SCOTT CLAUS

Today I found myself telling my students about my adventures in the late 1980s working at Disneyland as a Jungle Cruise ride operator. ...

And now, in contrast to my last post, the (mostly) sweet… Unless you’ve put up your own work for the amusement of the general public you...

First up, the bitter… Unless you’ve put up your own work for the amusement of the general public you can have no idea what it’s like to...

Santana, Luis, Faith and Devlin assess where they are and where they’ve come from:  Devlin was a miserable, lost person focused only on...

“Santana’s Blues.”   Santana’s plans have played out…she got what she wanted: she showed “Luis” up and got his attention with her...

“Tango” and “Who’s the Sinner.”  Santana, observing how Luis has pardoned Faith and Devlin even though they’ve signed their souls over to...

“Faith”  Luis hears Faith’s prayer and is touched by it.  He makes an “executive decision” to step in, alter the course of the universe...

“Go to Hell.”  Santana wanders in to see Devlin and Faith embracing and declaring their love for each other.  A three-way battle of wills...

Recording the cast album of "Sin" after the show closed, first in my old apartment (above) and then in our new condo (below). “Losing...

Christopher R. Smith and Saudia Yasmein “Kiss Me”  Santana comes across the distraught Devlin.  He’s just prevented Faith from committing...

“Get There”  Faith has reached the pinnacle of celebrity and found it lacking…her life feels empty and she feels as if she’s betrayed her...

“The Rise and Fall of Faith.”  Having signed her soul over via contract, Faith has achieved overnight super-stardom, but finds life as a...

“I Won’t Wait Forever.”  Faith, who was eager to make it as a singer, has let Devlin coerce her into signing over her soul in a contract...

“Changes.”  Santana’s plan is underway and she waits eagerly in the wings, watching as Devlin prepares Faith for a meteoric rise in show...

“Get to Work.”  While Luis was delivering his oratory about how hard it is to be in charge of literally everything, things haven’t been...

Early concept idea of the cast of "Sin" “One Thing After Another.”  Faith has reached out in prayer for guidance…should she follow her...

“I Don’t Need Love.”  Devlin and Faith have just spent the night together, she’s decided she’s in love with him, he’s caught in a...

Adults only! “Your Place Or Mine.”  Faith has finished her song and gotten a huge round of applause for her amateur-competition...

After getting “Devlin” to sign a contract that barters his immortal soul against his ability to corrupt a reverent young Hollywood...

Early idea for "Betty" from my show "Ecstasy," the character would become "Santana" from "Sin," and is based on a "new burlesque" wave...