This is my play, Not So Soft. This is not an audio file.

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Politics in your play. Doing research. The magic word.

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Tom Hayes has something to say.

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Should you read reviews? Even when they suck?

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Tech week. 'Nuff said. And lots of housekeeping.

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Only dirt exists in a vacuum. Get your stuff out into the sun.

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Is Jonah's opinion the only one that matters? Some may disagree.

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The playbill for On Island. Not an audio file.

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Where's Jonah been? Plus, how to balance multiple jobs in a production.

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Costumes and Props round out the third show on tech.

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What about sound and lighting? How to break down different types of tech use.

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What does it mean to be specific about set and paint requirements? Why should you do it? Should you do it? How does this affect a producer?

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The first in a reoccurring series about playwrights who have changed the course of theatre. Part 1: Samuel Beckett

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Full length plays are a thing. Let's talk about them.And what about the manipulation of time around a moment of action?  Let's talk about that, too!

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What's the deal with One Act Plays? And while we're at it, what's the deal with IMAX?

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The rise in popularity of 10-minute plays and why thatÃïïs a good thing.

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The 10-minute play. What's it all about and whay does that matter to me?

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The second of two shows dealing with how to present yourself. 3.2 talks about what to include with your script submission and why people make a big deal about it?

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The first of two shows dealing with how to present yourself. 3.1 talks about the basics of shining up your script. Not just what it should do but why you should do it.

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Episode 2.1 tries to determine when to stop writing a play. Why is it different than writing another form and what can happen if you don't stop?

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This episode continues our examination of theatricality. We confuse some questions from last episode and ask a few more. What should we Ãïïplaywrights and theatre people- be looking for in our scripts?  How can spectacle get in the way? How can I give Jonah all my money?

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Arc of theatricality. Episode 1.1 tries to find a definition of ÃïïTheatricalÃïï by looking at the storytelling strengths of non-theatre writing.

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Not-quite-an-episode, 0.9 is where I figure out how this works.

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