Looking Back, Thinking Forward

POSTED BY MOLLY BUDKE

So PlayLabs 2010 is over. I'm sad not to be returning to the Playwrights' Center every day, but so thankful for the beautiful, exhausting and restorative experience. It was wonderful to be a part of the engaging environment of new play development, to talk to the artists and audience members, to share drinks and stories and tips with people at varied points in their careers.

Get to know an intern: Molly Budke

POSTED BY TOM BORGER

You've gotten to know Molly through her steady blog updates throughout the PlayLabs Festival, but who is this Social Media Intern, really? No worries -- we made her take the survey, too.

Today at PlayLabs (including possibly the best photo I've taken yet)

POSTED BY MOLLY BUDKE
The roar of PlayLabs continues. Today's craziness has begun so I'm going to keep this short. I just want to say that last night's reading of Dan O'Brien's Body of an American went wonderfully. Between last night and his first reading on Tuesday, Dan had time to really tighten his script and audience members who attended both evenings were excited about the changes they saw.

A Change in the Air at the Playwrights' Center

POSTED BY MOLLY BUDKE

Yesterday was a blast. Last night was the first with more than one event, and somewhere in the evening, PlayLabs went from feeling like the isolated development of four new works to feeling like a festival of new plays and empowered artists. The buzz of the last week and a half has turned into a roar.  

The Dramaturgy of Design: new play development with a bit more than scripts and music stands

POSTED BY JEREMY WILHELM, CHIMERA COLLABORATOR AND SET DESIGNER

We are several days in on the second workshop of Chimera,--as if this is something I've been working on for years with collaborators I've made several shows with already; this isn't the case, but feels like it ought to be.