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Franky D. Gonzalez @phatthedd.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

Honored to announce that my play MIRACLES AND MAGIC will be part of @thrownstone.bsky.social’s CT Short Play Fest ‘26!! Been wanting to work with Thrown Stone for awhile. Happy to get this opportunity!

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Franky D. Gonzalez @phatthedd.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

The inaugural Oliver Kelly Award winning ESCOBAR’S HIPPO will trample its way into Amphibian Stage’s SparkFest in Fort Worth this June! Do not miss out!! Link to tickets below!

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Franky D. Gonzalez @phatthedd.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

I am overwhelmed & honored to announce that I have been selected to participate in a @the-vcca.bsky.social writing residency. Slowly but surely, my dreams are coming true. Thank you VCCA family for this opportunity. I hope I can be a credit to this incredible institution for artists. #VCCAFellows

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Franky D. Gonzalez @phatthedd.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

Kicking off my time with New York Classical Theatre New Visions Cycle 2 cohort with a FREE reading of my play Hedda on May 19th at 7:00 pm. Link to tickets in the comments. Reserve your spot now! Hope to see you there.

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Franky D. Gonzalez @phatthedd.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

It moved so quickly. I can scarcely believe it was wasn’t a dream. But it happened. It did. Thank you @vermontstudioctr.bsky.social for welcoming me & for the chance to be part of this community. I remain eternally grateful. I am proud to be called a VSC Fellow. Hope we can do it again soon.

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Franky D. Gonzalez @phatthedd.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

I am honored to announce that I will receive the Creative Changemaker Award from OutLoud Dallas.

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Franky D. Gonzalez @phatthedd.bsky.social · 07/12/2025

Another show in the books. Thank you OutLoud Dallas and SMU Theatre. It was an honor.

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Franky D. Gonzalez @phatthedd.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

OutLoud Dallas, SMU Theatre, and I put our hearts and souls into this. Hope you can come out DFW Theatre familia. Link to tickets in the comments!

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Franky D. Gonzalez @phatthedd.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

Next up. My play Gift of da Maggies is going up as part of Westfield Theatre Group’s Winter Lights show! Ten plays, five visions. This December 5th - 13th! Massachusetts Theatre fam! Come out if you are able. Link to tickets in the comments!

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Franky D. Gonzalez @phatthedd.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

Honored and privileged to join the board of @newharmonyproject.bsky.social I hope to be a credit to the organization and am so grateful that Jenni Werner thought of me to carry this responsibility and take advantage of the opportunity to give back. Now let’s get the work started.

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Franky D. Gonzalez @phatthedd.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

First day working on this brand new text with OutLoud Dallas. It’s just like a first day of school here at SMU. So grateful. What an amazing experience this is already shaping up to be.

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Franky D. Gonzalez @phatthedd.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

At the legendary East West Players for the NNPN Rolling World Premiere of PARANORMAL INSIDE directed by my big brother Jeff Liu!! So excited!!

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Franky D. Gonzalez @phatthedd.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

Thursday night hippos at LMU!! Still in such awe of this moment and opportunity. Thank you LMU familia!!

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Franky D. Gonzalez @phatthedd.bsky.social · 20/09/2025

Tickets are live!! Check the comments below! Abide like the Hippo and join its violent yet benevolent rampage…erm…frolicking! Yes! Frolicking at LMU! Escobar's Hippo runs October 3rd - 12th and is directed by Jon Lawrence Rivera. Hope to see you there. 🦛🦛🦛🦛🦛🦛🇨🇴🇨🇴🇨🇴🇨🇴

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Franky D. Gonzalez @phatthedd.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

West Coast Theatre fam! Escobar’s Hippo directed by Jon Lawrence Rivera will be going up at Loyola Marymount University October 3rd - 5th and October 9th-12th! Link to tickets in the comment! Hope you can come out!

