Chas LiBretto
@chaslibretto.bsky.social
playwright, novelist, librettist (yes really)
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that’s right beg you miserable worm
October 29, 2025 at 8:28 PM
that’s right beg you miserable worm
Always a little embarrassing to start writing a new play
October 17, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Always a little embarrassing to start writing a new play
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I would love to be part of the conversation on MSNBC related to the Kimmel story and it's chilling effects on first amendment, but unfortunately I was terminated by MSNBC for stating that "hateful thoughts lead to hateful words which lead to hateful actions".
September 18, 2025 at 1:58 PM
I would love to be part of the conversation on MSNBC related to the Kimmel story and it's chilling effects on first amendment, but unfortunately I was terminated by MSNBC for stating that "hateful thoughts lead to hateful words which lead to hateful actions".
new play. Revision of something I did earlier in the year - a bit of a departure from anything I’ve tried to tackle in the last ten years. Gonna throw it up on NPX for grins - would love your feedback.
September 15, 2025 at 11:45 PM
new play. Revision of something I did earlier in the year - a bit of a departure from anything I’ve tried to tackle in the last ten years. Gonna throw it up on NPX for grins - would love your feedback.
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We don’t want thunder; we want rum
September 15, 2025 at 8:47 PM
We don’t want thunder; we want rum
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Another photos from The Royal Pyrate at @thewaterfrontmuseumbarge
#TheRoyalPyrate #WaterfrontMuseumBarge #NYCTheatre #SiteSpecificTheatre #PirateMusical #IndieTheatreNYC #MusicalTheatre #TheatrePhotography #NYCPhotographer #LivePerformance
#TheRoyalPyrate #WaterfrontMuseumBarge #NYCTheatre #SiteSpecificTheatre #PirateMusical #IndieTheatreNYC #MusicalTheatre #TheatrePhotography #NYCPhotographer #LivePerformance
September 8, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Another photos from The Royal Pyrate at @thewaterfrontmuseumbarge
#TheRoyalPyrate #WaterfrontMuseumBarge #NYCTheatre #SiteSpecificTheatre #PirateMusical #IndieTheatreNYC #MusicalTheatre #TheatrePhotography #NYCPhotographer #LivePerformance
#TheRoyalPyrate #WaterfrontMuseumBarge #NYCTheatre #SiteSpecificTheatre #PirateMusical #IndieTheatreNYC #MusicalTheatre #TheatrePhotography #NYCPhotographer #LivePerformance
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A look at the edit for one of my favorite shots from The Royal Pyrate
#TheRoyalPyrate #WaterfrontMuseumBarge #NYCTheater #TheaterPhotography #PirateMusical #PerformingArtsPhotography #BeforeAndAfter #PhotoEditing #LivePerformance #NYCPhotographer
#TheRoyalPyrate #WaterfrontMuseumBarge #NYCTheater #TheaterPhotography #PirateMusical #PerformingArtsPhotography #BeforeAndAfter #PhotoEditing #LivePerformance #NYCPhotographer
September 12, 2025 at 2:42 PM
A look at the edit for one of my favorite shots from The Royal Pyrate
#TheRoyalPyrate #WaterfrontMuseumBarge #NYCTheater #TheaterPhotography #PirateMusical #PerformingArtsPhotography #BeforeAndAfter #PhotoEditing #LivePerformance #NYCPhotographer
#TheRoyalPyrate #WaterfrontMuseumBarge #NYCTheater #TheaterPhotography #PirateMusical #PerformingArtsPhotography #BeforeAndAfter #PhotoEditing #LivePerformance #NYCPhotographer
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I am the architect, not the builder.
September 2, 2025 at 6:47 PM
I am the architect, not the builder.
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Theater Review: ‘The Royal Pyrate’ – A New Musical—"a smooth-sailing voyage that cruises on cat-o-nine-tails storytelling, crackling performances, inspired (and mostly merry) music, and barrels of pure fun." Jon Sobel has our review: blogcritics.org/theater-revi... #theater #theatre #pirates
August 19, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Theater Review: ‘The Royal Pyrate’ – A New Musical—"a smooth-sailing voyage that cruises on cat-o-nine-tails storytelling, crackling performances, inspired (and mostly merry) music, and barrels of pure fun." Jon Sobel has our review: blogcritics.org/theater-revi... #theater #theatre #pirates
events.humanitix.com/theroyalpyrate tickets here!
