Emotional Baggage and Body Body

Got an email from a teacher at St. Thomas Aquinas High School in British Columbia. They’ve got a production coming up of Emotional Baggage and Body Body and want everyone to know about it!
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Dates: Thursday, April 10/Friday, April 11/Saturday, April 12, 2008.
Time: 7.30pm; matinee shows on Thursday and Saturday at 2pm.
Place: [...]

The process of writing

Today I sat in a coffee shop to do some work on a new script.
I love writing at home. Many people ask me how I do it, that they couldn’t because home is too distracting. While this is true, it’s still my favourite place. I have a great corner, a great chair, and pens galore.  [...]

New Plays

Keep checking our website over the next little while: We’ve got new plays! First out of the gate is A Box of Puppies by Billy Houck.  It’s a collection of short plays that hold a mirror to teen life. Billy is a teacher and knows his subject matter very well.
We’ve also got Upon A Sea [...]

Lucky Me.

I do To Do lists. I like to see the things I need to do on paper in front of me. Sometimes I do it at the end of the day, to act as closure. Sometimes I do it at the beginning as the first act of the day.
Tonight, I turned to a fresh page [...]

Spotlight: E-News from Theatrefolk - Issue 28 - Writing the Monologue

In this playwriting issue, we’re going to take a look at how you write the perfect monologue. Exercises galore!
In This Issue
* SHOUT CONTEST
Film a scene and win a great prize!
* PODCAST & VIDEOS
Theatrefolk publishers record their adventures.
* INTRO
An introduction to the newsletter.
* WARM UPS
Get the creative juices flowing.
* SECTION ONE
The Story.
* SECTION TWO
The Character.
* SECTION [...]

The Call of Harry

Theatrefolk was at the South Eastern Theatre Conference this weekend,  (after driving down to Tennessee in an ice storm, and then driving home in a two day blizzard. But I digress) and I had a wonderfully interesting experience.
Over the three days, I had at least five young guys wander into the booth, all of whom [...]