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RIPP #8: JEFFREY SANZEL, ARTISTIC DIRECTOR, THEATRE THREE

  For an explanation of RIPP: Real Inspiration for Playwrights Project, click here.   FROM JEFFREY SANZEL, ARTISTIC DIRECTOR, THEATRE THREE   “Our Mainstage is committed to commercial works, but the festival on our Second Stage is a place of art.  We have produced everything from comedies and dramas to experimental works, as short as […]

RIPP #7: JUBILITH MOORE, ARTISTIC DIRECTOR, THEATRE OF YUGEN

  For an explanation of RIPP: Real Inspiration for Playwrights Project, please click here.   JUBILITH MOORE, ARTISTIC DIRECTOR, THEATRE OF YUGEN   “The average length of the typical Theatre of Yugen script is around 20 pages. We usually work with plays that focus on one central figure and a secondary figure—so perhaps two or […]

RIPP #6: ARI SCHRIER, ARTISTIC DIRECTOR, PIPELINE THEATRE COMPANY

  For an explanation of RIPP: Real Inspiration for Playwrights Project, click here.   FROM ARI SCHRIER, ARTISTIC DIRECTOR, PIPELINE THEATRE COMPANY   “There have been two playwrights with new plays we’ve worked with over the past year. The most recent show we did was Clown Bar, and that was a completely cold submission. Adam […]

RIPP #4: DORI JACOB, LITERARY MANAGER AND DRAMATURG, MAGIC THEATRE

  FROM DORI JACOB, LITERARY MANAGER, MAGIC THEATRE:  “Finding a great play is difficult. A great play for me can mean several things. The first thing I look for is a compelling story that is told with 100% commitment to its arc and purpose. The next is character development. What is a great story without […]

RIPP #3: SETH ROZIN, INTERACT THEATRE

  For an explanation of RIPP, Real Inspiration for Playwrights Project, click here.   SETH ROZIN, ARTISTIC DIRECTOR, INTERACT THEATRE COMPANY   “InterAct Theatre Company in Philadelphia produces a majority of new plays by less well-known writers.  In the past ten years, five of the new plays that we produced essentially came over the transom.  Tom […]

RIPP #2: RICKY MARTINEZ, NEW THEATRE

  For an explanation of RIPP, Real Inspiration for Playwrights Project, click here.   RICKY MARTINEZ, ARTISTIC DIRECTOR, NEW THEATRE   “Right before I became Artistic Director, while I was Associate AD and also Literary Manager, I read a playwright submission, [Just A Kiss], which blew my socks off that had no agent representation.  I immediately […]

RIPP #1: MELISSA HILLMAN, IMPACT THEATRE

  Explanation of RIPP, Real Inspiration for Playwrights Project here.   MELISSA HILLMAN, ARTISTIC DIRECTOR, IMPACT THEATRE CO.   “I started on Twitter at the insistence of a few people in my company, especially Jax Steager and Reggie White, in 2010. I didn’t know what it was all about, so Jax introduced me to the […]