Acting || Business       Photo Galleries || Video Samples

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