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The Secret Sound Structure of Great Plays
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Articles on Playwriting

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Not Just Dialogue
The Secret Sound Structure of Great Plays
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Audrey Cefaly
Your Plot Is Not the Point
Why Silence Moves the Play
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Audrey Cefaly
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Playwriting the Pressure: How Atmosphere Shapes Dramatic Action
On barometric shifts, emotional weather, and the truth between the lines
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Audrey Cefaly
How to Layer Grief Without Sentimentality
a note for playwrights who hate cheap tears
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Audrey Cefaly
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The First Page is a Lie
Writing the Emotional Roadmap of Your Play
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Audrey Cefaly
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Writing From the Middle of the Wreckage
on memoir, dissociation, and dresses that cut
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Audrey Cefaly
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Walking With Tennessee Williams
The Craft of Holding On: Confessions of a Southern Intimist
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Audrey Cefaly
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My Top 10 Playwriting Hacks
Or how to get things done, like actually done.
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Audrey Cefaly
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What Makes a Stage Play Theatrical?
The real secret to leveling up your playwriting game.
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Audrey Cefaly
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Craft Discussion With Playwright Audrey Cefaly and Actor/Dramaturg Carolyn Messina
All topics playwriting with Dennis Hensley
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Audrey Cefaly
Craft Discussion With Playwright Audrey Cefaly
All topics playwriting with Producer/Actor/Director James Elden of Playwright's Spotlight
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Audrey Cefaly
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You Are The Love You Give
A love note to the artists of the world.
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Audrey Cefaly
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Submission Opps

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DGF National Fellows Program - Deadline July 21, 2025 or Max of 250 Submissions
Applications for the DGF National Fellows Program are now open.
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Audrey Cefaly
The Yale Drama Series Competition - Deadline August 15, 2025
The Yale Drama Series is seeking submissions for its 2026 playwriting competition.
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Audrey Cefaly
Submit: BBC World Service & British Council International Audio Drama Competition, Deadline June 4, 2025
Entries must be received by 11.00 GMT on 4 June 2025.
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Audrey Cefaly
Submit: Local Theatre Company, Local Lab, Deadline June 1, 2025
THE APPLICATION WINDOW FOR LOCAL LAB 15IS NOW OPEN.
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Audrey Cefaly
Submit: Nashville Rep, Ingram New Works Project, Deadline May 30, 2025
2025/2026 INGRAM NEW WORKS LAB APPLICATION
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Audrey Cefaly
Large Cast Plays - Submit: Barr Hill Players Fellowship Reading, Deadline May 15, 2025
The Barr Hill Players: Script Submissions for 2025 Fellowship Staged Reading
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Audrey Cefaly
Women Playwrights - Submit: Coalescence Theatre Project #ShePersisted, Deadline May 15, 2025
In an effort to bridge the gap between theatre and women+ playwrights, MOXIE Theatre is seeking new works written by women+.
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Audrey Cefaly
Women Playwrights - Submit: Lamoise New Works Festival, Deadline 6/30/25
In an effort to bridge the gap between theatre and women+ playwrights, MOXIE Theatre is seeking new works written by women+.
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Audrey Cefaly

Podcast Interviews

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Craft Discussion With Playwright Audrey Cefaly and Actor/Dramaturg Carolyn Messina
All topics playwriting with Dennis Hensley
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Audrey Cefaly
Craft Discussion With Playwright Audrey Cefaly
All topics playwriting with Producer/Actor/Director James Elden of Playwright's Spotlight
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Audrey Cefaly
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Podcast (Audio): | Audrey Cefaly Discusses Playwriting with Jaime Alejandro
A craft discussion with Arts Calling producer Jaime Alejandro and playwright Audrey Cefaly to discuss craft and her play THE LAST WIDE OPEN on stage now…
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Audrey Cefaly
Death is a New Way to Love - Audrey Cefaly Craft Discussion with Emily Sutton-Smith (Podcast - Audio)
Audrey Cefaly in conversation with Williamston Theatre co-founder Emily Sutton-Smith
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Podcast (Audio): Audrey Cefaly Craft Discussion: BEHIND THE BUZZ
Audrey Cefaly in conversation with Joe Kucan and Ann-Marie Pereth of A Public Fit Theatre Company
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Podcast (Audio): Audrey Cefaly & Carolyn Messina | Find your dramaturg, two-hander plays, and ache stories: ARTS CALLING
Arts Calling producer Jaime Alejandro sits down with Audrey Cefaly and Carolyn Messina to discuss playwriting and dramaturgy
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Podcast (Video): Audrey Cefaly Talks Playwriting and Dramaturgy with Carolyn Messina and Johannah Edwards
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