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... 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... 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... 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.... 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... by PSH | Apr 8, 2024 | play submission advice & tips, playwriting advice, playwriting tips
All creative people have to deal with rejection. Think of your favorite actor, your favorite artist, your favorite novelist, your favorite musician, your favorite director, and yes, your favorite playwright. They all had to deal with rejection many times over before...