LISTEN TO 103. INTERVIEW: Terry Guest HERE **This episode has some explicit language. Be sure to grab those headphones if you have kiddos around!** Hello listeners! This week’s guest on the show is TERRY GUEST! Terry Guest is a Chicago-based playwright, actor, and teaching artist from Atlanta, Georgia. His works At The Wake of a…
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102. TOPIC: Rewriting… AGAIN
Hello, listeners! In this week’s episode, we revisit the topic of rewriting. In our first season, we shared our own experiences on how we approach rewriting our plays. But this time– we want to hear what other playwrights had to say and posted this question on Twitter: Playwrights: How do you know if your new…
101. PLAY: Kim’s Convenience by Ins Choi
Every month, we pick a play to discuss and this month’s play is “Kim’s Convenience” by Ins Choi! To make it even more interesting… we also watched the TV version of the play! We discuss what we noticed, what we liked, and questions that came up while reading the play AND seeing the pilot episode…
98. TOPIC: Let’s Get Our Creative Juices Flowin’… with Images!
Do you ever feel stuck and want to write something new but don’t know where to even begin? How could one even start generating ideas? Have no fear! Sam and Sarah look to images and art to brainstorm possible stories for a new play. Follow along with the images below and try it out yourself….
96. PLAYWRIGHT: Sarah Ruhl
We return to our Playwright Series where we look at a single playwright and their large body of work. In this episode, we discuss the life and work of SARAH RUHL. We read the three plays: Melancholy Play (2001), The Clean House (2004), and For Peter Pan on Her 70th Birthday (2017) to share our…
95. TOPIC: Understanding Writer’s Resume
Hello, listeners! This week, we will be discussing a topic on writing resumes and CV. What is the difference between the two? Why is it important? Should we even have different versions? What should be on there? What do we add on our resumes specifically for a writer? What does that look like? A lot…
94. INTERVIEW: Daniel Olivas
Hello listeners! This week’s guest on the show is DANIEL OLIVAS! Daniel Olivas is the author of nine books of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. His first full-length play, Waiting for Godínez, was selected for the Playwrights’ Arena 2020 Summer Reading Series. Daniel was selected for Circle X Theatre Co.’s inaugural Evolving Playwrights Group where he…
90. TOPIC: Writing Love in Playwriting (Happy Valentine’s Day!)
This episode is all about LOVE for all you lovebirds (or singles) out there in this special ‘very on-theme’ episode. We share our general thoughts about writing love, and why is it so cringy? How do we make it fresh and not clichéd? Can we even avoid writing about love? We also share some different…
80. INTERVIEW: Mack Gordon / Theatre In The Dark
Hello listeners! This week, we chat with Artistic Producer and resident playwright of Theatre in the Dark, Mack Gordon. He is the co-adapter and performer of “A War of the Worlds”, which will be playing this October 15th until November 21st. Be sure to check out the links below to learn more about the show…
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