From Manhattan Newsroom To London Stage

CBSNews.com's Stephen Smith Writes On U.K. Reading Of His First Play The "News" team, from left: Nancy Baldwin, who played Dr. Edna Bong; Jennie Scott, the director; CBSNews.com's Stephen Smith, the playwright; Pepe Balderrama, who played Riboflavin Jones; and Tim Davenport, who played Nigel Weeks. (Marlene Naanes) London A few of the best things to do and see. (CBS) Stephen Smith is an editor for CBSNews.com and a first-time playwright. Following one career path has never been my specialty. I’ve been an asbestos inspector in Washington, D.C., a beer vendor in Minneapolis, an English teacher in Tokyo and, most recently, an online journalist in New York. Never did I ever imagine I’d be a playwright in London. But it happened last week. The unlikely turn of events was set in motion two years ago. Mining experiences from my work... [read full story]