“People ask me when I decided to become a playwright, and I tell them I decide to do it every day. Most days it's very hard because I'm frightened - not frightened of writing a bad play, although that happens often with me. I'm frightened of encountering the wilderness of my own spirit, which is always , no matter how many plays I write, a new and uncharted place. Every day when I sit down to write, I can't remember how it's done.” PeopleWritingI CanMatterHardDonePlayHappensRememberSpiritAsksMy OwnDecidedCraftsAsk MeWildernessFrightenedPlaywrightUncharted Author:Suzan-Lori Parks
“Some people think I am an issue-oriented writer, but I've never said to myself, I'm gong to write about such-and-such an issue - that would make for incredibly boring writing, at least to my taste. Creating someone I don't know and her made-up world shows us more about who we are - is actually a better mirror - than if I were to parade in front of you an instantly recognizable person in an instantly recognizable situation. I'm not saying, Let's make it all abstract and weird and difficult and thereby you will know more about yourself. My process is much more organic than that.” PeopleIfsThinkingKnowsWorldWritingPersonsMadeSaidShowsProcessDifficultSituationIssuesFrontsTasteCreatingMirrorsBoringCraftsAbstractWho We AreAbout YourselfParadesGongs Author:Suzan-Lori Parks
“The first time I went over to [my director's] house, he said to me, This is a very strange play. I was pleased that he reminded me of that. [He] understands the play [VENUS] intellectually and emotionally and the humor, the funny bone.” FirstsSaidPlayHouseStrangeDirectorsFirst TimeBonesCraftsVenusFunny Bones Author:Suzan-Lori Parks
“I don't consciously start writing a play that involves issues. After it's done, I sit back like everyone else and think about what it means.” ThinkingWritingMeanDonePlayIssuesCrafts Author:Suzan-Lori Parks
