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Danville SanRamon: Guest Opinion: What we learned after producing play written by AI. “At the heart of most plays is conflict. A series of conflicts lead to a turning point, where the protagonist experiences a transformation and the story drives toward resolution. But the AI resisted. Despite repeated revisions, it shied away from allowing conflict between characters.”

Suzan-Lori Parks' "Watch Me Work" on HowlRound TV — a rare, electrifying look into a master playwright's process! Perfect for theatre nerds, writers, and anyone hungry for creative sparks. Raw, brilliant, and full of craft insights. Don't miss this artistic masterclass! #SuzanLoriParks #WatchMeWork #Theatre #Playwriting #HowlRound #LiveEvent #Craft #English
https://peertube-us.howlround.com/videos/watch/71f63690-cd42-4294-b299-1277bc413ea7

Calling all #climate conscious #playwrights!

The Climate Playwriting Prize 2026 | Discover | Shakespeare's Globe

We believe that playwrights have a vital role to play in the conversation around the climate. Theatre is a space for animating audiences, forming communities, and experimenting with form; a space for processing the past, articulating the present, and imagining the future. Beyond the West End, regional and touring theatre is playing a vital role in engaging audiences.

This moment is marked by rising temperatures, escalating impacts of change on communities and ecosystems, but also by the unprecedented call to arms to storytellers at COP30 in 2025. The need for new stories that help audiences grapple with the realities and possibilities of this crisis has never been clearer. 

In order to surface the breadth and diversity of new stories about this planetary moment, the Climate Playwriting Prize is an open invitation to playwrights to respond creatively to this subject matter. We are partnering with organisations all around the country to deliver workshops to writers, unlocking how they might want to tell their climate story.

#Playwright #playwrighting #playwriting #climatestorytelling #climatestories #climateaction #shakespearesglobe #GlobeTheatre

https://www.shakespearesglobe.com/jobs-and-opportunities/climate-playwriting-prize-2026/

Art is never finished, but deadlines still matter. in my blog, I write about how my full-length play "Banshee" goes through more changes before rehearsals start.
#theater #playwriting #revisions #WritingLife

http://adam-richter.com/2026/02/26/the-annoying-art-of-revision/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

I've been reading the plays and a biography of Bertolt Brecht. Such a fascinating man and story. This is a good documentary about his life in exile:

https://youtu.be/CQJC0M3oN00?si=0KV_ucrNwx1xkcxM

#Brecht #BertoltBrecht #theater #PlayWriting #nazis #Germany #history #EpicTheater #socialism #WWII

What’s your first book of the year? I’m reading the play August: Osage County by Tracy Letts. Loved the film with Meryl Streep and Julia Roberts and am planning to expand a short play of mine this year.

#bookstodon #playwrite #writers #readers #readersofmastodon #writersofmastodon #playwriting #playwriter #tracyletts #bookworm #bookcommunity #reading #books2025 #newyearnewbooks #bookish #bibliophile

UMKC Theatre is a graduate and undergraduate #academicDepartment of the #UniversityOfMissouriKansasCity (UMKC) that provides both educational and professional training in multiple areas of theatrical production, including #acting, #scenicDesign, #lightingDesign, #costumeDesign, #soundDesign, #dramaturgy and historical research, #playwriting, and #stageManagement, and maintains a strong connection with the #KansasCityRepertoryTheatre (KCRT), the leading #regionalTheatre in the Kansas City area.

ei hytte (the cabin), an a cappella musical
Book, Music and Lyrics by Eric Matthew Richardson
Directed by Noah Watkins

During an unseasonable blizzard, two strangers become trapped inside one of Norway's many off-grid public cabins. Without access to electricity, phone or internet service, the hikers wait out the storm. Veronica is a true crime author, and Colin is a warehouse worker. Neither are inclined to reveal too much about their personal lives beyond that. Pressured by the forces of the unseen Valkyries, the strangers push each other to their breaking points.

#musicals #musicaltheatre #musical #theater #theatre #chicago #acappella #playwriting #Steppenwolf #festival #newplay #writing

Happy to announce that my a cappella musical "ei hytte (the cabin)” will be performed on Saturday, August 10th at 8pm as part of the Chicago Musical Theatre Festival at Steppenwolf!

Tickets available here: https://www.steppenwolf.org/tickets--events/lookout/24-summer/chicago-musical-theatre-festival/

#musicals #musicaltheatre #musical #theater #theatre #chicago #acappella #playwriting #Steppenwolf #festival #newplay #writing

I enjoy NPX for what it is but it's not super conducive to musical theatre. And I'm not quite sure how to fix that, especially when it comes to works in development. Cold reading a musical is so much more difficult than reading a play.

Maybe there's a new format that can be explored. Hyperlinking demos might be a start. It would be nice to have some sort of built-in media player as well.

#playwriting #musicaltheatre #NPX #musical #Musicals #Theatre #theater

Today in archival research #playwriting #boulder #dogs #stbernard date circa 1902-1904

As new #Playwriting faces continued challenges from #Covid and funding cuts, our Olwen Wymark Awards are more important than ever

We're delighted to announce the recipients of this year's awards, in recognition of their outstanding support to #Playwrights

https://writersguild.org.uk/olwen-wymark-awards-2023/

Hm. What is Edward telling us here? #playwrights #playwriting #theatre

An important truth from Jason Alexander: hire yourself, playwrights, directors, actors and #maketheaterlive
#theater
#TheaterStudies
#theatrewriter
#acting
#Playwright
#playwriting
#offoffbroadway
#theatercreation
#drama
#stagecraft

https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cmxi98Njq19/?igshid=NjcyZGVjMzk=

This is the first time I've ever reached a genuine end of an act, and let me tell you: it feels so good.

It's a long process ahead, especially when it comes to editing but I'm getting there!

#playwriting #playwright #dramaturgy #drama #theatre

I wanted to expand on my thoughts on this more. The exclusive "we" is definitely something that I want to analyze when it comes to #theatre and #playwriting.

#dramaturgy

https://ryanrappaport.com/2022/12/14/letter-2-exclusive-we/

This is a note I took from Dani Snyder-Young's "We're All in This Together..." paper in Theatre Journal. I find it really interesting.

I think we can relate this back to #playwriting and #theatre because theatre practicioners can write a "we" into shows, and yet that "we" does not encompass everyone, nor every experience. This causes those that fall outside of the "we" to be misunderstood, or to be seen as black-and-white thinkers. Thus communication between groups is lost.

#dramaturgy #arts

Welcome @peterarnottplays 🫶👋glad you’re here. #Playwriting #TheatreTwitter #Scotland #Writer

Welcome @peterarnottplays 🫶👋glad you’re here. #Playwriting #TheatreTwitter #Scotland #Writer