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Quote by Paula Vogel

“Playwriting isn't a calling so much as it is a hazing process.”

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Paula Vogel, born on November 16, 1951, is an accomplished American playwright known for her profound emotional expression and exploration of social issues. more

“When I first started writing plays I couldn't write good dialogue because I didn't respect how black people talked. I thought that in order to make art out of their dialogue I had to change it, make it into something different. Once I learned to value and respect my characters, I could really hear them. I let them start talking.”

People Writing Firsts Art Different Play Character Values Order Black Talking Theatre Dialogue Black People Values And Respect

Author:August Wilson

“A play has two authors, the playwright and the actor.”

Two Play Actors Theatre Playwright

Book:In search of theater

Source: In search of theater

“Farce is tragedy played at a thousand revolutions per minute.”

Minutes Revolution Thousand Tragedy Theater Theatre Rebellious Farce

Author:John Mortimer

“There is no more reason for a room on a stage to be a reproduction of an actual room than for an actor who plays the part of Napoleon to be Napoleon, or for an actor who plays Death in the old morality play to be dead.”

Reason Play Actors Rooms Stage Morality Theatre Reproduction

Book:The Dramatic Imagination: Reflections and Speculations on the Art of the Theatre, Reissue

Source: The Dramatic Imagination: Reflections and Speculations on the Art of the Theatre, Reissue

“A ground plan is important in terms of its rigor. If your plan is soggy and weak, your production will be soggy and weak.”

Ifs Important Term Plans Weak Productions Theatre Rigor

Author:David G. Hays

“I want everyone to feel as much as possible as if they inhabit the same space. They more fluid the relationship between actor and audience, the better.”

Ifs Want Feels Actors Space Audience Theatre Fluid Actors And Audience

Author:Christine Jones

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