Terrence McNally On Playwriting
Adapted from: From Page to Stage: How a Playwright Guards His Vision The New York Times, December 7, 1986 I worry that in the process of developing my new play I lose it . . . An actor will suggest I...
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Adapted from: Paris Review, The Art of Theater, No. 11 Interviewed by John Lahr Drama has to do with circumstance, tragedy has to do with individual choice. The precipitating element of a drama can be...
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Adapted from Paris Review: The Art of Theater No. 2 Interviewed by Olga Carlisle and Rose Styron The director of a play is nailed to words. He can interpret them a little differently, but he has...
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Adapted From Paris Review, The Art of Theater No. 10 Interviewed by James Lipton I never thought I spoke the lines until my family told me I did. They said they could walk by and tell if it was going...
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