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Washington, D.C.

By Editor | Published: January 7, 2010
Ah!—‘tis a lonely profession, that of the writer! We engage humanity in our art, but typically do so in the solitary confinement of that quiet place where we scurry off to work in undisturbed isolation. So it’s a pleasant change of pace when writers have an opportunity to gather with fellow scribes for a little [More...]
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Washington, D.C.

By Editor | Published: October 20, 2009
This summer marked the fourth Capital Fringe Festival. I e-mailed three area playwrights who had plays in the festival and asked them to briefly share their experiences. Renee Calarco: Was this your first time as a Fringe artist? Susan Austin Roth (MISSING PAGES): Yes. Anthony Gallo (LINCOLN AND GOD): This was my third fringe experience. Martin Blank (DRIVING [More...]
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Washington D.C.

By Editor | Published: August 12, 2009
By Renee Calarco The results are in, folks. A few months ago, Rich Amada and I issued an online member survey. Seventy-six of you responded. We were curious about our membership: how many of you have collaborated with other playwrights? Do you write primarily longer plays or shorter plays? How long have you been writing plays? Well, we [More...]
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Washington, D.C

By Editor | Published: May 29, 2009
BY RICH AMADA “The market is changing, and we’d better change with it.” Those were the words of Gary Garrison, the Dramatists Guild’s executive director for creative affairs, who also cautioned that things are probably going to get worse for playwrights before they get better. Garrison made his comments before about 50 D.C. area playwrights gathered at [More...]
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