Before I run out again, I just got back from the Stories Hight Playwriting workshop and , for me, the most important lesson I got was that EVERY character that appears in a scene needs to have an Action defined as having a defined want and goal at that particular space in time. I’ll write…
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.
Defending A Treasure
This story is about… a young lawyer who is assigned a case to defend a recently retired U.S. Navy veteran for treason.
Write Actions to Show Character
I’m still at home waiting for the electrician to get back from getting things for my stupid doorbell and address light fixture. But I’m flipping through the channels and stopped on THE INSIDER on HBO with Russell Crowe. Anyways, in 2 short minutes, there’s a scene with Russell Crowe and his daughter as she’s having…
GARDEN OF DREAMS – A Play Reading
In a few weeks, the Sinag-tala Program of SFTPAA will be hosting a script reading of my first full-length play GARDEN OF DREAMS. No lie, I’m nervous as hell. In fact, I don’t really know how to feel, since it kinda changes every day. Now, I’m really glad that we’re having a quick rehearsal a…
On The Page – A Scriptwriting Podcast
So I’m racking my brain about the best way to “attack” writing my next play. My biggest hurdle seems to be Research. I have my subject, but I think that I’m taking way too much time figuring out how I’m going research this subject instead of actually writing the play. I was, still planning to,…
A Few Good Men – Script Review
As I type this, I’m waiting for the electrician to knock on my door to fix the broken doorbell. In an earlier post, I said that my next script will have something to do with U.S. Filipino Navy Veterans and their families. I’m thinking about wrapping that theme around a courtroom drama – something I…
Hysteria – Play Review
On Sunday afternoon (aka the Blue-Haired Show), I went to see a play called HYSTERIA at the Aurora Theater, which is right next to Berkeley Rep. It was hilarious! SYNOPSISSet in 1938, in the study of the aged and dying Sigmund Freud, in his Hampstead home in London, the peace of a wintry night is…
Wanna see a play, but they’re too expensive?
Hey, money’s a grip which sucks cuz i really want to see as much theater as I can. Luckily I found a group that I was a part of a while ago, but I forgot my stupid password. So I signed up again, and I’m glad that I did. It’s called Goldstar.com! I’ve noticed that…
Equus – Script Review
Here’s my first Review of a script that I just finished reading. This is actually my FIRST review I’ve written about anything. But the more I do, hopefully I’ll learn from the devices the playwright uses and adapt them into my writing. The play is called EQUUS by Peter Shaffer. It was first produced at…
My goal
My goal is to have a play produced in a state outside of California by the age of 40. Can I do it? Sana… But that’s why I started this site. Hope you take this ride with me… like all good drama – will i succeed or fail?