You have to appreciate this for the effort, if nothing else. Adam Bertocci has re-written the entire script of The Funniest Movie Ever (as awarded by me) in the hand of the Bard. Behold: WALTER Be I wrong? THE KNAVE Yea, but verily— WALTER That rug, in faith, tied the room together, did it not?… Continue reading The Big Lebowski as written by W. Shakespeare
Category: playwrighting
Writing vs. Acting
This is a guest post by Raphael Kepinski, a winner of last year's Solo Flights Emerging Playwrights Competition presented by the Solo Collective and The Playhouse Theatre Company. Raphael returns this year to perform one of the '09 winning pieces on April 13. Details at bottom of page. Solo Flights, The Emerging Writers Competition: Writing… Continue reading Writing vs. Acting
Interview with the blogtender…
My thanks to Toronto's One Big Umbrella Artistic Director and resident blogmaster MK Piatkowski for including me in her burgeoning series of interviews with Canadian Playwrights. I'm humbled to be included amongst such a luminous company of theatre scribes. Click here to read my very own Umbrella Talk, and to browse the rest of the… Continue reading Interview with the blogtender…
Tarragon Theatre unveils Under-30 Playwrighting Competition
Toronto's Tarragon Theatre has announced a new incentive to encourage new Canadian stage work with, one imagines, a more youthful perspective: the National Under-30 Playwrighting Competition. The winning playwright will recieve $3000 and a spot in Tarragon's annual Play Reading Week. To be eligible your birthday must fall after April 30, 1979, and you must… Continue reading Tarragon Theatre unveils Under-30 Playwrighting Competition
On the “Fascism” of Stage Directions
Fist-shaking dictator or helpful tour guide? The meaty bone of contention that is the mighty stage direction is surely one of the most-debated elements of our work. Actors loathe them, playwrights adore them, directors sorta kinda appreciate them. How do you feel about direction from the page? In a typically erudite essay, the UK Guardian's… Continue reading On the “Fascism” of Stage Directions
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