Playwriting

David Dudley interviews Charles Smith, Head of the Professional Playwriting Program at Ohio University.

Playwright Mya Kagan introduces her new blog series about her project Submitting Like a Man, in which she submits her plays to calls under a male pseudonym.

Playwright Leanna Brodie’s opening address to students at Vancouver’s Arts Club Theatre LEAP program.

Playwright Alvaro Saar Rios writes about the value of casting non-Latina/o actors in Latina/o roles in a university setting.

Lynn Mullin interviews playwright Arthur Keyser about his journey to playwriting and his process.

Playwright Emilio Rodriguez discusses his experience working in Detroit, a city that is often overlooked, but has opportunities for emerging theatre artists. 

Playwright Jas Faulkner discusses her experience shaping her one-act into a ten-minute play for a playwriting competition.

Did 2014 reflect a kind of final critical understanding of Eno’s subject matter? Are we all finally ready to experience with him, according to his rhythms and speech patterns, the gentle devastation of small town family life? Perhaps yes to all of the above.

Playwright Luis Alfaro on mental health, his playwriting process, and Vicodin.

Trevor Boffone interviews playwright Josefina López about CASA 0101, the theatre company she founded fifteen years ago, and how she’s become a leader in her community.

Using the production of Ken Urban’s play A Sense of an Ending to launch the conversation, theatre  artists Adrienne Campbell-Holt, Gregg Mozgala, A. Rey Pamatmat,  Mfoniso Udofia, and Ken Urban talk about representation on stage. 

Jennifer S. Ponce de León interviews playwright Virginia Grise about her plays, her process, and her vision for the future of Latino/a theatre.

Independent producer Natalie Gershtein considers the playwright-producer relationship. Where she once thought that playwrights were waiting and hoping for a first production, she now comes across playwrights who want to hold out for a larger company.

Playwright Catherine Trieschmann discusses tracking her writing output as her daughter tracks her reading.

Part interview, part photo essay, part play excerpts, Rebecca Stevens goes in-depth with playwright Marcus Gardley on his two recent productions at Victory Gardens Theater in Chicago, Illinois. 

Playwright Kitty Felde discusses the challenges of producing her play The Luckiest Girl, which features the Dutch character Zwarte Piet.

Jonathan Mandell explores how several recent works on New York Stages portray history and the questions they raise. 

Brian Sonia-Wallace writes about his experience at the Latino/a Play Project at Oregon Shakespeare Festival.