I can’t recall who said it originally or who it was that repeated it to me, but some wise writer once said you’re not allowed to throw out bad writing until you’ve shared it with someone else. We’re our own worst critics, snarky and nit picky, embarrassed by our work, hiding it until we think … Continue reading Dig that out of the trash can
I need to rewrite. I want to rewrite. I will rewrite. My comedy, A Dog’s Life, has been sitting in soft copy inside my Mac for several years, now. Lately, it’s been calling me, over and over, bleating, “Rework me.” I can no longer ignore it. I’m going to rewrite. Now. I’ll start with Act … Continue reading Rewrite
I know Kappy Kilburn through the freelance directing crowd, but also love collaborating as part of the Steering Committee for the Directors Lab West. She offers interesting insight as a Literary Manager who is not a writer first. Great new perspective! Italicization mine. CMJ: Where and when were you a Literary Manager? Can you please … Continue reading Ask a Literary Manager 3
Even Jon Jory has a few things to learn about adaptations.
Kitty Felde – January 18, 2011 I keep coming up with ways to trick myself into writing. I have an act two problem with a play I’ve been struggling with for several years. It’s the one about which my husband keeps saying, “why don’t you just let it go?” But you know how it is. … Continue reading Act Two, Scene Three
Thank God for technology! I still consider myself an LA playwright, but I spend most of my time these days in Washington DC. My day job keeps me on Capitol Hill. But the move east came at a cost. I lost not only the glorious year-round weather of southern California and my Dodgers and decent … Continue reading Skyping your way to a finished play
Know a female or FPI-friendly theater, company or artist? Contact us at [email protected]. Navigating “The Body’s Midnight” by Brenda Varda Welcome to the literary landscape of The Body’s Midnight by Tira Palmquist. This world premiere, a co-production of IAMA and Boston Court and directed by Jessica Kubzansky, is a delicately interwoven script with surprising, beautiful and challenging moments. I … Continue reading The FPI Files
We have a number: it’s 20% “It is impossible not to notice injustice where it glares out at us.” Terence McFarland Executive Director, LA STAGE Alliance, 2010 The results of the LAFPI Study in 2011 gave us a figure which represents the percentage of work on stages in the Greater Los Angeles area written by … Continue reading The Study
