Beckett’s Babies

**This episode has some explicit language. Be sure to grab those headphones if you have kiddos around!**

Hello listeners! This week’s guest on the show is TERRY GUEST! Terry Guest is a Chicago-based playwright, actor, and teaching artist from Atlanta, Georgia. His works At The Wake of a Dead Drag Queen, Marie Antoinette and the Magical Negros, and The Magnolia Ballet reexamine American history through the experiences of Black people. 

To learn more about Terry, check out the links below!

Website: https://www.terrycguest.com/

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Sarah: My Tweets

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Hello,  listeners! In this week’s episode, we revisit the topic of rewriting. In our first season, we shared our own experiences on how we approach rewriting our plays. But this time-- we want to hear what other playwrights had to say and posted this question on Twitter:

Playwrights: How do you know if your new draft of a play is going to be better than the previous draft? How do you know if you're making the right edits? Is it all trial and error or instincts? So curious to know your thoughts!

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Sarah: Youtube Channel "Catch Em All Fishing" + Chinese Mermaids

Sam: 2nd shot

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Every month, we pick a play to discuss and this month’s play is "Kim's Convenience" by Ins Choi. To make it even more interesting... we also watched the TV version of the play! We discuss what we noticed, what we liked, and questions that came up while reading the play AND seeing the pilot episode of the show. Note: There are some spoiler alerts! We highly recommend you read the play before listening to this episode!

GLISTENS:

CHO - Paderia Bakery

SAM - The Only Donut

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HAPPY 100TH EPISODE, LISTENERS! For those who've been with us from the beginning, we can't thank you enough for going on this journey with us. For those who just recently learned of the show, welcome and thank you! We appreciate all your support and always tuning in. From the bottom of our hearts, thank you. 

We wanted to celebrate our 100th episode by bringing onto a show another fellow theater-loving playwright and podcaster... It's BRIAN JAMES POLAK! Brian was born and raised in New Hampshire and currently resides in Chicago. When not writing plays, he can be found working as the producer and host of American Theatre magazine's "The Subtext," a podcast about what makes playwrights tick. He received his MFA in Dramatic Writing from the University of Southern California, School of Dramatic Arts. We're so fortunate to chat with him and listeners, buckle in because Brian is an incredible storyteller. You're not going to want to miss this episode!

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Sarah: Happy Birthday, Nik!

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Hello, listeners! In this week’s episode, we are here to discuss the topic of Writing Groups. Have they been helpful? When is it helpful? When is it not? Are they effective in getting you that next rewrite? A lot of questions to answer so be sure to tune in. 

We also shared on our Twitter page these questions so be sure to check out what other playwrights are saying!

https://twitter.com/BeckettsBabies/status/1382579230991536133

GLISTENS

Sarah - It was my birthday and I celebrated... I'm 32.

Sam - Recallers!

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Please support Beckett's Babies by reviewing, sharing an episode with your friends  or follow us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter: @beckettsbabies  And as always, we would love to hear from you!  Send us your questions or thoughts on playwriting  and we might discuss it in our next episode.  Email: [email protected] For more info, visit our website: www.beckettsbabies.com  Theme Music: "Live Like the Kids" by  Samuel Johnson, Laura Robertson, Luke O'Dea (APRA)

Do you ever feel stuck and want to write something new but don't know  where to even begin? How could one even start generating ideas? Have no fear! Sam and Sarah look to images and art to brainstorm possible stories for a new play. Try it out yourself and tell us what  you thought about the exercise! Visit our website at www.beckettsbabies.com to follow along with us!

GLISTENS  

Cho: Cobra Kai on Netflix

Sam: Vaccine!

Special Thanks to Our New and Current Supporters to the Podcast!

Tanuja Devi Jagernauth

Daniel Olivas

Thank you so much for your continue support in us and the show. 

We appreciate you all so much!

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Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter: @beckettsbabies And as always, we would love to hear from you!

Send us your questions or thoughts on playwriting and we might discuss it in our next episode.

Email: [email protected]

For more info, visit our website: www.beckettsbabies.com

The Theme Music: "Live Like the Kids" by  Samuel Johnson, Laura Robertson, Luke O'Dea (APRA)

Hello, listeners! In this week's episode, we decide to throw our usual script out the window and share our thoughts on playwriting and theater in this mix-bag of an episode. We discuss what's on our minds regarding theater and writing. You just don't know what you're going to get in this episode, so we hope you enjoy it! 

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Sam: Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell 

Sarah: Moving Arts / MADlab 

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Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter: @beckettsbabies And as always, we would love to hear from you! 

Send us your questions or thoughts on playwriting and we might discuss it in our next episode. 

Email: [email protected] 

For more info, visit our website: www.beckettsbabies.com   

The Theme Music: "Live Like the Kids" by  Samuel Johnson, Laura Robertson, Luke O'Dea (APRA)

We return to our Playwright Series where we look at a single playwright and their large body of work. In this episode, we discuss the life and work of SARAH RUHL. We read the three plays: Melancholy Play (2001), The Clean House (2004), and For Peter Pan on Her 70th Birthday (2017)  to share our thoughts on Sarah Ruhl's craft in playwriting. We hope you will check these plays out and listen to our conversation!

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Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter: @beckettsbabies 

And as always, we would love to hear from you!   

Send us your questions or thoughts on playwriting and we might discuss it in our next episode.  

Email: [email protected]

For more info, visit our website: www.beckettsbabies.com   

Theme Music: "Live Like the Kids" by  Samuel Johnson, Laura Robertson, Luke O'Dea (APRA)

Hello, listeners! This week, we will be discussing a topic on writing resumes and CV. What is the difference between the two? Why is it important? Should we even have different versions? What should be on there? What do we add on our resumes specifically for a writer? What does that look like? A lot of questions so be sure to listen in! 

GLISTENS 

Sarah - Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar 

Sam - Lost tourist in Bangor 1977 Erwin Kreuz 

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Please support Beckett's Babies by reviewing, sharing an episode with your friends, or follow us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter: @beckettsbabies And as always, we would love to hear from you! 

Send us your questions or thoughts on playwriting and we might discuss it in our next episode. 

Email: [email protected]

For more info, visit our website: www.beckettsbabies.com 

Theme Music: "Live Like the Kids" by  Samuel Johnson, Laura Robertson, Luke O'Dea (APRA)

Hello  listeners!  This week’s guest on the show is DANIEL OLIVAS! Daniel Olivas is the author of nine books of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. His first full-length play, Waiting for Godínez, was selected for the Playwrights' Arena 2020 Summer Reading Series. Daniel was selected for Circle X Theatre Co.'s inaugural Evolving Playwrights Group where he is adapting his 2011 novel, The Book of Want, with a planned Zoom reading in 2021. By day, he is an attorney and makes his home in Southern California with his wife.

To learn more about Daniel, check out the links below!

Website: http://danielolivas.com

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