When we sympathize with a character’s motivations for committing a heinous act, we’re likely to excuse that character’s actions. via Why We Love TV's Most Deeply Flawed Characters | Co.Create: Creativity Culture Commerce. I wish that this article was longer and told from a writer’s point of view, but I could see the pulling point…
Author: Conrad
Conrad's a San Francisco Bay Area Playwright. He loves long walks upon the concrete and rainy days. Aside from writing words for actors to regurgitate into an audience's ears and eyes, he loves sports, 90's R&B, and learning.
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Preface: My Dear Diary section is written in a stream, so what’s fished out below is still kinda stinky and slimy. I over-edit everything I write: scripts, procedure manuals, tweets… But that’s not the intent of what follows. I’m just trying to get some shit straight in my head. (And if I was editing, I’d…
Monologue Workshop Notes
My class had our Monologue Midterms yesterday. Besides being nervous as heck, I thought I did okay ONCE I was on stage and got past the first 15 seconds of my piece. What was cool was that there’s maybe 30-35 students in the class and one-by-one, we bared our page-written souls. It was a good…
Mister Rogers is my Dad… a monologue
Just wanted to share this piece I needed to write for my Monologues Class. Oh, and not only is it a writing class, we have to perform it too! I’m glad it didn’t have to be off-book because I got so nervous that I had blanked out a couple of times when we workshopped this…
The Living Room Play. Oh, that’s how one’s done.
So my class was invited to a friend’s house to watch Glen Berger’s UNDERNEATH THE LINTEL in his living room! There are only 6 people in my class so it was actually a perfect setting to experience my first Living Room Play. I’ve been reading about this unique theatre experience on a couple of other blogs…
GSP-Diaz UFC 158 Media Call Highlights
GSP-Diaz UFC 158 Media Call Highlights And Audio *Must Read* | UFC NEWS MMA News | Mixed Martial Arts | UFC News | BJPenn | MMA Fight | UFC Fights. If anything, this is a pretty good example of agression/power in dialog. I don’t need to listen to the presser to see the ebbs and…
N is for… – How To Playwright
N is for… – How To Playwright. Love this post… and this BLOG! I’m a fan and I need to take a break. My hunched back is beginning to bark at me.
The Sound of Fury – Stephen Adly Guirgiss
The Sound of Fury – New York Times. I’m “inspired” by the stories of his procrastination. Inspired isn’t really the word, but relatable seems to be suited more to me. At any rate, it’s a good read… as well as inspiring.
Milk, Eggs, and Submit More!
So, I’m still trying to get adjusted to this new life. I’m surprisingly waking up earlier than ever, even though this is a by-product of sleeping earlier… or that just might be because of my age (41). At any rate, I’ve been thinking about the steps I need to do to ensure that this new…
Happy BIRTH day to me!
It’s kind of poetic that I re-begin my blog on my birthday. I started a new life chapter on Monday. And honestly, it scares the crap out of me. How am I going to afford the mortgage payments while keeping up with all my bills? What kind of dbag am I to leave my team…