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Interview with Playwright David Scaglione
I think as a playwright I know the power of good direction and design, I know I’ve got a great director in Phillip Brickey for this show. I try to write plays that directors are challenged by and designers are allowed an open enough context to design. Without trying to sound self-defeating, I’m not worried by anything technical theatre-wise; let others figure that out, as long as I can write freely. This fall I’ve adapted The Bacchae for puppets for the second faculty slot in
Interview with Playwright Diana Burbano
Q: Fabulous Monsters plunges us into the emerging L.A. punk scene of the late 1970s. As a playwright, what do you find especially mesmerizing and compelling about that place and time? A: This scene was angry, it was ugly, it was scary. The kids weren’t alright, they were PISSED OFF. I really related to the music, the clothes, the fury. There was an ugly underbelly in the land of the hippies, and some fantastic bands came out of it. And a LOT of the bands were either fronted b
Interview with Playwright Robert Riemer
Q: In a relatively short time, you have earned critical acclaim (including two LA WEEKLY Picks of the Week) for some very intense, very wild-minded plays. What do you think are the hallmarks or traits of your playwriting style? A: The hallmarks of my writing style? I suppose my style is to tell truths that are meant not to be told. And so when those truths are spoken, to the audience through an actor’s mouth, the audience becomes a group of voyeurs – tens, hundreds of eavesdr
