Playmaking: An Interview with Crystal Skillman By Suzanne Dottino — Go deeper! Stay in the present! Everything is possible! These are just a few of the Crystal Skillman-isms that go through my mind these days when I write plays. I met Crystal Skillman at the Samuel French Institute where she teaches playwriting. As a teacher … Continue reading
by D’yan Forest Hi Everybody! I’m very excited about my new solo show, My Pussy Is Purrin’ Again, which will be premiering at the 2013 Frigid Festival. Last year my solo show, I Married A Nun, had a great run at The Frigid and received amazing reviews! I then went on to perform it at … Continue reading
By Ed Malin The play Generic Magic Realism is a bit of a joke that turned into a serious political and scientific quest. One day I was thinking about how much I like the novels of Gabriel Garcia Márquez and others who use “magical” circumstances and characters to make a point about either the beauty … Continue reading
By Kathleen Warnock (For more on That’s Her Way, check out this interview with actress Danielle Quisenberry) Like most New Yorkers, I am busy. Very, very busy. So busy, that I tend to write my plays in 10-minute chunks, and even on public transportation. And that is how “That’s Her Way” was born, and grew, … Continue reading
