From Scr(i)pt Magazine: Contests, contests everywhere . . . and most of them with a hefty entry fee. Still, following a few commonsense tips will improve your chances of winning.

 

From The Chronicle of Higher Education: In 1995, University of Maryland professor John Fuegi published Brecht and Co.: Sex, Politics, and the Making of the Modern Drama, a deft evisceration of the German playwright's legend. Ten years later, Brecht's champions are still trying to repair the damage. Fuegi, however, remains unrepentant. His critics, he says, "are simply wrong -- but it's easier to be wrong and say the same wrong things than to go back and correct your work."

Thursday, April 28, 2005

 

From Fade In: If writers wanted to pitch, they'd have gone into baseball. Still, presenting your brilliant movie idea in five minutes or less remains a necessary first step for even seasoned veterans. Some really know how to do it. Then there's the guy who brought cardboard cut-outs of the characters to the meeting . . .

 

From CNN.com: He's not really an angry guy -- he just plays one on television. Still, playwright-turned-comic Lewis (The Daily Show) Black has a few choice words about his first vocation: "I think theatre's out of touch with reality. It always has been."