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Sex. Lies. Santa.
AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND-- Santa is delivering a massive parcel of talent to New Zealand this Christmas season. Michael Hurst, Oliver Driver, Antonia Prebble, Claire Chitham, Sarah Wiseman, Shane Bosher, Madeleine Sami, Fleur Saville, Dean O'Gorman, Anna Jullienne and many more will bring The Eight: Reindeer Monologues to life. This amazing array of established actors will be supported by some of Auckland's hottest new acting talent. 40 actors will alternate over 14 performances turning The Eight: Reindeer Monologues into a huge Christmas cracker surprise - who knows who will pop out on stage next!

Elves Hold Protest Outside Hotel
SEOUL, KOREA-- Elves held a rally outside the Hamilton Hotel Saturday protesting the defamation of Santa Claus. The demonstration was filmed by a local news crew. Actually, the whole event was a promotion for MW Productions, Seoul's newest ex-pat English-language theater company, producer of The Eight: Reindeer Monologues, by Jeff Goode. The promotional event was tinged with good humor as actors dressed as elves swigging bottles of fake alcohol, lamented the good old days before political correctness labeled Santa Clause a menace to society.

'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 ...

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!

No Shame L.A. Launches 7th Season!
LOS ANGELES, CA-- No Shame Los Angeles the California branch of the legendary theatre-in-a-truck begins it's 7th season on October 3rd, 2008 at the Powerhouse Theatre in Santa Monica.

Jeff Goode Podcast from Hollins University
ROANOKE, VA-- Visiting playwright Jeff Goode was interviewed for the Studio Roanoke podcast series on his recent trip to Hollins University's graduate playwriting program.

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.

Luck o' the Irish!
NORTH HOLLYWOOD, CA-- Jeff Goode's Love Loves a Pornographer took home the award for Distinguished Achievement in Writing at the 39th annual Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Awards on Saint Patrick's Day. Circle X Theatre Company's critically-acclaimed world premiere of the new play was nominated in 5 categories, tied for the most of any production in 2007.

Pornographer Comes Out On Top!
LOS ANGELES, CA-- Circle X Theatre Company's production of Love Loves a Pornographer is the winner of 5 Garland Awards, including Playwriting. The winners will be presented with Garland statuettes at a ceremony on March 31st.

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.

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".

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.