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Is it possible to really enjoy what you do and yet hate parts of it at the same time?
As many of you know, I could live and breathe theatre 24/7/365 as long it was a sustainable vocation. And I love every part of it except having to tell… Read more
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Words, Words, Words.
Each of your characters’ lines should add to their holistic makeup. Each character should say only what’s true to their own nature. Each character should reveal something about who they… Read more
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Structure is Only Part Of All This Writing Business.
I was asked a few years ago about how important structure is to writing. Structure, taken by itself, is easy. It’s a basic roadmap that fits thousands of journeys. But… Read more
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The Best Cup of Coffee You Ever Had?
Would you remember it? Mine was on the two-lane road leading out of Jordan, a short distance from the Jordan-Iraq border in February 2003. We were parked at a huge… Read more
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Past? Current Day? Discuss.
So, for the past few weeks I’ve been berating myself about, once again, attempting a historical play in which the first-hand evidence is near-nil. (The first outing took three years… Read more
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The Submitter’s Lament.
I just had a convo with a fellow playwright whose work I respect; she was lamenting the lack of recent success in pitching her short plays. This is indeed a… Read more
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Dancing On a Bed of Nails (Or Something Like That)
At its core, theatre is not about telling stories. The core of theatre is taking chances. Everyone involved in the process takes chances. The playwright takes chances by telling a… Read more
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How It All Began.
So the first play I wrote was Headstrong (“Romance, Sex, Murder, Middle English”). I wasn’t planning to write a play. Actually I had absolutely no wish whatsoever to write a… Read more
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#theatrewillsurvive
COVID-19 and social distancing requirements have closed most theatres. Tragically, some will stay closed permanently. Some theatres will recover. But these lucky ones may reawaken to a new normal. We… Read more
Welcome to my blog!
Just a gathering of stories, thoughts, and meanderings from over these many years.
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