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RIPP #22: TERESA COLEMAN WASH, EXECUTIVE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR, TECO THEATRICAL PRODUCTIONS, INC.

     If you don’t know what RIPP: Real Inspiration for Playwrights Project, please click here to get some context before reading. I have a feeling not everyone is doing this, as I keep getting emails from playwrights wanting to send me their plays or asking how to get produced which, again, is not the point of […]

RIPP #16: JOHN PIETROWSKI, ARTISTIC DIRECTOR, PLAYWRIGHTS THEATER NEW JERSEY

  If you don’t know what RIPP: Real Inspiration for Playwrights Project, please click here to get some context before reading. I have a feeling not everyone is doing this, as I keep getting emails from playwrights wanting to send me their plays or asking how to get produced which, again, is not the point of RIPP. […]

RIPP #15: RANDY ROLLISON, PROGRAM DIRECTOR, ARTISTIC RESOURCES, INTERSECTION FOR THE ARTS

    If you don’t know what RIPP: Real Inspiration for Playwrights Project, please click here to get some context before reading. I have a feeling not everyone is doing this, as I keep getting emails from playwrights wanting to send me their plays or asking how to get produced which, again, is not the point of […]

RIPP #13: CRYSTAL FIELD, ARTISTIC DIRECTOR, THEATER FOR THE NEW CITY

  If you don’t know what RIPP: Real Inspiration for Playwrights Project, please click here to get some context before reading. I have a feeling not everyone is doing this, as I keep getting emails from playwrights wanting to send me their plays or asking how to get produced which, again, is not the point of RIPP. […]

RIPP #12: LISA MALLETTE, EXECUTIVE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR, CITY LIGHTS THEATER COMPANY

    If you don’t know what RIPP: Real Inspiration for Playwrights Project, please click here to get some context before reading. I have a feeling not everyone is doing this, as I keep getting emails from playwrights wanting to send me their plays or asking how to get produced which, again, is not the point of […]

RIPP #5: JENNY LARSON, ARTISTIC DIRECTOR, SALVAGE VANGUARD

   For an explanation of RIPP: Real Inspiration for Playwrights Project, click here.   Just back from a great weekend at the Shaw Festival, where I discovered a new restaurant—Rest—which has an extensive wine list that is all local. I don’t know of another restaurant in the area, in Canada or stateside that can boast […]

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 #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 […]