“I can't quite remember the exact moment when I became obsessed with writing a play about the seemingly endless war in the Democratic Republic of Congo, but I knew that I wanted to somehow tell the stories of the Congolese women caught in the cross-fire.” WritingI CanWarPlayMomentsStoriesWantedRememberFireCrossesDemocraticCaughtEndlessObsessedRepublicCongoEndless WarDemocratic Republic Author:Lynn Nottage
“When you begin a play, you're going to have to spend a lot of time with those characters, so those characters are going to have to be rich enough that you want to take a very long journey with them. That's how I begin thinking about what I want to write about and who I want to write about.” ThinkingWantWritingLongEnoughPlayCharacterRichJourneyLong Journey Author:Lynn Nottage
“I think that when you're first shaping the play and trying to find a character, the initial actors that develop it end up imprinting on it - you hear their voices, you hear their rhythms. You can't help but to begin to write toward them during the rehearsal process.” ThinkingWritingTryingFirstsEndsPlayCharacterHelpingActorsProcessVoiceRhythmInitialsRehearsalImprinting Author:Lynn Nottage
“I see the audience as the final collaborator. I think it's kind of bullshit when people say, "I'm not interested in the audience reaction." I'm like, "Then why do you do theater? You can write a book, then you don't have to see how the audience reacts." It's a living, breathing thing.” PeopleThinkingWritingKindBookAudienceTheaterFinalsReactionsBreathingNot InterestedBullshitCollaborators Author:Lynn Nottage
