The Playwriting Podcast
By Ken Wolf, Artistic Director, Manhattan Repertory Theatre, Playwright, Direc
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Episodes: 100
Description
The Playwriting Podcast, hosted by Ken Wolf, Artistic Director of Manhattan Repertory Theatre, will offer strategies and techniques for playwrights (and writers in general) "to get out of their heads" and write better, feel more motivated, get into that CREATIVITY ZONE, find more productive ways to complete a work, and to simply have more fun creating! Each episode we will explore what works and what doesn't work, so that you can jump start your playwriting and take your work to the next level.
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The Three Things you need to FOCUS ON when you are writing a play!
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Dec 01, 2025 |
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Moving a Play in to NYC from Montana!
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Nov 25, 2025 |
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How to be Big and Bold in your Playwriting and in your Life!
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Nov 13, 2025 |
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Is your play a Marathon?
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Nov 02, 2025 |
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Writing the One Actor Show!
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Oct 23, 2025 |
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What to do when you are STUCK!
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Oct 16, 2025 |
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How do you keep your audience on STAGE with your main character?
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Oct 06, 2025 |
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Playwriting in this Brave New World!
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Sep 26, 2025 |
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The Wow Moment Revisited!
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Sep 22, 2025 |
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Oh My God, We Are Going To Talk About Action And Events Once Again!
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Sep 12, 2025 |
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How to Start a Play!
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Sep 07, 2025 |
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Play Creation Takeaways from 20 Years of Manhattan Rep!
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Aug 25, 2025 |
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Stories from 20 Years of Manhattan Rep!
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Aug 19, 2025 |
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Developing Your Plays!
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Aug 11, 2025 |
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Constant and Never-Ending Improvement - Revisited!
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Aug 07, 2025 |
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Writing from your Heart!
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Aug 01, 2025 |
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Your Playwriting Super Super-Power!
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Jul 26, 2025 |
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The 450th Episode - 8 Year Anniversary Best of The Playwriting Podcast - Mega Podcast!
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Jul 17, 2025 |
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The Utter Joy of 40 years of Playwriting!
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Jul 11, 2025 |
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Three Secrets to Writing a Fantastic Play!
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Jul 08, 2025 |
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Why You Need to Write an Emotional Event Map!
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Jul 02, 2025 |
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Playwriting Secrets I learned from Play Production - Part Two!
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Jun 28, 2025 |
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Playwriting Secrets I Learned from Play Production!
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Jun 18, 2025 |
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Creating a Scary Play - Part 3 - Point Loma's Success!
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Jun 10, 2025 |
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The First Awesome Review of Point Loma by Tim Mulligan
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Jun 03, 2025 |
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Creating a Scary Play - Part Two - (And an amazing announcement!)
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May 07, 2025 |
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Your Fear and What to Do with it!
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Apr 24, 2025 |
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Creating a Scary Play!
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Apr 18, 2025 |
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Three Important Questions that will Transform your Playwriting Forever!
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Apr 08, 2025 |
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What the Heck is a Lifeline?
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Apr 03, 2025 |
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Playwriting and Production!
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Mar 28, 2025 |
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MAKING IT HAPPEN ANY WAY THAT YOU CAN!
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Mar 18, 2025 |
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Being Transparent as a Playwright!
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Mar 11, 2025 |
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Turning a Story into a Play!
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Mar 04, 2025 |
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Fantastic Play Development!
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Feb 26, 2025 |
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Action and Events! What Fun!
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Feb 21, 2025 |
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To Come Back a Short Distance Correctly!
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Feb 18, 2025 |
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Listening to your Words!
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Feb 13, 2025 |
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Ridiculously Wacky Plays!
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Feb 07, 2025 |
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Interview with Emma McGlashen of Murmuration Theatre Company in NYC!
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Feb 02, 2025 |
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Using Personal Wit to Make your Comedy Even Funnier!
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Jan 30, 2025 |
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Writing the 1 Actor Play - Revisited!
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Jan 23, 2025 |
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Using A.I. to Write a Play!
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Jan 20, 2025 |
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Your Playwriting Goals for 2025 - A Better Way!
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Dec 31, 2024 |
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Escalation - The Key to a Fantastic Play!
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Dec 20, 2024 |
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The Last Word on Rawshock - Being on Theaterscene.org's "A 2024 Best List!"
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Dec 12, 2024 |
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Live Editing!
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Nov 21, 2024 |
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A Deep Dive into Play Development!
