This is the homepage of Jeff Whitty.
 

Welcome to Whitless.  This is not a blog.  This is my seven-plus-year-old personal website, of the sort they had in the olden days.

It began as a sort of lark -- and became, well ... not much more than that, really.

Please peruse.  There's old stuff, new stuff, hidden stuff, in-plain-view-stuff.  Even some blue stuff.

A collection of objects and ideas arranged in no particular order and updated sporadically. Click here.

 

RICHARD HALLIBURTON, HERO!

In the first half of the century, children and adults alike thrilled to the true-life adventures of Richard Halliburton.  He was also gay, and should be remembered, because he rules.

 

NYC is OVR

My diabolical plan to make New York City an unpopular place to live, so the cool people can afford to live here again.

 

My Public Access TV Show

In 1994, I had a prime chunk of Manhattan TV real estate.  This is the story of "Spew: Synthetic Television," its downfall, and how public-access TV was once a defining force in NYC culture.

 

Our Lives Are Meaningless ...

And nothing we ever do will last! (What I learned from the ruins of Yama Farms, a once-thriving Catskills resort near my house.)

The Little Darlings!

Finally, technology allows any ol' couple to have kids.  Wanna see my gay love spawn?

 

I Wrote a Letter to Jay Leno ...

... and boy, did that turn out unexpectedly.

 

Here Comes the Fishman!

The most humiliating experience of my life took place the second-to-last time I visited the World Trade Center.

 

The Gay Conspiracy

"I've decided that to be Gay, from now on, one does not have to have any homosexual preferences whatsoever.  If you want to be Gay, you're in.  I thus offer a hearty welcome to any and all interested straight people.  You are now Gay."

 

The Plank Project

Abby Storch, an 1,100 pound transvestite, fell down a well in the coastal town of Plank, Washington.  So I wrote a play about it.  It's actually an early play of mine, and I've made about fifty bucks off of it, but it led to all kinds of other great work.  For some reason, people are afraid to produce it.  Read it and find out why (it's 75 minutes of evil).

Also, here's a link to the show's website which advertised its glorious New York run.

(By the way, my posting it here doesn't mean you can put it on without asking me first.  I still hold the damn copyright.)

 

Footprints in the Sand

"I noticed that during the saddest and most troublesome times of my life, there was only one set of footprints."

 

Symbolic and Historical Analysis of My Younger Brother's Christmas Card

My younger brother Brian sent me a handmade Christmas card last year, filled with familial symbolism.  It's annotated for scholarly interpretation.

 

The Religious Tract Museum

I'd really prefer that Whitless.com readers not go to Hell.  So here's a directory of over 100 tracts -- for sinners like you.

 

The Story of Sarah Pew

Sarah Pew is a lonely nurse who lives in the mountains.  I made her up.  She's more beloved than me.  But really, the poor gal deserves it.

 

The Letter People

Curse you, Matt Shankle!  How a humiliating interaction with a childhood learning tool forced me into the most discouraging profession.

 

Little Miss No Name

The most horrifying doll ever?  Perhaps.  But Little Miss No Name, the vagrant doll, still has the power to warm your heart.

 

"Voted" Best Web Page!

In Las Vegas, it's not necessary to say who did all the voting.

 

 

 


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WHAT'S PLAYING:

 

Avenue Q on Broadway

Avenue Q on Tour

Avenue Q in London

The Further Adventures of Hedda Gabler at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival

(April-October 2008)

Tales of the City, the Musical

based on the novels by Armistead Maupin

music by Jake Shears and John Garden

libretto by Jeff Whitty

(at some point in 2009-2010, God willing)

 

 

This video exactly represents my interior life.


 

If you're here for the Leno Thing,

he apologized and I buy it.

 So it's archived with some comment.  The whole story can be found here.

 


The Next Production

We're at the historic and legendary Oregon Shakespeare Festival with an embarrassingly vast amount of brilliance in the cast, director, and designers -- even the dramaturg is brilliant! -- I'm over the moon about these people -- so come swing by Ashland and see what's shaking.

We open April 15th and run through November 1.

Getch'yer Info Here!


Meet the Casting Directors

Everyone has heard about Chris Crocker, the kid who got nine million views for his tearful "Leave Britney Alone" video.

I decided to blow the lid off of these viral YouTube videos, and enlisted some friends to help.  Where do these Internet stars come from?  What you find may surprise you.

Here is the trilogy:

 

 

 

 


COMING AT SOME POINT TO WHITLESS

The Liberation of Fern

Fern is a taxidermied deer torso that boyfriend Steve and I found in the attic of our country house.  After her liberation in April of 2005, she quickly became a beloved figure across the entire Catskill mountain region.  Having been trapped up in the attic for 15 to 65 years, Fern has quite a story to tell.  A story of overcoming odds.  A story of finding forgiveness in your heart.  A story of how being hung on the wall at just the right angle can change your entire outlook.  There's nobody who can't relate to Fern.  Even vegetarians love Fern.  Coming soon, with video!