Why having an inciting incident matters.

Sympathetic Characters: what makes them sympathetic, and does it matter?

A fun exercise from Second City featuring micro plays, with guest actor Pete Blatchford.

Historical figures often grab your imagination. Here's a way of thinking about how to put them on stage. Three examples discussed are: Master Class by Terrence McNally, Freud's Last Session by Mark St. Germain, and Copenhagen by Michael Freyn.

Playwriting advice from award-winning writer Amy Crider. Today's topic: Audience Expectations.

Today's topic: Conflict. A new way of thinking about it, not as argument or opposition, but as the "conflicting image."

The first questions to ask yourself about your play.