“Do what you love. Know your own bone; gnaw at it, bury it, unearth it, and gnaw it still.” - Henry David Thoreau
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Gregory's
Blog Writing Credits
Novel Well With My
Soul (Work in Progress)
(Prologue) Short
Stories, Prose & Poetry "Cain
& Abel" Muscadine Lines: A Southern
Journal Vol. 26 Editor Kathy Rhodes April 2009 "Father
to Son" The
Oddville Press Vol. 1 Issue 3 Editor Patricia D. Hurst
April 2009 "The Box"
Perpetual Magazine Editor Russell Fellows April 2009 "The
Business Trip" Loch Raven Review Vol. IV, No.
4 Editors Jim Doss & Christopher T. George Jan 2009
The print version is available here. "A Moment to
Breathe"
Word Catalyst Magazine Vol 2. No. 6 Publisher
Shirley Allard. Jan 2009 "Completion"
Word Catalyst Magazine Vol 2. No. 6 Publisher
Shirley Allard. Jan 2009 "Book
of Bummers" Rancor'd
Type Issue 3 Editor Joe Sutton. Nov
2008 "The
Christmas Star" Home and Holidays Dec 2008 & Rancor'd Type Christmas Eve Edition 2008 "08.08.08"
Word Catalyst Magazine Vol 2. No. 5 Publisher
Shirley Allard. Dec 2008 (poem) "Economics"
Word Catalyst Magazine Vol 2. No. 5 Publisher
Shirley Allard. Dec 2008 (poem) "History"
Word Catalyst Magazine Vol 2. No. 5 Publisher
Shirley Allard. Dec 2008 (poem) "The
Computer" (short story) "Getting
Through the Recession" (Short Story) "It Ain't
Over 'Til the Fat Guy is Skinny" (prose) "A Mother’s Love"
(short story) "My Godson" Plays 
It is Well With My
Soul
Westminster Arts Center, NJ (stage version of novel above)
(Staged Reading)
In
an age where the country is in an upheaval about gay and
lesbian rights, evangelicals running Washington, and closeted
gay men finding themselves in scandalous headlines, It
is Well With My Soul is a story of a gay male
model, caught up in the world of sex and drugs who makes a
deal with God during a bad drug overdose and becomes a
preacher. Even though he marries and
fathers children, he continues to fight with his “demons”.
Jacob Garrett wanted to make a difference with his life
and be known, no matter the cost to him, his wife, his
children or his congregation. This story follows
the rise and fall of one man who came close to having it all,
but pride and arrogance got in his own way.
Musical Book, Music & Lyrics
 Invisible
Fences (Country gospel musical)
The Lark Theatre Co., NYC, NY
(Music & Lyrics with Stephen Kitsakos) (Equity Staged Reading)
4th Wall Musical Theatre, NJ
Set in the rural south during the explosive summer of 1963,
this musical centers around the story of a multi-racial school
teacher who has dreams of moving on in her life and a white
man who has recently moved to Dalton, Georgia to forget his
past and start a new life with his daughter. Through
love, hope and perseverance, the characters try to break
through their “invisible fences” to find their dreams.
©
Allen & Kitsakos 1998
River Divine (Country gospel musical)
The Duplex,NYC, NY
Winner: Best Score Award TheatreWeek Magazine
A
country gospel musical based on the play, The
Diviners by Jim Leonard. A traveling
back-sliding preacher comes to a small country town in the
midst of the depression. There he meets a
boy with developmental issues, but has a gift of diving water,
though he won’t touch the stuff. The two
form a bond of friendship that causes town folk to believe the
preacher is there to heal the boy in this poignant and tragic
tale.
©
Allen 1996
Destiny & Dreams
Don't Tell Mama, NYC, NY
(concert version)
A time-travel musical about a man who travels back in
time to stop a train wreck from occurring that is carrying a
traveling circus troupe. In Illinois, he has heard many
stories about this historical wreck and finds himself
haunted in memories by it. Once he is back in time and
begins to meet all the characters from this troupe, he finds
himself drawn to the lead trapeze star who's partner
does not like the fact that this new man has worked his way
into the hearts of everyone at the circus. He suddenly
realizes this is the woman that has visited his dreams
and believes destiny has brought him here. Is
he able to stop the wreck or is he actually the cause of
it?
©
Allen 1994
From Humble Prospects Garland, TX
An
epic pageant that told the history of the town, Garland in
Texas in 1986. It followed the settlers that
created the town and retold historical accounts of that period
in the late 1800s.
©
Allen 1986
Kids of U.S.A. (Children’s musical)
Garland, TX
A musical that follows the lives of six
teenagers as they go through issues of dating, school work, and
graduation.
©
Allen 1986
No Mother to Love Her
Garland, TX
An old-fashioned melodrama set in the mountains
of Colorado. Complete with a hero, heroine (who doesn't
know she's the heroine) and a villain that all get involved
with saving a saloon in a town that has no
recreational value and has lost all business. ©
Allen 1985
Dracula Bites at Dusk (Children’s musical)
Garland, TX
A comical
musical telling about Dracula and all the other creatures
that live in the basement of an old inn, each of
them dealing with problems faced by children: loneliness,
acceptance and friendship. ©
Allen 1984
Music & Lyrics
The Flooding of Bishop Falls (children’s musical)
Tour in Hudson Valley, NY
(Music & Lyrics with Stephen
Kitsakos)
A commissioned piece that told a historical story about
the greater Hudson Valley area in New York. ©
Allen & Kitsakos 1998
The Thousand-and-Second Tale
BMI Workshop NYC, NY
(Music only/Lyrics by Jenne Watson)
A
ten minute musical about the the story of Scheherazade by
Edgar Allen Poe.
©
Allen & Watson 1994
The Little Mermaid (Children’s musical)
Children’s Theatre Tour/NJ
A
musical based on the beloved Hans Christian Andersen story
about a mermaid who longs to be part of the human world. ©
Allen 1994
 The Blue Cat of Castle Town is
a musical based on the children's book by Catherine C.
Coblentz. Once in a blue moon there comes a cat
that is blue, singing the river's song, seeking - for you!
©
Allen 1995
Vocal Arrangements
Queen of Hearts (life of Princess Diana) Harold Clurman Theatre, NY
(Off-Broadway Equity Showcase)
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