I haven’t been nervous lately. That’s a problem. Explanation: Last month I helped write the script for a multimedia presentation called OVER THE RAINBOW for an Filipina/o American Literature class. It was a devised work consisting of groups concentrating on poetry, video, movement, and skit groups. So, my group came up with a general outline…
Category: Lessons
These entries will show the tips that I’ve picked up along the road to superstardom!
All in the Subtext
A play is a poem standing up. -Lorca The first assignment for my Short Plays class was to write 3 one-minute plays. I’ve tried to do this before, but I don’t think it clicked for me until the quote above from Lorca resonated with me. The point of a one-minute is to create a story…
Swift kick in the ass
Not really in a funk, but a lot of things have been happening around me that has put more of a focus on what I want, and will, be doing for the rest of my life. I just have this, I won’t call it drive… I have this passion to pursue a purpose–the purpose of…
Why We Love Flawed Characters…
When we sympathize with a character’s motivations for committing a heinous act, we’re likely to excuse that character’s actions. via Why We Love TV's Most Deeply Flawed Characters | Co.Create: Creativity Culture Commerce. I wish that this article was longer and told from a writer’s point of view, but I could see the pulling point…
Monologue Workshop Notes
My class had our Monologue Midterms yesterday. Besides being nervous as heck, I thought I did okay ONCE I was on stage and got past the first 15 seconds of my piece. What was cool was that there’s maybe 30-35 students in the class and one-by-one, we bared our page-written souls. It was a good…
The Living Room Play. Oh, that’s how one’s done.
So my class was invited to a friend’s house to watch Glen Berger’s UNDERNEATH THE LINTEL in his living room! There are only 6 people in my class so it was actually a perfect setting to experience my first Living Room Play. I’ve been reading about this unique theatre experience on a couple of other blogs…
GSP-Diaz UFC 158 Media Call Highlights
GSP-Diaz UFC 158 Media Call Highlights And Audio *Must Read* | UFC NEWS MMA News | Mixed Martial Arts | UFC News | BJPenn | MMA Fight | UFC Fights. If anything, this is a pretty good example of agression/power in dialog. I don’t need to listen to the presser to see the ebbs and…
The Isherwood Talkback. « The Heavy Lifting
The Isherwood Talkback. « The Heavy Lifting. Very interesting article. Especially since this week’s assignment is to write a Direct Address Monologue.
Time Flies
Really quick because I have a meeting with my playwriting advisor in 20 minutes, but I wanted to quickly chime in about one of the ways to know when the “career” you choose is right for you: time flies. I think this is kind of a no brainer but one of the things, okay, another…
31 Plays Project – Lessons Learned
DONE AND DONE! Can’t believe that I finished writing 31 plays in 31 days! At times frustrating, but because there was a definitive goal, I had to push through and I feel like I’m a better writer for it. But it did take a little out of me, as I’ve had to decompress after it….