August 5, 2025 at 12:03 AM
events.humanitix.com/theroyalpyrate tickets here!
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you know, if i were in the position of interviewing jeffries here, i would ask the congressman to specify exactly when and where mamdani used that language.
Hakeem Jeffries on Mamdani: "'Globalizing the intifada' by way of example is not an acceptable phrasing. He's gonna have to clarify his position on that as he moves forward."
June 29, 2025 at 2:13 PM
you know, if i were in the position of interviewing jeffries here, i would ask the congressman to specify exactly when and where mamdani used that language.
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it is a damp, drizzly November in my soul
June 15, 2025 at 6:47 PM
it is a damp, drizzly November in my soul
Vance discovering trump’s queeny fandom for musicals the secret to his power, a power he will never be able to replicate with any authenticity.
June 11, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Vance discovering trump’s queeny fandom for musicals the secret to his power, a power he will never be able to replicate with any authenticity.
did a double take at this headline 😭
June 11, 2025 at 11:41 PM
did a double take at this headline 😭
a lot going on but there’s a reading of one of my plays happening on Monday.
June 10, 2025 at 4:23 PM
a lot going on but there’s a reading of one of my plays happening on Monday.
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We need to build some real social stigma around being afraid of cities. You don't have to like them or live there, but a politics built this strongly around watching TV and going "ewww" is embarrassing, and people should be embarrassed by it. It's like "fear of werewolves" being your top issue.
June 10, 2025 at 3:17 PM
We need to build some real social stigma around being afraid of cities. You don't have to like them or live there, but a politics built this strongly around watching TV and going "ewww" is embarrassing, and people should be embarrassed by it. It's like "fear of werewolves" being your top issue.
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people are getting disappeared, innocent men sent to foreign gulags, the civil service hollowed out, thousands left to die without foreign aid, and schumer is saber rattling about iran. these people make me fucking sick.
If TACO Trump is already folding on Iran, the American people need to know about it.
No side deals.
No side deals.
June 3, 2025 at 1:04 AM
people are getting disappeared, innocent men sent to foreign gulags, the civil service hollowed out, thousands left to die without foreign aid, and schumer is saber rattling about iran. these people make me fucking sick.
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no it’s actually because of the slavery
June 2, 2025 at 12:22 AM
no it’s actually because of the slavery
No spoilers, but the new Mission impossible has a very funny and satisfying biker handshake at the end. Got a big laugh from the audience. Everyone loves em!
May 26, 2025 at 8:22 PM
No spoilers, but the new Mission impossible has a very funny and satisfying biker handshake at the end. Got a big laugh from the audience. Everyone loves em!
The Once and Future King is a gay man’s musings on the dangers of straight people having polyamorous relationships
May 24, 2025 at 1:40 PM
The Once and Future King is a gay man’s musings on the dangers of straight people having polyamorous relationships
feel vindicated I never called it MAX
May 14, 2025 at 8:29 PM
feel vindicated I never called it MAX
Am I crazy enough to go see the Kingdom of Heaven directors cut tonight
May 14, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Am I crazy enough to go see the Kingdom of Heaven directors cut tonight
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ROBOPRIEST (2026)
May 13, 2025 at 10:37 PM
ROBOPRIEST (2026)
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The thing about Andrew Cuomo is, even if he weren’t corrupt as fuck, and even if he weren’t a creep, and even if he didn’t killed one of every four grandmothers in New York during Covid… he hates New York City and did everything he could to destroy it as Governor.
May 12, 2025 at 11:43 PM
The thing about Andrew Cuomo is, even if he weren’t corrupt as fuck, and even if he weren’t a creep, and even if he didn’t killed one of every four grandmothers in New York during Covid… he hates New York City and did everything he could to destroy it as Governor.