Playwriting Videos

The Three Act Play is a basic storytelling structure that has found its way into everything from novels to major motion pictures. In this video Steve takes an, er, interesting look at the structure and its uses.

I tell about a new project I began writing.

Get the facts: Arizona Theatre Company's Summer On Stage 2009 is almost here! Jessikah Haselhorst (Marketing and Public Relations Manager at ATC) interviews Samantha Wyer (Associate Artistic Director & Director of Education for ATC). Get more info at: www.arizonatheatre.org

nnMarcus Markou is the chairman of the UK based online media company Dynamis Media. He is also a playwright and has written and produced two full length plays. His current play Ordinary Dreams is on at London's Trafalgar Studios in the West End.In this interview I talk to Marcus about theatre and entrepreneurship, about the self-sufficient financial model he has devised and how he manages a business career alongside the pursuit of theatre and writing. By LondonTheatrenn Tags : Marcus Markou, Playwriting (3:47)nn, Self-Funding (9:26)nn, business, entrepreneur, theater, theatre

February 27: Our Return, AACTFest '09, and Second Life Playwriting Project 2009 by Neighborhood Stage Productions, LLCOn our long awaited return we will bring you up to date with what each of us has been doing, we will talk with Judy Cullen, Co-Chair of AACTFest '09 about the upcoming event, and we will talk with Selby Evans (aka Thinkerer Melville) about a new play writing project in the virtual reality world Second Life. We will have our local theatre news, and tell you What's New to Do . Download (40:51 / 37.4 MB) | Subscribe to Podcast Shows Discussed: Curse of the Pharaoh Queen - (Playscripts, Inc.) The Last Mass at St. Casimir's - (Playscripts, Inc.) Now Let Me Fly - (Playscripts, Inc.) Articles Discussed: Theatre troupe seeks stage (Pensacola News Journal) Community theater launches new name, show (Katy Times) Rochester to host national theater festival (The Daily News (Batavia, NY)) Links: AACTFest '09 - http://www.aactfest09.org/ Thinkerer.org - http://www.thinkerer.org/ Second Life (Virtual Reality Website) - http://www.SecondLife.com Butts in the Seats Blog - http://www.buttsseats.com/ ShowBizRadio.Net - http://www.ShowBizRadio.net Inexplicable Dumb Show - http://www.inexplicabledumbshow.com In the Box Podcast - http://www.intheboxpodcast.com Mid Hudson Valley Theater Blog - http://mhvtheater.blogspot.com/ Theatre Facebook - http://theatrefacebook.ning.com/ Music used this episode: I'm On Board - The Ride Theory Finish Line - Steve Parsons City Beats - Butn Pushn Teknohedz Moving On - Steve Parsons Happy - Jimmie Bratcher

The creative teams of "Legs Diamond": director Robert Allan Ackermam, playwright Harvey Fierstein, and choreographer Alan Johnson, "Paul Robeson": playwright Phillip Hayes Dean and director Harold Scott, and "Spoils of War": director Austin Pendleton and playwright Michael Weller -- discuss their productions, and how they began their careers in theatre.

The creative teams of "Legs Diamond": director Robert Allan Ackermam, playwright Harvey Fierstein, and choreographer Alan Johnson, "Paul Robeson": playwright Phillip Hayes Dean and director Harold Scott, and "Spoils of War": director Austin Pendleton and playwright Michael Weller -- discuss their productions, and how they began their careers in theatre.

Director Pamela Berlin ("Steel Magnolias", "Crossing Delancey"), playwright Cindy Lou Johnson ("Brilliant Traces"), playwright/director Garson Kanin ("Born Yesterday") and playwright Wendy Wasserstein ("The Heidi Chronicles") discuss how they first got involved in playwriting and directing from other areas of writing and theatre, their first professional shows, and play development at Playwrights Horizons and the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center Playwrights Conference.

Fire & Ink III: Cotillion is on the way! Hundreds of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer writers of African descent will be descending to Austin, Texas, from October 8 to October 11, 2009, for the greatest gathering of literary fierceness on earth. We asked folks around the country why they are coming to The Cotillion. Writer and Dr. Matt Richardson, Assistant Professor at the University of Texas, won't be missing it and explains why you don't want to miss it either.How about you? Send us your videos at fireandink2009@gmail.com and tell us why you're coming! Fire & Ink III: CotillionOctober 8-11, 2009 Austin, TexasOriginal music (c) Phillip Alexander.

Playwright Jeff Baron ("Visiting Mr. Green"), director/playwright Moises Kaufman ("Gross Indecency"), playwright Warren Leight ("Side Man"), director Michael Mayer ("Side Man"), actor/director Lonny Price ("Visiting Mr. Green"), and director Matthew Warchus ("Art") discuss the working dynamics between a playwright and a director, the differences between screenwriting and playwriting, transitioning from acting to directing, and the development of "Side Man" and "Art".

Director David Esbjornson ("The Ride Down Mt. Morgan"), director David Leveaux ("The Real Thing"), playwright Becky Mode ("Fully Committed"), director Richard Nelson ("James Joyce's The Dead"), and director/choreographer Lynne Taylor-Corbett ("Swing!") discuss how they became theatre professionals, their work ethic, and their reasons for remaining and working in theatre.

A panel of current New Dramatists playwrights -- Carlyle Brown, David Grimm, Quiara Alegría Hudes and Lucy Thurber -- talk about their differing styles of playwriting, what inspired them to start writing, how the world of the playwright has evolved and changed, what influences their writing and the challenges in getting their work produced. The program also includes an interview with New Dramatists Artistic Director Todd London, discussing how New Dramatists serves as haven for emerging playwrights and describing the new voice of the playwright, the opportunities for playwrights on and off Broadway and the different types of work being written today.

Choreographers Rob Ashford and Wayne Cilento, playwright Michael Frayn, playwright/lyricist Greg Kotis, and directors Sean Mathias and Lynne Meadow discuss various aspects of their respective crafts, including the focus on storytelling, the benefits and challenges of collaboration, bad reviews, and the evolution of the director/choreographer relationship.