550 Playwright Interviews by Adam Szymkowicz

Donnetta GraysAnupama Chandrasekhar Matt Pelfrey Caroline V. McGrawKiran Rikhye David KotelesLyle KesslerJaclyn BackhausChelsea SuttonLaura Marks Don ZolidisConcepción León Mora Saú…

SOURCE: ADAM SZYMKOWICZ at 2:00pm on February 6, 2013[SHARE]

I Interview Playwrights Part 550: Donnetta Grays by Adam Szymkowicz

Donnetta GraysHometown: Columbia, South Carolina Current Town: Brooklyn, NY Q:  What are you working on now? A:  I am working on two plays of my own 'The Review or How to Eat You…

SOURCE: ADAM SZYMKOWICZ at 12:41pm on February 6, 2013[SHARE]

Video: Interview with Nastaran Ahmadi by Adam Szymkowicz

http://youtu.be/6aKiOW1d8ek -- Interview with Nastaran Ahmadi about playwriting, her lesbian theater company,  and her upcoming show at the Cherry Lane. http://www.cherrylanetheatre.or…

SOURCE: ADAM SZYMKOWICZ at 12:15pm on February 5, 2013[SHARE]

listen to me talk for an hour by Adam Szymkowicz

A podcast I did today at Off and On, A New York Theater podcast with Bernardo Cubria http://andscenepod.libsyn.com/rss --  Book Store Books by Adam

SOURCE: ADAM SZYMKOWICZ at 6:50pm on February 4, 2013[SHARE]

I Interview Playwrights Part 549: Anupama Chandrasekhar by Adam Szymkowicz

Anupama Chandrasekhar Hometown: Chennai, IndiaCurrent Town: Chennai, India Q:  Tell me about Disconnect. A:  It's about a bunch of young call center workers who work nights, sleep…

SOURCE: ADAM SZYMKOWICZ at 10:38am on February 4, 2013[SHARE]

I Interview Playwrights Part 548: Matt Pelfrey by Adam Szymkowicz

Matt PelfreyHometown:
 Los Osos, California.
Current Town:  Pasadena, California. 
Q:  Tell me about The Pilo Family Circus now playing at the New Ohio. How did…

SOURCE: ADAM SZYMKOWICZ at 11:35am on January 25, 2013[SHARE]

I Interview Playwrights Part 547: Caroline V. McGraw by Adam Szymkowicz

Caroline V. McGraw  Hometown: Cleveland, Ohio Current Town: Brooklyn, NY Q:  Congrats on being the new P73 Fellow. What do you plan to work on with them in your fellowship year?…

SOURCE: ADAM SZYMKOWICZ at 9:20am on January 22, 2013[SHARE]

Video Interview With Devan Sipher by Adam Szymkowicz

This is the first in what I hope will be a series.  I talked a bit with my friend, Devan Sipher, playwright, journalist and novelist.  http://www.devansipher.com/ http://youtu…

SOURCE: ADAM SZYMKOWICZ at 12:30pm on January 15, 2013[SHARE]

I Interview Playwrights Part 546: Kiran Rikhye by Adam Szymkowicz

Kiran Rikhye Hometown: I'm from New York City. Current Town: Still here in New York! Q:  Tell me about The Man Who Laughs. A:  The Man Who Laughs is a "live silent film for …

SOURCE: ADAM SZYMKOWICZ at 3:09pm on January 14, 2013[SHARE]

I Interview Playwrights Part 545: David Koteles by Adam Szymkowicz

David KotelesHometown: Chatsworth, California Current Town: I'm about to move to Hell's Kitchen, New York CityQ:  Tell me about the show you're working on with Jason Jacobs.A:  It'…

SOURCE: ADAM SZYMKOWICZ at 7:45pm on January 13, 2013[SHARE]

I Interview Playwrights Part 544: Lyle Kessler by Adam Szymkowicz

Photo by Russ RowlandLyle Kessler Hometown:  Philadelphia, Pa Current Town:  New York City. Greenwich Village Q:  Tell me about Collision. A:  An Allegory, a Morality …

SOURCE: ADAM SZYMKOWICZ at 10:41am on January 8, 2013[SHARE]

I Interview Playwrights Part 543: Jaclyn Backhaus by Adam Szymkowicz

Jaclyn Backhaus Hometown: Phoenix, AZ Current Town: Brooklyn, NY Q:  Tell me about SET IN THE LIVING ROOM OF A SMALL TOWN AMERICAN PLAY. A:  I am a member of Theater Reconstructio…

SOURCE: ADAM SZYMKOWICZ at 8:24am on January 2, 2013[SHARE]

My 2012 In Review by Adam Szymkowicz

I had 11 productions of my plays this year, including Hearts Like Fists in LA and NYC which were both without a doubt the best received productions I've had.  Most recently I had 2 play…

