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Why Playwrights Must Look At The Big Picture

by PSH | Apr 21, 2019 | Play Submissions, playwriting advice, playwriting tips

Why Playwrights Must Look At The Big Picture I know how easy it is to get frustrated with the playwriting & play production process. You look up to your heroes, people like Tennessee Williams, Tracy Letts, and Anton Chekhov… …and it’s easy to...

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...

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