I’ve known Montserrat, or Mozz to his friends for years now. I met him at the Manhattan Theatre Source, and he was ALWAYS good at connecting with people. He knew people. He chatted people up. (He was a bit of a flirt.) He’s also a talented writer, that helps. But, as we all know, writing […]
As Jennie says in her post, she and I are members of the Playwrights Union. Jennie is a fantastic writer. Her work is language driven with that great taste of absurd thrown in. Funny and heartbreaking, a combination that is hard to pull off. I had to sorta poke and prod her to write this […]
And now, for some other thoughts on collaboration. This time from writer Kirk Lynn. Kirk and I both attended graduate school at the University of Texas at Austin. He’s a fantastic writer, not just because he’s won awards, but because he is. His work is TRULY theatrical, I can’t imagine it in any other context […]
Blair Singer is a teacher of mine… dare I say mentor?… possibly, I’ll have to ask him how he feels about that. A few years ago, I decided I wanted to move into TV as well as continue on as a playwright. After much urging from the wife, I took a class at Primary Stages […]
I recently got a wing man. And I’m pretty excited. Everyone should have a wing man. Certainly every writer. This is NOT a writing partnership. We are not writing together, collaborating in anyway. THIS is about being accountable to someone. Having someone read pages quickly. Having someone send you a gentle email, asking “how’s […]
