Tag: script writing

• See a Play: Write a Play

  On September 24, I saw a terrific rendition of Tennessee Williams’ “The Glass Menagerie” at the local performing arts center. Earlier that week, I was starting to formulate a concept for a full-length play. I don’t write too many of them. In 2014 I wrote “The Secrets of the Magic Pool,” and in 2011 I…

  sassevn

  October 11, 2016

  drama, Writing Process

  playwriting, script writing, Tennesse Williams, writing inspiration, writing tips

• The Pressure of Pushing the Envelope

  I produce dramas. I’ve been doing it for the past nine years, and I seem to be stuck in this never ending cycle of “topping” the previous performance. I don’t purposefully do it. Not at all. I would never put that much pressure on myself. Can you imagine having to always out-do, out-compete, out-perform your…

  sassevn

  May 16, 2016

  drama

  audience feedback, comparing writing styles, novel writing, script writing, the pressure to improve, writing

• Writers Rule the Off-Season

  Are writers the forgotten entity of entertainment? Yes, I think that’s true, and for the most part, writers are okay with that. Writers don’t usually have a problem being behind the scene out of the limelight. Perhaps it’s part of our DNA. Crafting and creating is indeed our existence and watching a script eventually come…

  sassevn

  July 28, 2015

  Indie Author, Writing Process

  behind the scenes writing, script writing, under-appreciated writers, writing, writing recognition

• Writing Comedy: From Page to Rehearsal to Stage

  I had the extreme pleasure of watching my new play (co-written with a team of student writers), Grandparents’ War, at its debut the other night. Once the audience shows up and the lights go down, everything changes, and a writer finally gets to see (and hear) if the words he has written resonate off the…

  sassevn

  May 24, 2013

  Writing Process

  acting, Grandparents’ War, play-writing, script writing, theater arts