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How to Write the 10-Minute Play
This year I had the pleasure of mentoring a few dozen writers in preparation for submission to Concord Theatricals Off Off Broadway Short Play Festival…
Feb 8 • 
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52 Vocabulary Words for Playwrights
A collection of weird and unusual words for the things we do as playwrights.
Sep 6, 2022 • 
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My Top 10 Playwriting Hacks
Or how to get things done, like actually done.
Apr 25 • 
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What Makes a Stage Play Theatrical?
The real secret to leveling up your playwriting game.
Apr 18 • 
Audrey Cefaly
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The Yale Drama Series Competition - Deadline August 15, 2025
The Yale Drama Series is seeking submissions for its 2026 playwriting competition.
Jun 7 • 
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The Yale Drama Series Competition - Deadline August 15, 2025
Stop Saying Stupid Shit
Someone told my playwright colleague that playwriting is "the lazy way out of dealing with mental health." And that therapy was the "braver" choice.
Feb 6 • 
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The First Page is a Lie
Writing the Emotional Roadmap of Your Play
May 22 • 
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21 Things I Know About Playwriting
I wrote my first play twenty years ago. I wrote my second play one year later. Here are 21 things I learned in the year between the two.
Aug 15, 2022 • 
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On Submission Season...
It's that time of year, from September to January, when playwrights make their case.
Dec 29, 2024 • 
Franky D. Gonzalez
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Submit: Green Mountain New Play Festival, Deadline 6/1/25
The inaugural Green Mountain New Play Festival is now accepting submissions for its summer 2025 festival, taking place August 8-10, 2025 as part…
Apr 24 • 
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Submit: Green Mountain New Play Festival, Deadline 6/1/25
How to Layer Grief Without Sentimentality
a note for playwrights who hate cheap tears
May 27 • 
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Writing From the Middle of the Wreckage
on memoir, dissociation, and dresses that cut
May 12 • 
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