I guess it’s time to post about something I’ve been saying for a while: if you write comedies, it’s tough to find homes for them. Yesterday, my colleague, Ken Levine, posted on his blog that post-pandemic, theaters need to program lots of comedies. I agree, but this suggests that theaters have previously not wanted comedies […]
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WHY IS IT SO HARD TO GET ATTENTION FOR COMEDIES? FIVE REASONS
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Three playwright questions as theater reignites
I just purchased a plane ticket with some of the airline credit I’ve had since I chose not to travel to a writers’ retreat in March 2020. And it’s to attend a live production of my play, TEACH, in New York City. LIVE. SONS & LOVERS will be in Columbus, OH. LIVE. In August, […]
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2020: A PLAYWRIGHT’S YEAR IN REVIEW
When it came to results, because of Zoom, this year was actually better than last in terms of readings, and Naatak theater gave FLOWERS IN THE DESERT a stellar virtual production, featuring a married couple who fully staged it from their garage and directed by Harish Agastya; it was so beautiful, I made my husband watch it!
Tags: ANNE OF GREEN GABLES, Brilliant works of art, Do No Harm, Donna Hoke TEACH, dramatists guild, HEARTS OF STONE, Laurence Olivier, LITTLE WOMEN...NOW, Naatak, PAST MIDNIGHT: A Visit With Larry and Viv, playwright, road less traveled productions, Vivien Leigh, YouthPLAYS, Zoetic Stage
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#PLONY PROFILE #4: MICHAEL MCKEEVER, DAVIE, FLORIDA
What is a #PLONY? Find out here, and also read an explanation as to why I’m writing a series of #PLONY Profiles. In June, at the CityWrights Conference in Miami, Dramatists Guild Western Florida Regional Representative Dewey Davis-Thompson left briefly to attend the world premiere of Michael McKeever’s DANIEL’S HUSBAND at Island City Stage […]
Tags: #PLONY profiles, Michael McKeever, NEW ORLEANS STORY, Palm Beach Dramaworks, Playwrights Living Outside New York, Playwrights Living Outside New York City, PLONY, Stuart Meltzer, SUITE SURRENDER, THAT SOUND YOU HEAR, THE GARDEN OF HANNAH LIST, Zoetic Stage
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