Bill Rogers

I’m happy to announce that my novel, Mango Black. is now available from Amazon Books in both ebook and paperback editions. If your app won’t allow you to order the ebook, try ordering it from a computer. Please let me know if you have trouble making an order.

I’m excited to announce that the ebook version of my first novel, Mango Black, is now available from Amazon Books for $3.99. The paperback version has not yet been released, but it will be available in the next couple of days.

If you wish to have a look, simply type Mango Black into the books section of Amazon. You will probably need to scroll down the list of books on the page to find it.

My novel is coming soon. Watch this space for details.

Actors Studio 66 is producing Caldwell’s Bomb under the direction of Herman Johansen at The Black Cat Cultural Center located at 3011 Monte Vista Blvd NE, Albuquerque, NM. Here’s the cast:

There will be a reading of my play, Breaking the Trust, on Tuesday, October 20,2022 at Sunlight Studios, 221 West 44th, in New York City. The cast includes: Donna Michaels, Shauna Bloom, Deborah Jean Templin, Donnah Welby, Michael Gnat, and Mat Labotka. Gerald vanHeerden will direct.

Actors Studio 66 in Albuquerque, New Mexico has chosen to lead off its second season with my dark comedy, Caldwell’s Bomb. It will run from October 7-23 for twelve performances at the Black Cat Cultural Center. Herman Johansen will direct. I’ll send more details when they become available. https://www.actorsstudio66.org

Kansas City Actors Theatre will present my half-hour radio play, Irish Joe and the Dutchman on Friday, September 24 at noon Central time. Victor Raider-Wexler directs and stars as “Irish” Joe Nolan, a private investigator and former prize fighter whose investigation into his uncle’s murder takes an ominous turn. The prime suspect is Kansas City’s most lethal mobster.

Director: Victor Raider-Wexler

Sound Design: Jon Robertson

CAST:

Irish Joe: Victor Raider-Wexler

George Dressler: R H Wilhoit

Mike Flood: Matt Schwader

Carmine O’Leary: Gary Neal Johnson

Juanita Gonzales: Nedra Dixon

Linda Williams: Alisa Lynn

Louise McCarthy: Manon Halliburton

Abel Appeldoorn: David Fritts

Lyle Kuznetsov: Scott Cordes

You can listen to the show on KKFI 90.1 FM or on the Kansas City Actors Radio Theatre website: http://www.kcactors.org/kcart/

Kansas City Actors Radio Theatre will produce my new radio play, Irish Joe and the Dutchman, for broadcast on KKFI 90.1 FM in Kansas City at noon on September 17. More details to follow, but here’s our stellar cast:

Director: Victor Raider-Wexler

Sound Design: Jon Robertson

CAST:

Irish Joe: Victor Raider-Wexler

George Dressler: R H Wilhoit

Mike Flood: Matt Schwader

Carmine O’Leary: Gary Neal Johnson

Juanita Gonzales: Nedra Dixon

Linda Williams: Alisa Lynn

Louise McCarthy: Manon Halliburton

Abel Appeldoorn: David Fritts

Lyle Kuznetsov: Scott Cordes

San Diego Dramatists Guild, hosted by Guild Ambassadors Aleta Barthell and Thelma Virata de Castro selected my new play, Anchors, for their “Second Sundays” reading series via Zoom. This is a reading of the first ten pages of the in-development script. Our cast includes Colleen Grate, Shauna Bloom, and Coleman Crenshaw. The reading is scheduled for 4 pm Pacific time on Sunday, October 11. Two other local playwrights are also on the program. Here’s the link, if you would care to watch. Audience members may ask questions and offer feedback after the readings.The program is free, but you need to register for tickets in advance.  https://www.eventbrite.com/e/san-diego-second-sunday-readings-tickets-120373262669

Dangerous to Dance With enjoyed a great run during Theater For The New City’s 2019 “Dream Up” Festival! Here’s an interview I did with ARTS INDEPENDENT: Arts Professionals in Focus.

https://artsindependent.wordpress.com/2019/08/14/this-mr-rogers-neighborhood-is-far-darker/