Clik here to view.
Photo Quote
“I am just a middle-class farm boy from Dodge City and my grandparents were wheat farmers. I thought painting, acting, directing and photography were all part of being an artist. I have made my money...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Terrence McNally On Playwriting
Adapted from: From Page to Stage: How a Playwright Guards His Vision The New York Times, December 7, 1986 I worry that in the process of developing my new play I lose it . . . An actor will suggest I...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Edward Albee on Directing
Adapted from: Who’s Afraid of Edward Albee? Joe Levine, Johns Hopkins Magazine, June, 1984 I work in the practical areas of theater because a play is not a theoretical thing — it must be rehearsed,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Jane Anderson On Playwriting
Adapted from: Jane Anderson knows it’s time to let go The Los Angeles Times October 7, 2007 As I write this, I’m well into the third week of rehearsals for my new play at the Geffen Playhouse, “The...
View ArticleClik here to view.
John Guare On Playwriting III
Adapted From Paris Review, The Art of Theater No. 9 Interviewed by Anne Cattaneo Until I went to Catholic high school in Brooklyn. I took a long subway ride each day to Williamsburg, which was...
View ArticleClik here to view.
John Guare On Playwriting IV
Adapted From Paris Review, The Art of Theater No. 9 Interviewed by Anne Cattaneo While I was a student at Yale in 1962, I took courses in set design, lighting, and costume from Donald Oenslager and...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Athol Fugard On Playwriting VI
Paris Review, The Art of Theater No. 8 Interviewed by Lloyd Richards For a long time I thought that drinking had a great influence on my imagination. Not that I’ve used alcohol at any of the few desks...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Athol Fugard, VII
Paris Review, The Art of Theater No. 8 Interviewed by Lloyd Richards I’m glad I’m an actor. I’m glad I’ve had acting experience, because I think it has sharpened my craft as a playwright. Acting has...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Today’s Quote
All art is autobiographical; the pearl is the oyster’s autobiography. Federico Fellini, film director and writer (1920-1993) (Click image to enlarge.)
View ArticleClik here to view.
Today’s Quotes
“(. . . working on a play.) You do the first job as neatly as you can: She comes in. Then you do the next job: He sees her. And so on. It’s an extraordinarily useful lesson.” “Elaine May has a...
View Article