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Monthly Archives: May 2011
Getting my play produced, #12: I got my postcard back
I got my postcard back! The self-addressed stamped postcard I put in with my submission to Theatre Three — it was waiting when I and my husband got back from New York. I am glad they sent it back to … Continue reading
How not to drive myself nuts while waiting
I’m checking my e-mail a bunch of times a day. And I look through the mail eagerly. Hoping I’ll get an e-mail from them, or that I’ll get my SASP back. After all, when I submitted this play to Southern … Continue reading
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Getting my play produced, #11: it’s away!!!
I submitted to Theatre Three! All this work! I printed everything up on 24-lb bond paper, with a nice dark toner cartridge, and put it in a 9″x12″ envelope. And an SASP, too. And put it in the mail. How … Continue reading
Getting my play produced, #10: don’t scare the theater with the cast list
Rethinking my cast list Theaters are looking for small casts these days. So I took another look at my cast list for “Lessons from Moonshine.” It looks long! Original cast list format 5W (2M optional) Mother Catherine, mother superior of convent, … Continue reading
Getting my play produced, #9: submitting to Retro Productions, New York
Submitting to Retro Productions in New York I sent “Lessons from Moonshine” to Retro Productions, a theater in New York. I interviewed the artistic director of this theater, Heather Cunningham, for a set of podcasts I developed. I knew who … Continue reading
Getting my play produced, #8: a shorter synopsis
Creating a logline A playwright friend of mine who read my synopsis sent me a checklist for making a shorter, “teaser” synopsis. It goes like this: CHECKLIST FOR YOUR LOGLINE Reveal the star’s SITUATION Reveal the important COMPLICATIONS Describe the … Continue reading
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