Blog: Playwright Now February 2012

Why do we laugh?

I’m part of a writing group that I love called Lab Twenty6. Collectively, the notes are invariably smart and helpful, but last week I got one that was wrong. I’m writing a high school one-act called This Is a Text, a spin on a play ...
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Why are you leaving?

On Super Bowl Sunday I went to see a play. I was seeing it because I knew someone tangentially involved. I’d had my doubts about whether it would be good, so I was alone. The theatre was about a third full, which meant that I was one of ...
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The Mammoth in the room

Most playwrights working today have probably had this thought: “I wonder if I could write a play that was somehow interactive, that used social media in a way that created instant feedback on what was happening onstage.” There are ...
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