
Hosted by award-winning playwright Lauren M. Gunderson (author of I and You, Silent Sky, The Book of Will and fifteen other published plays and musicals), How to Playwright is an exuberant long form discussion of the craft, creativity and joy of playwriting and theatre-making spanning the practical to the philosophical, the strategic to the aesthetic. Each episode will unpack theatrical concepts, ... more
| Publishes | Twice monthly | Episodes | 23 | Founded | 2 years ago |
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| Categories | Performing ArtsArts | ||||

Lauren chats about The annual Most Produced Plays / Playwrights List: the data it tallies, what it tells us and how to get on it.
Lauren talks about writing and understanding dialogue. Let's unpack the difference between informational, emotional, musical, silent dialogue... and the power of profanity ;)
We discuss understanding, creating and perfecting the midpoints of our plays. Big stakes, big shifts, no turning back.
Intro music by Joriah Kwame!
We talk about getting through the beginnings of your new play, how to start writing, getting through the first 30 pages, writers block, inspiration, and keeping things moving and interesting and vivacious.
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I have learned so much from all of your talks! They have helped me immensely. If you have more wisdom to share, I will definitely be downloading and listening!
I love this podcast. Thank you for sharing your insights and knowledge of the craft with the world. Keep up the good work. More dad appearances would also be great. :)
So enjoying and learning from each episode. Smart, snappy and informative filled episodes. Thanks for sharing your professional insights about creativity, craft and art.
So, so helpful - I particularly appreciate that you never talk down to the audience. Both technically illuminating and generally motivating. Whenever I’m in a writing rut, I turn to this podcast. thank you Lauren!
Simply the best advice and most wonderful insights on the craft of playwriting…or should that be playwrighting? Lauren Gunderson shares her joy, passion and deep, deep knowledge of what goes into writing a play in the most generous and open-hearted way - and the wellspring of her generosity is the undeniable belief in the power of stories and of theatre to change lives for the better.
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