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Playwriting Basics (Pre-Writing for Playwrights)

by PSH | Mar 17, 2021 | guest post, play submission advice & tips, playwriting advice, playwriting tips

Are you getting ready to write a new play? Need to get your thoughts organized? If so, this online/Zoom class could be for you. Playwriting Basics (Pre-Writing for Playwrights) 3 Saturdays: May 1, 8, 15, 2021 Time: 11:00-1:00PM Eastern (10:00-12:00PM Central) If you...

Playwriting Basics: Online Workshop with Andrew Black

by PSH | Jun 22, 2020 | guest post, play submission advice & tips, playwriting advice, playwriting tips

If you have been thinking about writing a play (or just want to review the basics), you may be interested in a two-session class hosted by playwright Andy Black. The course is an overview and will provide you with what you need. It runs Saturday mornings on Zoom, June...

How do I get producers to see my show?

by PSH | Jun 20, 2017 | guest post, playwriting advice, playwriting tips

Guest post by Ken Davenport One of the most common questions people ask me is “How do I get producers to see my show?” As a Tony award-winning Broadway producer, I have a thought or two on this subject. Getting the right people to attend a reading,...

The Soul of Playwriting

by PSH | Apr 12, 2017 | guest post, playwriting advice, playwriting tips

Guest post by Charles Deemer In the mid-1970’s, armed with an MFA in Playwriting from the University of Oregon, I found myself on the campus of Salisbury State College on Maryland’s Eastern Shore. There a small theater department was headed by LS, who was...

Write about what you (don’t) know, and write it better than anyone else.

by play8044 | May 17, 2016 | guest post, playwriting advice, playwriting tips

Guest Post by Jason Lasky I’m both for and against the idea of writing about what I know. I’m for it because it’s a safe place to start, and I’m against it because it’s limiting and detrimental to living a more creative life. While I was...

Playwrights: If a director wants you to edit your script, what’s the harm?

by play8044 | Jan 19, 2016 | guest post, Play Submissions

Guest blog post by David Wiener The American new play sector has gone through so many dizzying changes over the past decade, it doesn’t even make sense to talk about a “New Normal” anymore. There is a running current among many playwrights that we are the...

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