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Nov 12, 2024 |
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Why RAWSHOCK works, and more amazing reviews!
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Nov 01, 2024 |
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The Miracle of RAWSHOCK - Reviews and more!
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Oct 29, 2024 |
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Directing RAWSHOCK by Rita Lewis - PART TWO!
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Oct 13, 2024 |
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Directing RAWSHOCK by Rita Lewis
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Sep 29, 2024 |
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RAWSHOCK Play Development!
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Sep 16, 2024 |
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What to do with your Pretty Darlings!
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Aug 29, 2024 |
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Inside and Outside Problems with Professor Albert!
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Aug 21, 2024 |
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Mindset and Magic!
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Aug 14, 2024 |
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Setting a Clear Intention, Taking Action without Judgment, and Getting the Job Done!
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Aug 05, 2024 |
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The Craft of Playwriting - Part: One Million and One!
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Jul 25, 2024 |
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The Craft of Playwriting - Part: One Million
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Jul 22, 2024 |
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Creating a Musical Reading - Part Two
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Jul 17, 2024 |
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Creating a Musical Reading
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Jul 09, 2024 |
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Interview with Playwright Kyle Thomas on his Workflow and Success!
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Jun 21, 2024 |
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The FEELING-SET of a Great Playwright!
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Jun 14, 2024 |
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Turning a Play into a Screenplay into a Film! Inteview with Playwright/Screenwriter/Producer Sarah T. Schwab
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May 31, 2024 |
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The Creativity Zone and Your Story Idea!
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May 24, 2024 |
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Techniques to Get into that Elusive Creativity Zone!
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May 17, 2024 |
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Creating a Brilliant Farce!
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May 10, 2024 |
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How do you get into The Creativity Zone?
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May 02, 2024 |
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Interview with Playwright/Director/Producer Freedom Farlow Cooke
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Apr 25, 2024 |
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Connecting to Theatres and Producers!
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Apr 18, 2024 |
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How to Make BIG and Congruent Choices!
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Mar 19, 2024 |
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The Perfect Play - Ready for Prime Time!
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Mar 09, 2024 |
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Writing and Producing a Play with Roma, the Wonder Dog!
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Feb 19, 2024 |
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The Perfect Play Manuscript
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Feb 02, 2024 |
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The Perfect Playwright Website
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Jan 23, 2024 |
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The Play Submission Cover Letter
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Jan 15, 2024 |
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Your Writing Workflow for 2024!
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Jan 05, 2024 |
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You have to take Risks!
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Dec 11, 2023 |
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Without Things Happening on Stage, You Have No Play!
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Nov 30, 2023 |
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Getting the Motivation to Write - Revisited!
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Nov 17, 2023 |
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The Socratic Questioning Technique
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Nov 11, 2023 |
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Ghost Playwriting - Part Three
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Nov 03, 2023 |
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Ghost Playwriting - Part 2
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Oct 23, 2023 |
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GHOST Playwriting!
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Oct 11, 2023 |
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The Principles of Playwriting - Part 10: YOU NEED TO HAVE YOUR PLAY READ BY ACTORS!
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Oct 02, 2023 |
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The Principles of Playwriting - PART 9: The Climax!
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Sep 22, 2023 |
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The Principles of Playwriting - Part 8: Edit, Edit, Edit!
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Sep 15, 2023 |
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The Principles of Playwriting Part 7: Write! Write! Write!
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Sep 08, 2023 |
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The Principles of Playwriting - Part 6: Being Specific!
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Sep 01, 2023 |
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The Principles of Playwriting - Part 5: Know What You Are Writing!
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Aug 22, 2023 |
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The Principles of Playwriting - Part 4: Escalation!
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Aug 18, 2023 |
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The Principles of Playwriting - Part 3: The Problem that Needs to Be Solved!
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Aug 11, 2023 |
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The Principles of Playwriting - Part Two: Context
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Aug 08, 2023 |
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The Principles of Playwriting Part 1 - Creating Focus!
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Aug 01, 2023 |
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Play Development Revisited - Part Two
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Jul 24, 2023 |
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Play Development Revisited, and Miracles!
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Jul 16, 2023 |
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It's ALL about THE STORY!
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Jul 11, 2023 |
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THE ONLY THING THAT IS IN YOUR WAY IS YOU!
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Jul 07, 2023 |
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Using the Short Play to Get in the Door
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Jul 01, 2023 |
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The State of the Art and What you can do about it!
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Jun 23, 2023 |