“So many American plays are about family. When you're in the first part of your life, you write about family a lot. I find with my absurdist plays that I was actually writing about my family, but so disguised I didn't realize it myself.” WritingFirstsPlayRealizingMy FamilyAbout Family Author:Christopher Durang
“I write intuitively, and with most of my plays, I don't know what is always going to happen. This means I can sometimes go off on a wrong tangent, and with luck then rewrite it in a better direction. But it means I sometimes surprise myself as I'm going along.” KnowsWritingMeanI CanSometimesPlayHappensLuckSurprise Author:Christopher Durang
“I love actors. I enjoy their company, and I get excited each and every time they bring a character I've written to life. Every so often a talented actor doesn't hook in correctly to a character; or someone gets lost in a labyrinth of over-complicated thoughts, and the character and play suffer. However, most of the time I find actors either end up doing exactly what was in my head, or sometimes do something even better.” EndsSometimesPlayCharacterSufferingActorsLostEnjoyCompanyWrittenExcitedComplicatedHookLabyrinth Author:Christopher Durang
“The first several scenes are about sexual addiction. They're not specifically political at all... I didn't sit down and think, ''I am going to write something about the religious right.'' I started out by writing something about sexual addiction, and it evolved... I don't look at a calendar and say: ''Oh! There's going to be an election in 1996. I think now, in 1993, I'll start writing a play that'll be ready for it.''” ThinkingWritingFirstsLooksPlayPoliticalReligiousReadySceneDown AndElectionAddictionCraftsCalendars Author:Christopher Durang
“I thought if I can do something more playful and light like my play BEYOND THERAPY, it might be a money maker. I think one of the reasons BEYOND THERAPY has legs - it's been very successful for me around the country - is because it's a friendly play, rather sunny.” IfsThinkingI CanCountryReasonPlayLightMightCan DoSuccessfulLegsCraftsTherapyFriendlyMakersSunnyCan Do SomethingMoney Maker Author:Christopher Durang
