Hello! This is not an exhaustive list of my works. If something interests you that is not available for download on this site, or if you would like to collaborate with or publish me, please get in touch at takacsjeff@gmail.com.
The Switching Yard. A Novel. 95k words.
Forces, Fixtures, and Friends: The Twin Odysseys of Rene Girard and Bob Dylan. A book of criticism. A condensed version will be presented at the Novitate Conference in Washington, D.C. in November 2023 in celebration of Rene Girard's 100th birthday.
Kaintuck. Dust bowl ghosts superimpose on a modern couple approaching a sacrificial act. Drama featuring the music of Woody Guthrie.
The Dogs Will Run. Would-be revolutionaries and a fraudulent dognapper search for the data to fill their beautiful charts and graphs. Comedy.
Over the Waterfall. The threat of war comes to an isolated mountain community. Comedy in verse.
The Northern Distance. A border guard imprisons a migrant and dreams of fleeing to Canada. Tragedy.
Plutus. A pastor confronts a child whose abortion he helped prevent. Tragedy in verse.
Mettle (with Valerie Begnoche). A mysterious evolutionary change bewilders an isolated family of ancient colonials. Comedy.
She-Wolves (by Laura Careless). I contributed text for the Isabella movement.
Sell Dear (screenplay). A quadrangle of May-December lovers tempt fate. Romantic comedy.
Zeus and Jesus (screenplay). The king of the gods and his pool cleaner battle Poseidon and the similarity of their names. Comedy.
Other Plans (screenplay with Crista Flanagan). A small-town widow and a plumber attempt to move on. Dramedy. A short was directed by Judson Morgan ad produced by Crista Flanagan features Crista Flanagan, Jeff Takacs, Tony Hale, and Michael Hitchcock.
Peter Cetera and Q (teleplay). The Chicago bassman and '80s crooner meets his match with his new synth player.
With Company XIV:
Nutcracker Rouge - a critical and audience-acclaimed holiday hit that has run every year for over ten years
Snow White - Joan Acocella of the New Yorker called the script "witty and bizarre" (at least one of those descriptors is positive)
Le Cirque Feerique
The Judgement of Paris
La Fete
Pinocchio: a Fantasy of Pleasures
Albums of original music include:
Bullets in the Icebox (with Stepside)
Firecrackers at Night (as Lon Rivers)
Rivulets (forthcoming as Lon Rivers)