Venceremos by Howard Waxman My rating: 4 of 5 starsI discovered Venceremos in the Book Section of the Portland Press Herald. Howard Waxman is from Bath, a neighboring town. Most of all though, I was attracted to the novel because of its subject matter – the late 60’s early 70’s years when young men had […]
Are Readers of Fiction Like Actors in a Movie?
According to actor/novelist Molly Ringwald, they are. In an article in the Sunday New York Times of August 19, Molly lays out a scenario in which all the collaborators in the making of a movie – director, camera man, sound designer, lighting technician, actor, etc – all maneuver to influence the version of the film […]
Is a play script just an information delivery system?
In the previous post I provided a link to the book: Off Off Broadway Festival Plays 34th series. One of the short plays in the book is called “Realer Than That” by Kitt Lavoie. Kitt is the Artistic Director of The Cry Havoc Company, which focuses on developing new plays. www.cryhavoccompany.org If you follow the […]
Ever Try Writing a Short Stage Play?
Samuel French Off Off Broadway Festival The Samuel French Off Off Broadway Festival which began in 1975 is one of the nations most established and highly regarded short play festivals. In 2009, over 700 short play entries from across the nation were submitted to the competition to select the top 40. From these 40 entries […]
Anatomy of a GR Book Giveaway
On May 3, on Goodreads, I offered nine free signed paperback copies of my novel A Bridge to Treachery to anyone who wanted to read it. My motivation was to increase reader exposure to the book in hopes that this would result in increased sales and reviews. The offer was good until June 3. […]
Five Reasons to Find the Novel in Your Full Length Play
In the first post I declared that there certainly is a novel to be found within your full length play. But it won’t be an easy job pulling it out. The effectiveness of the story told in a play depends so much on the director, the cast, the set, lighting, and sound — all of […]
Can a novel be hiding out in your full length play?
The answer is yes, of course. But do you really want to go there? The proposition raises issues all over the place. What issues? A story is a story, play shmay, right? Well, if you’ve written a full length play, you’ve spilled your blood all over the pages. You’ve chosen the stage as the place where your […]
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This a place to talk about the process of ‘getting there’ in the worlds of playwriting and thrillers.