Playwriting (22) Do it because you have to

We write the impossible, because it’s a play we care very deeply about.

Over the next few weeks, I capture episodes of the National Theatre: Playwriting series. These are instrumental lessons, as I work at my play "The Room." The above are my notes.
 

Playwriting (21) Don't be boring

If you’re a political writer, don’t settle for conveying information. That is the main way to kill your play.

The way to bore your audience is to present to them things they already believe (or know).

Over the next few weeks, I capture episodes of the National Theatre: Playwriting series. These are instrumental lessons, as I work at my play "The Room." The above are my notes.
 

Playwriting (20) Write what you want to learn

I don’t agree with the preceding advice. To grow as a writer, you have to learn more things and expand your horizons. I agree with Katori Hall.

Write about a person you’ve never met before.

Over the next few weeks, I capture episodes of the National Theatre: Playwriting series. These are instrumental lessons, as I work at my play "The Room." The above are my notes.
 

Playwriting (19) Write what you know

Maybe something exotic,which some people won't know.

Over the next few weeks, I capture episodes of the National Theatre: Playwriting series. These are instrumental lessons, as I work at my play "The Room." The above are my notes.