Looking for examples of diplomats who were/are also involved in the performing arts. [more inside]
posted on Jan 12, 2008 - 35 answers

What playwrights produced bodies of work rife with monologue material? [more inside]
posted on Dec 4, 2007 - 18 answers

How do you, as a writer, invite and embrace constructive criticism? [more inside]
posted on Jul 12, 2007 - 19 answers

What semi-expensive, thoughtful gift should I give my best friend who is an aspiring NYC playwright for her birthday? [more inside]
posted on Sep 14, 2006 - 9 answers

Looking for an agent for my playwrighting. [more inside]
posted on Feb 23, 2006 - 9 answers

I'm having trouble remembering a playwright I read about long ago. IIRC, this playwright is considered an heir to the Brechtian tradition, and he accordingly hated using professional actors with practiced mannerisms. In order to achieve verfremdungseffekt when directing, he would sometimes cast high schoolers with no previous acting expreience. I think it might be Edward Bond, but I'm not sure. Any ideas? I'm pretty sure that he's British.
posted on Dec 12, 2005 - 3 answers

A friend and I are producing and directing a biweekly variety-type theater show. We've run our own weekly show much like this with our own creative crew for a number of months, so the production angle is quite familiar, but we need fresh writing blood from outside our social circle. We'd like to open our submissions to playwrights, sketch writers, monologists, and the like, but it's an awfully big city. What are the best ways to find such people willing to submit writing, especially in NYC? Craigslist leaps out as the obvious choice, as does flyering up colleges, but there must be other options as well. [more inside]
posted on May 16, 2005 - 5 answers