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Franky D. Gonzalez @phatthedd.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

LA theatre fam! 2 Rhythms Theatre is doing a one act at of plays and my own play I’ll Tell You at Sunrise is in the lineup!! I appreciate the 2Rhythms family and Cristian Luna for giving my play a chance to come to life. Hope everyone can come out and enjoy the full showcase! August 22nd - 31st!

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Franky D. Gonzalez @phatthedd.bsky.social · 28/07/2025

Anniversary message from a proud Playwright-in-Residence of the Bishop Arts Theatre Center. Four years, three productions, & how many events later I can only look back in gratitude for all my time with Bishop Arts Theatre Center. Thank you for the memories and last four years, BATC fam. Grateful.

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Franky D. Gonzalez @phatthedd.bsky.social · 28/06/2025

Next up. Even Flowers Bloom in Hell, Sometimes here at South Texas College Theatre. I am at peace. I am overwhelmed with gratitude. Thank you STX family for this opportunity.

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Franky D. Gonzalez @phatthedd.bsky.social · 28/06/2025

Next up at the South Texas College Theatre’s 4th Annual New Play Festival: the workshop production of Edgar’s Living Funeral by Maria Rodriguez Bross directed by Joel Jason Rodriguez!! So excited for this one.

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Franky D. Gonzalez @phatthedd.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

First up at the South Texas College Theatre’s 4th Annual New Play Festival: Miriam’s Song by Robert Paul Moreira and directed by Justin Lee Ozuna. Can’t wait!

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Franky D. Gonzalez @phatthedd.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

Did that really happen? Could it be possible to have experienced such creativity and joy? With the @valdeztheatreconf.bsky.social the answer is a resounding yes. Thank you. Truly. Let’s do it again sometime.

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Franky D. Gonzalez @phatthedd.bsky.social · 14/06/2025

What an honor that my two monologues DO YOU KNOW WHY MOCKINGBIRDS SING AT NIGHT? & HAPPINESS IS THE MOMENT BEFORE DEATH were presented here at the @valdeztheatreconf.bsky.social Monologue Workshop. Thank you David Haynes and Jameka Laché Horton for choosing my two monologues and interpreting them.

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Franky D. Gonzalez @phatthedd.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

Thank you @valdeztheatreconf.bsky.social for the opportunity to hear Happy Together here at the conference. It was amazing and the feedback was tremendous. My heart is full today. So very full.

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Franky D. Gonzalez @phatthedd.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

My friend Philip Middleton Williams captured this pic of me performing in a reading here at the Valdez Theatre Conference. … I look healthier. Still a long way to go. So, so very long to go. But I look healthier. …

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Franky D. Gonzalez @phatthedd.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

Tonight’s show, BLANCHE STUART SCOTT by Kristen Ritter here at Valdez Civic Center! Thanks @valdeztheatreconf.bsky.social for the invite!!

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Franky D. Gonzalez @phatthedd.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

Taken just before midnight in Valdez, AK. I never dreamed I’d see the light and blue skies when it’s supposed to be darkest. … What a world. What revelations come when you wait.

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Franky D. Gonzalez @phatthedd.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

Got the most wonderful gift yesterday when I found out that my little short piece PARENTAL QUESTIONS was selected for presentation then beautifully interpreted by Madison Dooley at the Valdez Fringe! So happy to share more work here at the @valdeztheatreconf.bsky.social!

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Franky D. Gonzalez @phatthedd.bsky.social · 07/06/2025

Last week I got to live another dream when I completed my residency at @newharmonyproject.bsky.social with my family. The last few weeks have been nothing short of special. I will cherish the memories I created and am creating always.

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Franky D. Gonzalez @phatthedd.bsky.social · 07/06/2025

Making a dream come true at long last. I’m finally getting the honor of attending the Valdez Theatre Conference. I am so grateful and in awe of what has been a surreal and beautiful year. Let’s conjure up some theatre magic now.

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Franky D. Gonzalez @phatthedd.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

What do you think? Maybe let’s see if we can be funny and repay one of the oldest life debts of your existence. Maybe see where it can go. Maybe embrace the journey. Maybe see that tomorrow just might hold some promise. New script soon. Not how you expect. But new script soon.

