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Category Archives: The Blog
Behind She Said, She Said
By Katherine James I travel. A lot. So I run into a lot of other people who are checking into the same hotel I am checking into. Mostly they are just run of the mill folks who are traveling for … Continue reading
Pop! Goes the World: Notes on Pop
By Jen Huszcza We all remember the financial meltdown back in 2007. The government bailout. The collapse of Lehman Brothers. Executive Bonuses. Subprime mortgages. Those good ole days. Earlier this year in a week of masochism, I watched the Oscar … Continue reading
The Line Up
There is something so exciting about a first read-through… I think it’s the collective enthusiasm and surprise a room full of people share when hearing a script for the first time. A first read-through is one of my most favorite … Continue reading
The Problem is FEAR
I’ve been in the room/part of many conversations while Artistic Directors and committees decide their seasons. I’ve done it in LA, and I’ve done it here in little ‘ol Prescott, AZ – and the one thing that does not change … Continue reading
Community
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about community (mostly in the theatrical sense, since that’s where my primary community lives) and what it means to inhabit a shared world of common ideals/pastimes/passions/etc., because community, after all, is comprised of a group of … Continue reading
Where the Plays Come From
By Jen Huszcza I like writing short plays. I know that’s like a carpenter saying she likes to hammer nails into wood or a pilot saying she likes the take-offs. It’s a pretty basic thing to say, but I do … Continue reading
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Tagged From the Mouths of Babes, Jen Huszcza, on writing, process, ten-minute plays
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Bite Me
By Shanee Edwards I was so happy to see Tiffany on Saturday. She’s endless inspiration, not to mention fun. The theme of her next playwright’s festival is “From the Mouths of Babes” and I was really struggling for an idea … Continue reading
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Tagged From the Mouths of Babes, inspiration, Little Black Dress INK, mouths, new plays, Shanee Edwards, teeth, writing process
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New Poster!
Well, I told you I wasn’t sold on the first poster for From the Mouths of Babes – so you shouldn’t be surprised that I made a new one! It’s much more fun, don’t you think? Scripts have already started … Continue reading
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Tagged Female Playwrights, From the Mouths of Babes, Little Black Dress INK, Poster
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On Readings…
The thing about surrendering control of a play to a staged reading is that it renders you as powerless as the rest of the audience. You become nothing more than a (high-stakes) observer – helpless to correct actor’s missteps, unable … Continue reading
From the Mouths of Babes
Little Black Dress INK is proud to announce that invitations have been sent out and playwrights are busily writing for the second phase of our Female Playwrights ONSTAGE project. We’re super excited and can’t wait to share more details – so … Continue reading
