Playwriting

Dissecting his playwriting process and the self-criticism that goes with it, Chuck O'Connor offers the "Gartner Hype Cycle" as an antidote for creative angst.

Playwright Cory Hinkle interviews Steve Epp to discuss his process devising performances which are often rooted in an exploration of history.

What is the difference between an artistic and scientific process? One may seem unstructured and the other deductive, but playwright Monica Byrne finds they both work the same way.

Hal Brooks interviews playwright Annie Baker about her recent work and playwriting process.

The playwright James Still mueses on creativity, the role of the inner and outer creativity, and finding happiness in unlikely places in the journey of creating new work for his keynote adress at the Cohen New Works Festival at the University of Texas at Austin on March 28th, 2011.

Todd London celebrates the vast scope of Julie Taymor's body of work which draws on influences from all over the world.

Playwright Max "Bunny" Sparber attributes his playwrighting style to artists throughout history who use misbehaviors to captivate their audience.

Susan Miller speaks on the collision of the playwright's personal and the public, and the beauty found in performing these stories themselves.

"All the hand-wringing about tweeting in the theatre is really nothing more than a distraction from the far more important, positive, and legitimate ways in which Twitter is changing our art form."

"I was used to having a play produced every year and I assumed that the next production would come easily. I wasn’t expecting the lull that followed."

Playwright Mat Smart calls on the "emerging" playwrights to shed defeatist attitutes and challenge each other in regards to new work.

Writer Julia Brownell speaks on the benefits of playwrights working in the world of television.

Anthony Werner confronts the issue that faces many a young playwright: the crushing demand to develop a brand, a “Barton Fink Feeling”.

In this installation of A Lover's Guide to American Playwrights, Todd London salutes Edward Albee.

Ronald McCants addresses the issues that disable up-and-coming playwrights in the Los Angeles theatre scene.

In this installment of the series From Scarcity to Abundance: Capturing the Moment for the New Work Sector, Anthony Werner interviews Karen L.B. Evans of the Black Women Playwrights' Group on the future and the intersection of technology and live theatre.

Playwright Chinaka Hodge recounts her experiences producing her first play and how the collaboration process supported and enhanced the growth of her play.

Todd London celebrates Horton Foote's body of work and the impact of memories on both his plays and his life.

Playwright Dan O'Brien discusses the intersection between the personal and the political, and his findings which indicate that the most compelling stories come from the lives of others.