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Franky D. Gonzalez @phatthedd.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

Epilogue: Thank you for these flowers and the wonderful card Rodrigo Caraveo commemorating the closing of A DALLAS HEDDA. I was about ready to break down crying receiving them. I will cherish this kindness always.

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Franky D. Gonzalez @phatthedd.bsky.social · 11/05/2025

Blackout. End of play. Thank you A Dallas Hedda Team. Thank you @bishopartstheatre.bsky.social Thank you everyone. More thoughts soon.

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Franky D. Gonzalez @phatthedd.bsky.social · 10/05/2025

It has been an honor. To have made this show, to weather the storm of government defunding, and see closing matinee? What a dream. It’s honor to be an artist in these times. Come if you can. Starts at 3:00 pm. Would be honored to have you there. Link to tix in the comments.

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Franky D. Gonzalez @phatthedd.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

Some photos of A DALLAS HEDDA over at @bishopartstheatre.bsky.social!! Photos by Taylor Staniforth!

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Franky D. Gonzalez @phatthedd.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

Tonight the cast of Haley Peters, Caleb Mosley, Rodrigo Caraveo, Andrew Nicolas, & Carrie Viera return to @bishopartstheatre.bsky.social to perform A DALLAS HEDDA directed by Sasha Maya Ada under the care of SM Lauren Secrest! Do not miss out!! Link to tickets in the comments!

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Franky D. Gonzalez @phatthedd.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

Oh… I really have lost weight. It’s sometimes so hard to see any progress at all. Unti you see where you were. There’s still a long way to go. A little grayer. A little more tired. But at least I’m on the journey.

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Franky D. Gonzalez @phatthedd.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

I am overwhelmed and absolutely over-the-moon to announce that I have been offered a @vermontstudioctr.bsky.social Fellowship. Next year I’ll go to Vermont and take time to create new work that I hope I can share with the world. Thank you to the VSC family for this honor. I hope I can measure up.

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Franky D. Gonzalez @phatthedd.bsky.social · 03/05/2025

Opening night gratitude. Magic happened. I could not have asked for a better performance. Then to have my child with me for opening night? Bar none, nothing beats that. Thank you to the cast & crew for sharing the gift of theatre with my son. Link to tickets in the comments.

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Franky D. Gonzalez @phatthedd.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

Preview done. To this team. You have my eternal gratitude for the gift you granted my words. Look at these makers of dreams. How fortunate am I to be in their presence? How very lucky am I to have this chance? Come see A DALLAS HEDDA at @bishopartstheatre.bsky.social. Tickets in the comments.

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Franky D. Gonzalez @phatthedd.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

Setting: Primarily a living room in a home located in a North Dallas neighborhood. The décor and furniture should be minimalist in sensibility. Devoid of color. Impersonal. Neutral. A poker face of a living room. Beige. A Dallas Hedda tonight @bishopartstheatre.bsky.social Ticket link in comments

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Franky D. Gonzalez @phatthedd.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

Tech week. It’s coming together. I am overwhelmed with gratitude by what this technical team has accomplished. I cannot wait to share this play with everyone here at @bishopartstheatre.bsky.social. A Dallas Hedda May 1st - May 10th. Link to tickets in the comments:

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Franky D. Gonzalez @phatthedd.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

Honored to receive these certificates from South Texas College Theatre for my making finalist twice, one a comedy & then a drama. It’s doubly beautiful that this recognition should come from a college based in Texas where I reside. Today is a wonderful day. Thanks STC theatre fam.

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Franky D. Gonzalez @phatthedd.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

It never gets old seeing my name and my play on the marquee of my artistic home, @bishopartstheatre.bsky.social Tickets in the comments. Please come out, y’all!! #theatre

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Franky D. Gonzalez @phatthedd.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

Table work. You all don’t know what’s in store. Get your tickets to this show at the link in the comments. #theatre #ADallasHedda #playwright #bishopartstheatrecenter #dfwtheatre #dallastheatre

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