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We're pleased to see HARSH WRITING ADVICE is trending in the United States today. Over the last few years, we've asked playwrights what advice they have for beginning writers or what's the best playwriting/theater advice they've been given. Here are a few responses...
Cristina Luzárraga offers, "Write the play you want to see. Don’t be a jerk. Submit your work widely; you never know where it’s going to hit."
Aaron Ricciardi shares, "Suzan-Lori Parks has this great quote about how she gives two prompts to herself and her students: 'A) Write. B) Rewrite. These work well.'”
Jake Jeppson said, "Every writer has an idiosyncratic voice that is sparked in their childhood and forged as they grow and write. Runaway from teachers who think there’s one way to write."
Nicholas Kaidoo's best advice received was, "It's not about any single play, but about the body of work."
Nora Montañez notes, "...Octavio Solis shared an incredibly wise piece of advice for writers which was 'write like everyone is gone.' That advice eased my thoughts, my memories, my hands. Write like everyone is gone! So simple."
Stefanie Zadravec's advice for beginning playwrights is to, “Find your tribe. ...Find directors and actors who get what it is that you do. Develop work together. Deepen your voice. That’s how your work will get better.“
She adds, “It’s also important to write plays with resonance. If you write a play about an event that happened to you, listen to what others take from the story. I teach & there almost no student whose work doesn’t deepen when held up against the times in which we are living.
Daaimah Mubashshir's advice: "Keep Writing, Keep Writing, and Keep Writing." We couldn't agree more.
What advice have you received? What advice would you share?
What advice have you received? What advice would you share?
