Hola! It's been an exciting couple of weeks in 52 Plays land. Theatre Wagon of Virginia did a reading of four (count 'em, four!) of my plays this past weekend as part of their annual summer readings. The actors performed Cat Talk, The Shakespearean Actor's Nightmare, The Night The Lights Went Out, and Scout's Honor. It was SO helpful to hear these plays read out loud for the first time. It was kind of amazing to see what worked (and what definitely didn't). I did a talkback after the readings to discuss my process and answer questions from the audience and actors. One of the questions I was asked was whether I go back and revise after my plays are written. I've actually been holding back from doing that because I feel like it would interfere with composing new plays. I am definitely a perfectionist and the wonderful thing about this project is that it has forced me not to dwell on all my mistakes, but move on to the next week and the next play. I will go back at some point and revise several of the plays in this project, but for now, it's onward and upward.
Due to visiting friends and participating in play readings, my posting for last week and this week were delayed. Week 31's play is The Date and Week 32's play is Lovely. I chose to concentrate these past two weeks on writing short, two-handers.
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