Welcome to the news section of Plossville.com.
It is here you will find news items about Skip or that he thinks are interesting.

03.17.2008: Grease is the word. It's official, Skip is directing Summerstage and the show is Grease. Assisting in the production will be Joseph... musical director Anna De Masi. Watch the Children's Theater website at http://www.wiltonchildrenstheater.org for registration dates and other news.

03.15.2008: Candida Closes. Skip's foray into the world of classical theater, George Bernard Shaw's Candida, closed of Saturday night after a very successful three weekend run. Thanks to an amazing cast consisting of Michael Day (Morell), Kim Lowden (Candida), Eli Peck (Marchbanks), John Pyron (Burgess), Victoria Roy (Prossy)and Patrick Kiley (Lexy)and crew with Sarah Friedman (Stage Manager), Kyle Runstetd (Lights)and Tanya Bickley (Curtain).

01.28.2008: Skip at Wilton Historical Society. Details are still in the planning stages but it looks like Skip will be appearing at The Wilton Historical Society in June. More details as they become available.

10.21.2006: Book Signing News. Book signing at the Library was fun. Great to see some of my friends from last year. There are pix here.

10.20.2006: Book Signing at Wilton Library! Skip will have his first book signing at The Wilton Library Discovery Day/Children's Book Sale Day. This Saturday from 1:30 - 2:30. There will be books available for purchase and the Library will take orders if we run out.

08.20.2006: Plossville 3.0. New refocused and decluttered plossville.com.

08.08.2006: If Picasso Were a Fish also makes it to Amazon France. Why Amazon USA won't list it remains a question for the ages.

08.05.2006: If Picasso Were a Fish makes it to Amazon UK and JP (Japan). Why Amazon USA won't list it is beyond me.

07.08.2006: Skip's second book, "If I Had a Gift" has been released. The story is based on the birthday books made at Driscoll School.

07.02.2006: The Wilton Open Book Store is carrying "If Picasso Were a Fish". If they run out be patient, we are working on the supply chain. You can always order them online too.

07.01.2006: Saw three cool webcasts from the 2006 TED (Technology Etertainment Design) conference in Monterrey. The conference was in February and BMW USA is making three of the speakers presentations available online at http://www.bmwusa.com/ted. My favorite quote is from Sir Ken Robinson and it is this, "Creativity is as important in education today as literacy."

06.19.2006(1): The Wilton Open Book Store will be carrying "...Picasso..." as soon as Skip can get them a supply. Should be in a couple weeks.

06.19.2006(2): Skip will be making an appearance at Bight Horizons on July 30th to read "...Picasso..." and do a project with the students.

06.15.2006: M. Trebuchet emerges from reconstuctive surgery with a new maple arm. during surgery it became evident that the arm, pivot and counterweight need some serious attention. Mal Pour Les Canards is also up and complete. Testing commences tomorrow on both.

05.20.2006: "If Picasso Were a Fish" goes public! Skip's first book for kids of all ages is published by Lulu Press. Click here to get info and buy the book.

04. 27.2006: Skip's first book for kids, "If Picasso Were a Fish" is on track to be published and available in May. The second book, "If I had a gift to give." should be out in June.

04. 25.2006: (Mr.) Skip at the YMCA! Skip will be working at Art Camp this summer at The Wilton Family Y and teaching afterschool classes in drawing, inventive thinking and theatre this fall.

04. 20.2006: Skip hits 46! Skip now realizes that 60 isn't old, it's a goal.

04.16.2006: M. Trebuchet (still undergoing reconstructive surgery) has gained a little brother "Mal pour les Canards". It is a kit from Canada presented by the Howers on the Eve of Skip's birthday.

04.02.2006: "Crossing Delancy" is the March Playreading at the Playshop (delayed due to a scheduling conflict) on Sunday April 2nd. Skip directs.

03.15.2006: The Wilton Playshop taps Skip to direct the summer 2006 Wilton Student Summer Playshop production.

01.29.2006: Skip appears onstage in "Mastergate" the January Playreading at The Wilton Playshop which is directed by Keith Harjes.

11.20.05: Skip directs the first staged reading in The Wilton Playshop's new "Staged Readings @ Wilton Playshop" series. The Play? "Camping with Henry and Tom" by Mark St. Germain, the cast? Incredible.

08.21.05: Skip puts up his first "Deer Me!" cartoon.

08.17.05: Skip launches Toonafish as a place to put his "creative" aquatics.

07.15.05: M.Trebuchet put on life support after tragic throwing beam accident. Throwing mechanism and weight arm are being rebuilt out of hardwood to allow for more weight. To date, M.Trebuchet's farthest pitch has been about 70' with a tennis ball and 17.5 lbs of weight. The accident occurred when steel weight-lifting plates were added bringing the suspended weight to some 37.5 lbs.

06.24.05: Modifications to M.Trebuchet include moving the release point to the end of the base plate, replacing the pouch (which had seen better days), replacing the release hook, replacing the release ring and using steel barbell weights from Walmart (They are cheap and heavy).

06.22.05: The Ploss family aquires thier first medieval siege engine, a trebuchet, from friends in Stratford. Skip immediately dubs it "Monsieur Trebuchet".

06.01.05: Skip Produces "Nunsense" at The Wilton Playshop.

04.20.05: Skip hits 45! Oh Crap.

02.08.05: Skip Directs "The Foreigner" also by Larry Shue, at The Westport Community Theatre March 31st - April 17th. Call 203.226.1983 for tickets.

01.15.05: Skip Directs "Wenceslas Square" by Larry Shue at Wilton High School. The show is this years Underclassman Theater Project and runs two nights only, February 24th and 25th in The Little Theatre at Wilton High School.

01.01.05: Laura and Skip Co-Produce "See How They Run" by Philip King at The Wilton Playshop January 14th-29th.