"The people who get on in this world are the people who get up and look for the circumstances they want, and, if they can’t find them, make them." GEORGE BERNARD SHAW Finding New Paths Developing and producing new work in a post-covid world is challenging – to say the...
When is a Script "Ready?" Every playwright is familiar with the dreaded "developmental hell" cycle of reading after reading after reading, but then never getting a production. Each time you work hard, diligently addressing each note given, continually refining your...
Where in the Story Does Your Plot Start? A discussion about the difference between plot vs. story is anything but an academic question. Instead, like most talks about structure, how a plot is designed from the ground up defines how the audience experiences the story...
The World & The Want Yesterday I taught my favorite workshop, the “How to Write a Musical That Works” Workshop through Theater Resources Unlimited (TRU) in NYC. Along with the Executive Director Bob Ost and a stellar panel composed of Dramaturg/Producer Ken...