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Soviet Feel-Good Epic Premieres in America
CHRISTMAS TOWN, U.S.A.-- Jeff Goode's new holiday show Yes, Svetlana, There is a Grandfather Frost debuts at Christmastime in the United States... And this time it's not about Christmas!

Dick Piston Takes The Proverbial Prize--Literally!--Prospectively!
LOUISVILLE, KY-- The latest misadventure of Dick Piston, Hotel Detective is a finalist for the Actors Theatre of Louisville's prestigious Heideman Award. Murder By Midnight, a murder mystery-in-10-minutes is the fourth nomination for playwright Goode whose previous entries have all included at least one act of murder or attempted murder.

The Brothers Grimm - now for Children!
FAIRY LAND, U.S.A.-- By popular demand, playwright Jeff Goode and composer Jonathan Price are turning their adult (well, slightly) fairy tale musical Rumpelstiltskin into a genuine children's musical for actual children! The new play will be available for production in 2009!

Love Quadrangle Threatens Honky-Tonk
READY, KY-- Lovin' ain't easy in this one-honky-tonk town, and when the band leader and the bartender fall for the same dance hall girl, you can bet all heckfire's bustin' loose. Savin' Up for Saturday Night is the new musical from Richard Levinson and Jeff Goode.

What Is American Dragon Jake Long?
BURBANK, CA-- On an episode of Jeopardy! which aired July 26, 2007, Alex Tribek gives the answer: "This Disney Channel show is about a 13 year old boy, who is also a dragon", officially making American Dragon: Jake Long a trivial part of history.

Jeff Goode to Teach at Hollins University
ROANOKE, VA-- Visiting playwright Jeff Goode will lead master classes in adaptation and musical theatre for the 2010 session of Hollins University's graduate playwriting program.

Dracula Monologue Best of 2007
LYME, NEW HAMPSHIRE-- A monologue from the newly-published Dracula Rides Again will be included from the soon-to-be-published Best Men's Stage Monologues of 2007 from Smith & Kraus Books

In Bookstores Everywhere! ...Well, Somewhere!
NEW YORK, NEW YORK-- With the recent flurry of new publications in 2006, including the first editions of Marley's Ghost and Larry and the Werewolf from Broadway Play Publishing and a libretto edition of Narcissus & Echo from Original Works you can now find ALL of Jeff's major works in print at a bookstore or online shop near you. A complete bibliography of available titles can be found in the Book Shop.

Buffy Loves Rory
SUNNYDALE, CA-- Apparently, when Buffy the Vampire Slayer gets depressed she tunes in to Undressed on MTV, according to this recently discovered fan fiction from "Goddess Isa".

'Reindeer' Rides Again
ANYTOWN, USA-- If you haven't seen The Eight: Reindeer Monologues... Well, you're not really trying. The Eight celebrates seasons with new productions in:

Anti-Semitic Tirade Lands Santa in Rehab!
NEW YORK, NY-- From the author of critically-acclaimed, international, smash-hit The Eight: Reindeer Monologues comes the long awaited follow-up: Seven Santas, a new play by Jeff Goode. This time it's Santa's turn, and he's taking Christmas down with him. Playing at Yuletime in 2007 ...

Goode Deified in Press
SANTA ROSA, CA-- In a remark which may have been intended either as a back-handed compliment, or a fore-handed insult, theater critic David Templeton of the Northern California Bohemian calls playwright Jeff Goode "a smarty-pants theater cult-god". The deifying remarks occur in Templeton's recent review of Poona the Fuckdog at Actors' Theatre.

Poona Goes Down... in History!
New York, NY-- In the fall of 2005, the original drafts and author's note for Poona the Fuckdog and other plays for children will be housed in the New York Public Library's Billy Rose Theatre Collection.