Updates on Appearances

A little love for Horse Trade, home of the Pumpkin Pie Show for 15 years, popped up online. I was interviewed by the Theatre Development Fund to talk about our longstanding relationship and how we're aiming for 20 more... Here's what TDF has to say: "From sword swallowers to burlesque dancers to ...

The Red Room is dead, long live the Red Room… I did a lot of stupid things in the Red Room. It’s a bit jaw-dropping to look back and reflect on all the half-assed stunts me and my cohorts pulled off in front of a live, ticket-buying audience—all in the name of downtown theater. To think that we wer...

Woke up this morning to face some pretty intense winds outside our home. Sandy's a coming, and she's looking to be a pretty mean one. But to be honest, I've been caught up in a whirlwind ever since Thursday… The Pumpkin Pie Show blew through town in a three-night blitz. We sold out each performance...

Playwright Mac Rogers was invited by the editors of The Brooklyn Rail to expound upon any particular performance of his choosing happening throughout the month of October. For some ungodly reason, he picked The Pumpkin Pie Show. I'd just like to take this opportunity to say… God bless Mac Rogers. ...

Glass Eye Pix posted some great shots from opening night of "Tales from Beyond the Pale." The evening at Dixon Place was documented by filmmakers (and pals) Noah Greenberg and Craig Macneill, capturing our live performances of Joe Maggio's "Ram King" and my very own "Like Father, Like Son" with none...

We've been in the bowels of Dixon Place for the last couple days, gearing up for tonight's premiere pairing of Joe Maggio's "Ram King" and my very own "Like Father, Like Son" for Glass Eye Pix's radio play series Tales from Beyond the Pale. It's been a blast putting these shows together with Glenn M...

You go to the dentist. You're stuck in the waiting room. What do you do? You pick up a copy of Entertainment Weekly and flip through. But rather than settle in on an interview with Robert Pattinson… What's this? An article about Glass Eye Pix's upcoming Tales from Beyond the Pale? Oh ho! It's an em...

The folks at Glass Eye Pix have just unveiled the new poster for my story "Like Father, Like Son" in part of their radio play series Tales from Beyond the Pale. It's a thing of beauty. Ghoulish beauty, for sure, but when it's by none other than the Ghoulish Gary Pullin himself, would you expect anyt...

It's that time of year again… Time for another Pumpkin Pie Show. The folks at Nytheatre.com were kind enough to throw a couple questions my way about me and the show. You can read the interview here: http://bit.ly/TvtO7f How much of a jackass am I in this interview? Too much? Not enough? We are on...

God bless you, Flavorpill. This year's Pumpkin Pie Show is an editor's pick once again. Not only: John Peacock goes out of his way to say some pretty darn spectacular things about us and the show. Check this out: "Sick storytelling genius Clay McLeod Chapman's Pumpkin Pie Show returns to shock and b...

Awesome announcement time! I can officially let the cat out of the bag on this one now… This October, I'm teaming up with Larry Fessenden and Glenn McQuaid from Glass Eye Pix to present the second season of TALES FROM BEYOND THE PALE, a series of spooky "radio plays for the digital age." To push o...

Just got word that a new play of mine—"The Penalty," inspired by the 1920 Lon Chaney silent film, will be given a developmental reading in part of The Kennedy Center's 11th Annual Page To Stage Festival! "The Penalty" is a commissioned piece by The Apothetae, along with Dixon Place. The Apothetae i...

Just in time for Friday the 13th, the NY Times has a lovely lil' story in today's paper about all the various odds and spooky ends of horror theater (and cinema) happening this summer right here in NYC. And look who gets quoted, but yours truly… To read the article, click here: http://nyti.ms/Nl5jV...

Somebody pressed record. The lovely folks at The Soundtrack Series captured this recording of me reading at their June 8th show. The theme was prom and I talked, rather goofily, about my past experiences at that most memorable night. I'm a bit mumbly through the whole thing, but if you care to give...

Probably the most integral component to any great talk-show is getting great guests. Line up the right roster and they'll make your job a hell of a lot easier. Thank God for my guests at our last "Fear-Mongers" event. What was the biggest boon, however, was how each of my guests went out of their wa...

I went to a lot of proms in high school. Ten altogether. Between 1992 and 1996, I macarenaed, tootsie rolled, rumpshaked, and electric-slided my way through more school dances than any other classmate alive. This isn’t pride. This is pathological. I had a problem. My name is Clay—and I am addicte...

Last night's performance of COMMENCEMENT rocked so hard and hurt so many people, they've added a bonus show tonight! If you didn't catch it, you've got one more chance! Commencement explores the lives of three women as they grapple with fear, grief and ultimately growth that comes in the aftermath ...

Kyle and I just got back from Chicago where we caught Signal Ensemble Theatre's production of our musical HOSTAGE SONG. We had a blast. Total red carpet treatment. The show's great—but don't believe me. Here's what the critics have said: “Hostage + Song = Masterpiece.” –Chicago Now “Consider it a ...

When it rains, it pours. Two of my personal fave plays are popping up across the country this month. HOSTAGE SONG has its Chicago premiere tonight, courtesy of Signal Ensemble—while next week, Hanna Cheek delivers COMMENCEMENT for a special presentation in LA. HOSTAGE SONG Bound and blindfolded in...

Jahnavi Caldwell-Green. We've never met. Until this morning, I'll admit I didn't even know you existed. The distance between us is pretty staggering, geographically and/or otherwise. You're a senior at Lewis & Clark College in Portland, Oregon. I'm some guy in my mid-thirties over here in Brooklyn. ...

A quick trip down to ol' Virginia this weekend lead me to the Richmond Public Library, where an essay of mine is on exhibit for a show titled "Why Children's Books: Inspiring Generations." A handful of authors were asked to write a love letter to a children's book that continues to resonate with the...

A few weeks back, my wife and I went to see the Brooklyn Philharmonic. The concert was a blast, but what has really lingered in my mind more than the music itself was watching one of the violinists struggle through a choking fit onstage. I witnessed a slight tickle in the throat mount into a respir...

Confession: I'm a big fan of "Tim & Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!" So. When I found out that our short film HENLEY would be screening directly before Rick Alverson's new feature THE COMEDY, starring none other than Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim, at the 19th Annual James River Film Festival, I got...

Did a children's book change your life? Do you have special childhood memories attached to a certain book? Check out this kick-ass event that's happening in my hometown. There is a wonderful exhibit coming to the Richmond Public Library in April that explores the role of children's books in our liv...

Well, if you weren't at last night's "Fear-Mongers: FIreside Chats about Horror Films," you really missed out. We kicked off our third season with probably one of our best events yet. Beyond my nerves tying up my tongue at the beginning of the evening, it was an absolute blast. Slowly but surely, I...