SOURCE: ADAM SZYMKOWICZ at 9:52am on December 30, 2012[SHARE]

Press quotes from LA and NYC productions of Hearts Like Fists by Adam Szymkowicz

 Critic's Pick; "Parody and punches fly in Adam Szymkowicz's "Hearts Like Fists," the Flux Theater Ensemble's comic hybrid at the Secret Theater in Long Island City, Queens. The combina…

SOURCE: ADAM SZYMKOWICZ at 6:57pm on December 22, 2012[SHARE]

I Interview Playwrights Part 542: Chelsea Sutton by Adam Szymkowicz

Chelsea SuttonHometown: Murrieta, CACurrent Town: North Hollywood, CAQ:  What are you working on now?A:  Oh, it feels like a million things! I've started three different plays wi…

SOURCE: ADAM SZYMKOWICZ at 11:04am on December 20, 2012[SHARE]

I Interview Playwrights Part 541: Laura Marks by Adam Szymkowicz

Laura Marks Hometown: Lexington, KY Current Town: Brooklyn, NY Q:  Tell me about Bethany. A:  I wrote this play in early 2009 right after I'd been laid off. It's a darkly f…

SOURCE: ADAM SZYMKOWICZ at 10:37am on December 14, 2012[SHARE]

I Interview Playwrights Part 540: Don Zolidis by Adam Szymkowicz

Don ZolidisHometown: Janesville, Wisconsin. 

 Current Town: Austin, Texas and Phoenixville, Pennsylvania. 

 Q:  What are you working on now? A:  I've g…

SOURCE: ADAM SZYMKOWICZ at 12:15pm on December 9, 2012[SHARE]

Entrevisto a Dramaturgos: Concepción León Mora by Adam Szymkowicz

Concepción León Mora¿De qué estás trabajando ahora? En un texto que cuestione la pertinencia del ritual en una sociedad tan confundida y egoísta como la actual. La "particul…

SOURCE: ADAM SZYMKOWICZ at 11:17am on December 8, 2012[SHARE]

I Interview Playwrights Part 539: Concepción León Mora by Adam Szymkowicz

Translated by Andrea Thome and Lily Padilla Concepción León MoraQ:  What are you working on now?
 A:  A text which questions the relevance of ritual in a society as co…

SOURCE: ADAM SZYMKOWICZ at 10:41am on December 8, 2012[SHARE]

I Interview Playwrights Part 538: Saúl Enríquez by Adam Szymkowicz

Translated by Andrea Thome and Lily Padilla Saúl EnríquezHometown: I'm from Cardel, Veracruz, a beautiful town in the Gulf of Mexico, but I grew up in a magnificent valley in Orizaba, …

SOURCE: ADAM SZYMKOWICZ at 9:54am on December 7, 2012[SHARE]

Entrevisto a Dramaturgos: Saúl Enríquez by Adam Szymkowicz

Saúl Enríquez Procedencia: Soy de Cardel Veracruz, un pueblito hermoso del golfo de México, pero crecí en Orizaba Veracruz un valle magifico.Ciudad Actual: Cancún, Quintana Roo…

SOURCE: ADAM SZYMKOWICZ at 9:40am on December 7, 2012[SHARE]

Entrevisto a Dramaturgos: Bárbara Colio by Adam Szymkowicz

Bárbara Colio Procedencia: Mexicali, Baja California, México.Ciudad actual: Ciudad de México.¿En qué estás trabajando ahora?: Estoy trabajando con tres estupendos actores mexica…

SOURCE: ADAM SZYMKOWICZ at 6:37pm on December 6, 2012[SHARE]

I Interview Playwrights Part 537: Bárbara Colio by Adam Szymkowicz

translated by Andrea Thome and Lily Padilla Bárbara Colio Hometown:  Mexicali, Baja California, México. Current Town: Mexico City Q:  What are you working on now? A: …

SOURCE: ADAM SZYMKOWICZ at 6:32pm on December 6, 2012[SHARE]

I Interview Playwrights Part 536: Liza Birkenmeier by Adam Szymkowicz

Liza BirkenmeierHometown: St. Louis, MO Current Town: Brooklyn, NY Q: What are you working on now? A:  I am working with collaborator-director-friend Katherine Brook on a piece that…

SOURCE: ADAM SZYMKOWICZ at 8:50am on December 6, 2012[SHARE]

I Interview Playwrights Part 534: David Gaitán by Adam Szymkowicz

David GaitánHometown: Mexico City
 Current Town: Mexico City Q:  What are you working on now? A:  I'm writing a play for a specific group of actors; the peculiar thing (f…

SOURCE: ADAM SZYMKOWICZ at 11:22pm on December 5, 2012[SHARE]