Playwriting

Playwright Miranda Rose Hall considers how writing a play is like living in a foreign country.

Writer Josh Lefkowitz discusses his journey from theatre artist to poet and (maybe?) back again.

Playwright Zoe Kamil discusses the actual training of student playwrights and shares the insight of several undergraduate playwrights from programs in the US.

In this second installment, Jelisa Jay Robinson interviews Krysta Gonzales about her journey and process as a playwright and actress.

Izzi D’Esposito talks with Matt Pelfrey, head of the low-residency MFA program at Point Park University.

In this first installment, Playwright Irene Loy discusses how the Hero’s Journey traditionally exists in Western dramatic form and advocates alternative ways of portraying heroes.

Jack Wernick describes his personal journey from theatre artist to educator and back again.

Mya Kagan muses on the implications of a script “Max” submitted being named a finalist for a competition.

Todd London on playwright Anne Washburn on winning the Herb Alpert Award for Theatre.

In this installment, Koy Suntichotinun discusses his process for creating a performance piece interpreting Aaron Weissman’s State Park, in which he incorporates social media.

Alex Goldberg wonders if it's possible for a playwright to be wrong about an aspect of his or her own play, and describes a fraught production process.

Physician and playwright Madeline Leong about writing a play for doctors to be performed at a hospital.

Playwright Natalie Sacks shares her post-graduate experience of working various theatre jobs, her take on the “starving artist” model, and her journey to writing her first play since college.

Playwright Donna Hoke writes about an opportunity that allowed her to develop a new play on its feet in advance of a world premiere.

Playwright Emily Dendinger and producer Jess Hutchinson shine a little light on the play submission process.

Sara Katzoff writes about Kickwheel Ensemble Theater’s creation of Passage, a physical theatre comedy. 

Mya addresses what she’ll do if one of Max’s submissions is accepted.

Chantal Bilodeau on writing ourselves out of the pyramid and why she is breaking up with Aristotle.