Inspiration

Pursued By A Bear: “Should I be offended the actors are suggesting edits to my rehearsed reading?”

Pursued By A Bear is our weekly advice column with playwright Adam Taylor.  He’ll tackle your playwriting questions – from practical issues to existential dilemmas – relying on nothing but his bare wits, brute strength, and questionable personal experiences. “I’m working towards a rehearsed reading of my play but after the initial reading, the actors and director made …

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Pursued By A Bear: “I’m tired of being a starving artist”

Pursued By A Bear is our weekly advice column with playwright Adam Taylor.  He’ll tackle your playwriting questions – from practical issues to existential dilemmas – relying on nothing but his bare wits, brute strength, and questionable personal experiences. “I hope this question isn’t too depressing for you but I feel like I don’t know where else to go …

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Pursued By A Bear: “How do I redraft a play?”

Pursued By A Bear is our weekly advice column with playwright Adam Taylor.  He’ll tackle your playwriting questions – from practical issues to existential dilemmas – relying on nothing but his bare wits, brute strength, and questionable personal experiences. “I’ve written a first draft of a play, where do I start with re-drafting?” It can often feel like …

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Pursued By A Bear: “Can I write characters from a background/culture I don’t share?”

Pursued By A Bear is our weekly advice column with playwright Adam Taylor.  He’ll tackle your playwriting questions – from practical issues to existential dilemmas – relying on nothing but his bare wits, brute strength, and questionable personal experiences. “Do you have any suggestions on how to write a character that you have nothing in common with and/or no …

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Pursued By A Bear: “How do I escape the tyranny of boring British naturalism?”

Pursued By A Bear is our weekly advice column with playwright Adam Taylor.  He’ll tackle your playwriting questions – from practical issues to existential dilemmas – relying on nothing but his bare wits, brute strength, and questionable personal experiences. “I’m bored by naturalism.  What’s your opinion on this?  Do you think there’s room for truly experimental theatre in …

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Pursued By A Bear: “I never finish anything, how do I keep my focus?”

Pursued By A Bear is our weekly advice column with playwright Adam Taylor.  He’ll tackle your playwriting questions – from practical issues to existential dilemmas – relying on nothing but his bare wits, brute strength, and questionable personal experiences. “I write all the time, but it seems like I never finish anything somehow.  I try to focus, but …

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Pursued By A Bear: “My full length play is too short, what should I do?”

Pursued By A Bear is our weekly advice column with playwright Adam Taylor.  He’ll tackle your playwriting questions – from practical issues to existential dilemmas – relying on nothing but his bare wits, brute strength, and questionable personal experiences.    I’ve finished my first ‘full length’ play but it’s only 40 pages long. I know many theatres only …

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Pursued By A Bear: “How can I get an agent without having produced plays?”

Pursued By A Bear is our weekly advice column with playwright Adam Taylor.  He’ll tackle your playwriting questions – from practical issues to existential dilemmas – relying on nothing but his bare wits, brute strength, and questionable personal experiences.    “I would like advice on how to approach agents with only partial work and no published/performed plays (if that’s …

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Pursued By A Bear: “Is it a bad idea to write about my awesome friends?”

Pursued By A Bear is our weekly advice column with playwright Adam Taylor.  He’ll tackle your playwriting questions – from practical issues to existential dilemmas – relying on nothing but his bare wits, brute strength, and questionable personal experiences.    “I’m friends with some really interesting people. Should I base my characters on them?” First of all, we …

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Pursued By A Bear: “Playwrights make no money, should I do something else?”

Pursued By A Bear is our weekly advice column with playwright Adam Taylor.  He’ll tackle your playwriting questions – from practical issues to existential dilemmas – relying on nothing but his bare wits, brute strength, and questionable personal experiences.    “I’ve heard playwrights earn hardly anything. Should I write screenplays or novels instead?” It’s easy to say we …

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