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How Playwrights Play The Long Game

by PSH | Oct 15, 2024 | play submission advice & tips, playwriting advice, playwriting tips

There’s a saying called Gate’s Law which states: “Most people overestimate what they can achieve in a year and underestimate what they can achieve in ten years.” I believe this is true of playwrights, too. We’ve all heard the sentiment that overnight...

The Importance of Playwriting Contests

by PSH | Sep 8, 2024 | play submission advice & tips, playwriting advice, playwriting tips

Contests are one of the best ways for a new playwright to break into the industry. Here’s why: Newcomers in any field always have to overcome their lack of experience in order to get taken seriously. And this can be especially difficult in playwriting, if only...

Improve Your Play With Shadow Theory

by PSH | Aug 9, 2024 | play submission advice & tips, playwriting advice, playwriting tips

To write a great play, you need great characters. More specifically: it’s extremely beneficial if you have a play with complex and interesting characters that actors want to play. Needless to say, if you can accomplish that, you’ll dramatically increased...

A Tip To Improve Your Play Submission Chances

by PSH | Jul 7, 2024 | play submission advice & tips, playwriting advice, playwriting tips

I recently came across a piece of advice for submitting your play, and I think it’s a wonderfully helpful one: * Put your wildest material up front. * Put your quietest material in the middle. * Put your absolute best material at the end. There’s a lot of...

What To Include In A Play Submission?

by PSH | Jun 9, 2024 | play submission advice & tips, playwriting advice, playwriting tips

What exactly should you submit to a theater? First, the easy part: if the theatre specifies what they want, send them exactly what they’re asking for. This is a great way to let them know that you’re invested enough that you actually read their website....

A Powerful Play Submission Strategy

by PSH | May 8, 2024 | play submission advice & tips, playwriting advice, playwriting tips

When you finish a play and begin sending it out to theaters, it can be tempting to send it out to everyone you possibly can. After all, you want to hear back as quickly as you can! And I can certainly understand that. But take my advice on something: You’ll be...
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