The ending, I mean. For me, this is the absolute critical part of a script that makes or breaks the production. I can't say how many...

So, for the past few weeks I've been berating myself about, once again, attempting a historical play in which the first-hand evidence is...

At its core, theatre is not about telling stories. The core of theatre is taking chances. Everyone involved in the process takes chances....

I just had a convo with a fellow playwright whose work I respect; she was lamenting the lack of recent success in pitching her short...

So the first play I wrote was Headstrong (“Romance, Sex, Murder, Middle English”). I wasn't planning to write a play. Actually I had...

Some years back my wife, Maura, and I were hit by lightning. Yes, at the same time. We do many things together. I'm writing about this...

I worked for the United States Postal Service for five years, as a substitute rural route carrier. During that time my colleagues and I...

COVID-19 and social distancing requirements have closed most theatres. Tragically, some will stay closed permanently. Some theatres will...

There are millions of words teeming around in my nether-wherevers, all jockeying for position to get onto the next page. They don't...

In the happenstance that we somehow manage to survive this administration's blatant attacks on the people of the United States, let’s...

...You will fail. You will fail a thousand times. Some of these failures will be astonishingly acute. You'll watch your colleagues...

One of the critical elements of both farce and satire is the use of pseudo-naturalistic dialogue--dialogue that sounds completely apropos...

Step one: Have a great idea. Hilarious. Suspenseful. Brilliant! Can't wait to start putting words to parchment—Yay! Step two: Got the...

Having had to negotiate reading 50+ submissions at a time (on more than a few occasions), I favor asking for 10-page samples. This is not...

Once upon a time, in a galaxy far, far away... ...I was a photographer. I carried a Canon AE1 and spare rolls of film everywhere. Wanted...

Was reminded of this yesterday: A number of years ago I was delivering a folder of background reportage to the apartment home of a...

We live in troubled times. But as Sean Connery once opined, “The empire ish alwaysh in shome kind of peril,” a statement some folks may...

So—theoretically—if somebody whacked my beloved old man then proceeded to wed and bed my mom I'd resolutely be set on the path to...

The world is a much less bright and wonderful place today. My dear friend Camilla Schade, the very embodiment of loveliness and joy, left...

In my endless quest for places to send my scintillating scribblings, I routinely come across opportunities for play development. Most of...