Ken Wolf, Artistic Director of Manhattan Repertory Theatre in New York City, presents the 503rd episode of THE PLAYWRITING PODCAST.
Episode Story Topic:
The 500th Episode Compilation Episode:
Action & Events and The Emotional Event Map
THE FINAL 500TH EPISODE CELEBRATION COMPILATION IS HERE!
After 500 episodes of THE PLAYWRITING PODCAST, what are the profoundly important ideas I keep coming back to again and again? What have I learned from writing plays, directing over 150 productions, and working with hundreds of playwrights? For this final celebration compilation, I wanted to bring together something at the very heart of playwriting. A play is a live emotional experience. Things need to happen on stage in real time. That is what makes a play so exciting. Something wild and magical is unfolding live on stage.
So this special compilation dives into ACTION AND EVENTS and one of my favorite playwriting tools, THE EMOTIONAL EVENT MAP. Instead of simply sitting down and hoping a play magically manifests with dialolgue what if you map out everything about your play first? What happens if you know the problem of the play, incorporate action and events, use problem stacking, make every scene top what came before it, and create a path toward a fantastic climax? Then you can sit down, unleash your creativity and WRITE because you know where you are going. The map is not there to restrict your imagination. It can actually give your imagination tremendous FREEDOM.
And then this episode takes the concept of ACTION even further. Action in our plays is important but action in our lives is just as important! Finish the draft. Get actors together. Make the connection to a theatre. Create a reading of your play or a small production. Take a friggin' RISK! Try something NEW. Nobody can discover the work you keep hidden in your computer. At some point you have to say, THIS MATTERS TO ME, and take action to bring it into the world.
And THAT feels like the perfect way to finish this crazy, wonderful 500th Episode Celebration. After all these years and all these episodes, perhaps it comes down to something beautifully simple. MAKE SOMETHING HAPPEN. On the stage. On the page. And in your life. Thank you for listening. Thank you for creating. Thank you for being a playwright. Now write something exciting, take a risk, make the call, open a new door and KEEP GOING. Episode 600, here we come!
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