skipping through here quickly, i thought you had written "enter laughing" by joseph stalin. ...   Sat Feb 23rd, 2013 11:50 pm

i work with a middle school drama club for my kids' plays. unfortunately, for my adult plays, i haven't been so lucky - i ...   Tue May 1st, 2012 06:15 pm

received an invitation to submit work for a new program at professional theatre last week! don't know how they found me but i was ...   Fri Apr 27th, 2012 07:35 pm

yesterday, i skyped with the middle school cast of my play "i hate shakespeare!" in ashland, ma. they were just about to start their ...   Fri Apr 27th, 2012 07:21 pm

hooray for you! i love that book & have been trying for quite a while to get some group to stage my adaptation called ...   Fri Apr 27th, 2012 07:18 pm

did anyone here submit to the 2011 aurand harris competition? i only ask b/c they don't usually get an overwhelming amount of scripts & for the ...   Mon Nov 28th, 2011 04:45 am

http://amdram.co.uk/articles/new-directions-playwriting-competition-launched/ amateur stage magazine has just announced a new play competition. it's "sponsored" by 12 organizations yet there is still a fee - 10 pounds ...   Mon Jun 20th, 2011 05:03 pm

i was in a play. does that count? ...   Mon Mar 28th, 2011 01:25 am

the new yorker just had a blurb about this commemorative event. it's nice to see one of our own involved! ...   Wed Mar 23rd, 2011 01:26 am

i just got some info on a children's play contest that charged a $20 fee. no thanks. ...   Wed Mar 23rd, 2011 01:24 am

i actually ended up asking for 35% of ticket sales & that seems ok with them (i was willing to go down to 30%). as you ...   Wed Feb 23rd, 2011 01:52 pm

a local community theatre is going to do one of my children's shows this summer. it's probably going to run 40-50 minutes, 2 or ...   Sat Feb 19th, 2011 02:07 am

that must sting so here's a big hug for you! (------------) but still - you were a finalist! so many people weren't. ...   Wed Jan 26th, 2011 04:22 pm

last year, i won a competition sponsored by a theater group out in mesa, arizona - money & a full production! "what could be ...   Thu Jan 6th, 2011 06:15 pm

as part of a submission process, i was asked, "why did you write this play?" i answered, "to give actresses some kick-ass parts." ...   Sun Dec 19th, 2010 02:21 am

wow - really? perhaps i should've specified that it's an amateur group - i'm sure that's way out of their range. i was hoping for ...   Thu Dec 9th, 2010 06:21 pm

$90 is a lot for me. ...   Thu Dec 2nd, 2010 08:21 pm

i may have my first paid commission! i've received an email from a director who has directed two of my plays in the past and who ...   Thu Dec 2nd, 2010 04:08 pm

thanks, that's good to hear! ...   Fri Oct 22nd, 2010 06:42 am

anyone have any dealings with this publisher? they just picked up a 30 minute script of mine. ...   Wed Oct 20th, 2010 05:07 am

i am a care-giver for seniors with physical limitations & dementia. in the summer, it's about 35 hours/week but in the off-season, the hours ...   Wed Sep 29th, 2010 02:18 am

very interesting, a bit sad, thanks. ...   Sun Sep 12th, 2010 03:19 pm

i tried to watch it last night but couldn't get into it & turned it off after the first 30 minutes. ...   Tue Sep 7th, 2010 01:05 pm

well, you know how undependable some men are... & he's certainly not living up to his reputation - a little wind, a little rain - *yawn* ...   Sat Sep 4th, 2010 03:47 am

sad to say but the run has ended & my show closed last thursday - : ( but it had a good run - 4 great ...   Sat Sep 4th, 2010 03:43 am

he's visiting with me on cape cod at the moment but i hear he's not staying for the holiday weekend - has other plans up ...   Sat Sep 4th, 2010 03:25 am

i'll never give up my secret identity - never!!! ; ) ...   Wed Sep 1st, 2010 02:57 am

i'm so jealous - good on ya! ...   Wed Sep 1st, 2010 02:54 am

http://www.guardian.co.uk/stage/theatreblog/2010/aug/26/noises-off-theatre-love-money is art a living or a hobby? ...   Sat Aug 28th, 2010 01:00 am

because the script hasn't been published yet, i was quite willing to work with the director on rewriting bits of it. he is very ...   Tue Aug 17th, 2010 02:45 am

thanks everyone! it's a great production! it's gotten 2 rave reviews in the local papers! the director brought out lots of humor & although ...   Sun Aug 15th, 2010 03:23 am

my newest play opens here on cape cod tomorrow night! ...   Mon Aug 9th, 2010 04:33 pm

i sent it to the e-address listed on the site. great - since i never got an email, i assume you never got my ...   Thu Jul 22nd, 2010 03:26 am

well, for pete's sake, would it have taken an awful lot of time to post those 4 sentences on the theater's website? honestly, a little courtesy ...   Wed Jul 21st, 2010 11:55 pm

ok, so i submitted. what happened? did anyone win? are you actually producing anything this summer or was this some sort of ...   Wed Jul 21st, 2010 01:49 am

good for you! fingers crossed that everything works out! ...   Tue Jul 20th, 2010 12:52 pm

on saturday, i was at auditions for what's going to be a wonderful local production of my new script. one of the teen-age actors ...   Wed Jul 7th, 2010 12:34 am

whether reading or writing, i'm a plot pig all the way. ...   Wed Jul 7th, 2010 12:28 am

well, we still love you, barbara, no matter what any idiot says! ...   Sat Jun 5th, 2010 08:47 pm

edd- may i please be excused from gym? i have a note from my mother. it says that i have (brain) cramps (having just ...   Mon May 31st, 2010 05:01 pm

an interesting discussion. personally, i'm too busy with other projects to respond to writing challenges or contests here. i like to read posts, almost exclusively ...   Sun May 23rd, 2010 03:55 am

my adaptation of "a tale of two cities" for middle-school performers opens saturday night. due to a spate of last minute actor problems (monsieur ...   Fri May 14th, 2010 06:20 am

hooray for you! any chance the theater might record the performance & you could get a copy? ...   Fri Apr 16th, 2010 02:29 am

very interesting. thanks a lot for posting. hope everyone reads it. ...   Wed Apr 7th, 2010 03:30 pm

huzzah! good on ya! ...   Wed Apr 7th, 2010 03:25 pm

so first i get a phone call telling me one of my scripts has won FIRST PLACE in a competition! then i get an email telling ...   Wed Apr 7th, 2010 04:16 am

bitch. ...   Wed Apr 7th, 2010 03:58 am

keep racking up those productions, edd! ...   Sat Apr 3rd, 2010 08:04 pm

very nice, edd! ...   Fri Mar 26th, 2010 10:50 pm

she was just very very rude. there's no need for that. ...   Fri Mar 26th, 2010 05:32 pm