Blogs about: Stage Directions
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Descriptions Exceed Substance
Phaedrus: Our mutual mentor used to inform me as to this, as regards my writing. Often, descriptions exceed substance. Not only will the wording I use in describing a new development in th… more →
Eden in Babylon
Descriptions Exceed Substance
wrote 4 days ago: Phaedrus: Our mutual mentor used to inform me as to this, as regards my writing. Often, des … more →
Ready, Aim, Fire
wrote 1 month ago: Lights, camera, action. Lights. His pupils shrink and sweat beads start forming on his forehead, cra … more →
entrance moon left
wrote 2 months ago: … more →
Stage Directions Are So Cliche
wrote 2 months ago: “(Letter read by me directly to Claire in a first person format- speaking directly into the ca … more →
Introduction to Drama
wrote 2 months ago: In my experience, students do well with most skills pertaining to drama. They recognize the visual f … more →
Exit pursued by bear.... some thoughts on stage directions
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wrote 3 months ago: I recently got into discussion with two different friends about the same issue. It was not about Syr … more →
Mile 14
wrote 7 months ago: (Scene: Cale and Sam are sitting on a bench. Both of them are staring off into space. An attracti … more →
Stage Re-Directions
wrote 8 months ago: never say thy youth was wasted once more, love, before you enchanted I stand moon rising on the hori … more →
the last update - 31 plays/31 days
wrote 8 months ago: my last update left off at play #13, and with 11 days to go. here is a summary of the 18 plays that … more →
Stage Directions
wrote 9 months ago: so, in my 31 plays 31 days quest, i had a wild hair to write an “Act Without Words” in t … more →
Neil Simon On Playwriting VIII
wrote 9 months ago: Adapted From Paris Review, The Art of Theater No. 10 Interviewed by James Lipton I never thought I s … more →
Day Two of Auditions--It's Not Too Late to Sign Up!
wrote 9 months ago: Yesterday, a student asked me, “Ms. Rillingale, if you had to choose between a popcorn kernel … more →
Auditions Today + First Forays Onstage!
wrote 9 months ago: First day of auditions at lunch and after school. We have some students signed up to audition; today … more →
Jot II
wrote 9 months ago: Random random Completion of the same urges that every cell in your body carries the message for, and … more →
Criss-Crossing the Stage
wrote 10 months ago: We were in the studio with Epson working on a script change when G started to slow down. G and I had … more →
Back to Basics?
wrote 1 year ago: Earlier this morning, I sent this email to my friend “Phaedrus,” who is heavily involved … more →
Immediate Focus
wrote 1 year ago: The model: “first draft from the heart, final draft from the mind” does not apply to *Ed … more →
Writing Scripts
wrote 1 year ago: When writing a script there a few main rules to remember 1. The character name must remain the same … more →
Formatting and Stage Directions
wrote 1 year ago: In the last writing group we touched briefly on formatting and writing stage directions. Here’s a fe … more →
