Playwriting

Emily Aguilar Thomas interviews Milta Ortiz about the inspiration for her play Más and thoughts on the future of American theatre.

Christopher Goodson interviews Diane Rodriguez about her process for developing The Sweetheart Deal.

Educator and author Max Alvarez discusses the unlikely alliance of film director Alfred Hitchcock and playwright Thornton Wilder and Wilder’s contribution to one of Hitchcock’s greatest films Shadow of a Doubt.

Playwright Jeremy Gable discusses his process and the aftermath for creating his Twitter play The 15th Line.

Professor Erin Mee discusses her decision to re-tweet Jeremy Gable’s The 15th Line and the dramaturgical questions she has for the project.

Brian Herrera interviews playwright Octavio Solis about the process of writing and developing Mother Road.

Hayley Finn interviews playwright Kira Obolensky about her work with and residency at Ten Thousand Things in Minneapolis.

Carla Della Gatta interviews Georgina Escobar about her writing process and upcoming projects following Carnaval.

In the first installment of his series, writer and actor Eli Keel discusses the state of new work in Kentucky and some of its key players.

Trevor Boffone interviews playwright Magdalena Gómez about her work at Carnaval and beyond.

MJ Kaufman interviews playwright, director, and performer Azure D. Osborne-Lee about his plays and what he sees in the field as a trans artist.

Author and playwright Catherine Barry reflects on her transition from writing novels to plays and gives advice for emerging author-playwrights.

Playwright Stephen Spotswood discusses his process during the development of his play The Last Burlesque, currently in performance.

Laura Brueckner interviews playwright Idris Goodwin on 5 weeks 5 plays.

P. Carl interviews playwright Tanya Saracho on how writing for television has affected her work and life in the theatre.

Playwright Carolyn Gage questions the accepted definition of a “new play” as one that is unpublished and unproduced, arguing that these standards punish entrepreneurial playwrights who choose to self-publish or self-produce.

Poet and playwright Tammy Gomez offers a look at the personal, political, and artistic landscape that poets have navigated to arrive at writing for the stage.

Lindsay Harris-Friel works through the process of creating a science fiction serial audio drama and highlights a few of the challenges that come when jumping into new media.

Laura Brueckner interviews Peter Sinn Nachtrieb about the development of The Totalitarians.

Farm Theatre’s artistic director, Padraic Lillis, discusses the success of The Farm Theater’s College Collaboration Project.