Writing Active Dialogue

Writing Active Dialogue

Let’s Get Some Action Going   Have you ever been reading a script when the action suddenly felt clunky, heavy-handed or, even worse, stopped mid-scene? Probably it was the result of poor dialogue. Like everything else on stage, dialogue must push the story...
Why Are You Still in Theater?

Why Are You Still in Theater?

This week I was helping a writer friend send out invitations to her upcoming reading. A talented writer, out of necessity she’s had to learn how to be her own producer as well, and is sometimes overwhelmed with all of the myriad of things that must be done. As...