Theatrically Speaking: a playwriting podcast
The original playwriting podcast is back.
Season 1 republishes the original episodes from 2007. Essentially a playwrights guide book, these episodes discuss many of the core ideas that playwrights grapple with.
Season 2 focuses on panel discussions and short interviews with working writers.
10-Minute Play Submission Opportunity
Every month in season 2 we have an episode where we discuss a listener submitted 10-minute play. This play should be unproduced and feel unfinished. On the episode we will workshop the script, searching for ways to improve it.
For more information, or to submit, Go to the contact page.
Reviews:
Looking Back
In the season two finale, Jonah looks back at season two and finds a piece of advice from each episode. Season three will begin early in 2022. ActualStoryPodcasting.com...
Roll To Meddle - Trailer
A Brand new show from ActualStoryPodcasting.com! Roll To Meddle is an actual play campaign based on the game Brindlewood Bay. Launching September 1st, Roll to Meddle is...
Backyard/Blues Discussion
Once a month-ish, Lee Shackleford comes on to talk with Jonah about a 10-minute play. Both Lee and Jonah are playwrights, directors, and have produced short play festiv...
Pandemic Creativity
Everyone with a creative process has been disrupted over the last two years. Laura Lewis-Barr and Keegon Schuett are here to talk about how their process and outlets ha...
Love Quirks, Developing a Musical with Seth Bisen-Hersh
Seth Bisen-Hersh is the musician/composer behind Love Quirks. Seth breaks down the ten year development history of this new musical from conception to being shut down b...
SciFi, Fantasy, and Horror On Stage
This week we talk about Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror in theatre. How popular are these genre plays? Are there storytelling techniques that work particularly wel...
Writing Character Movement
If you're a writer like me, you might think that how actors move is not the writer's job. But after listening to movement coach/actor Kathrine Stroller it's clear how p...
Save The Cat Writes For TV, Jamie Nash Interview
Save The Cat is a series of books and writing philosophy originally focused on screenplays, so it makes sense that it might not be on the radar of playwrights. However,...
Getting Plays Published
Getting a play published is a different process from fiction. But, how important is publication to a playwright? Where should it be on your to-do list? And how do you g...
10-Minute Workshop
Each month or so Lee Shack will come on the show to discuss a new 10-minute play. These plays are submitted by our listeners. If you would like to submit a play for us ...
Colorblind Characters
Colorblind Casting is when a character as written can allow a wide range of actors to portray them (gender, race, body type, etc). Knowing that this is a common practic...
Being A Professional Playwright
What does it mean to be a professional playwright in North America? What can we expect when we've "made it" and is it as challenging as they say? Special guests: Caroli...