Five or six years ago, I decided to try playwriting, and now that's where I spend my free time. - Well, we're really glad that you stayed in the Akron area. - Thanks. - Akron is very lucky for that, ...

Conor McPherson has never been much for the whole Playwriting 101 notion of “show, don’t tell.” In his best-known play, “The Weir,” and numerous others, he has found a surprising amount of success in ...

“They are called ‘plays’ so writing them should be kind of fun. Plus, every single writing job I have landed: film, television no matter what, came out of writing for the theater,” says instructor ...

According to Playwriting 101, Act One of a play must introduce us to our cast of characters, to their strengths and limitations, and also to the setting in which they operate. A loaded gun — in some ...