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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…
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Audrey Cefaly
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52 Vocabulary Words for Playwrights
A collection of weird and unusual words for the things we do as playwrights.
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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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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
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.
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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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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.
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Audrey Cefaly
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On Submission Season...
It's that time of year, from September to January, when playwrights make their case.
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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…
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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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Writing From the Middle of the Wreckage
on memoir, dissociation, and dresses that cut
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Audrey Cefaly
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