Playwright to Playwright: Conversations with Artists about Theatre, Process, and General Life
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Playwright Alexander Kveton sits down with writers ranging from emerging to established to talk about themselves, their work, and what's on their minds. Each episode ends with a short sample of the featured playwright's work.

Episode 12: Sam Byron

Alex talks to Sam about the difference between writing as a teenager versus an adult, being the writer that doesn't get every opportunity, and figurin...
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Episode 11: Catherine Weingarten

Alex talks to Catherine about writing romance today, being trashy, body issues, and the phenomenon of discovering repressed feelings in writing. Cathe...
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Episode 10: Caridad Svich

Alex talks to Caridad about making space for the impossible, the giants of playwriting, reconciling history and the classics, how plays are perceived ...
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Episode 09: Paris Crayton III

Alex talks to Paris about fear, creating your "yes," defying expectations, being a different type of rebel, and overcoming abuse. Paris reads from his...
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Episode 08: Daniel McCoy

Alex talks to Daniel about his upcoming productions Perfect Teeth and Dick Pix, jumping between styles, one's intention as a writer, and being your ow...
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Episode 07: Francisca Da Silveira

Alex talks to Francisca about being inspired by history, realizing the importance of sharing personal experiences, writing about millennials, mental h...
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Episode 06: Ben Firke

Alex talks to Ben about what young playwrights should remember, getting sober, socialism, how to use one's privilege, and getting more radicalism into...
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Episode 05: Ryann Weir

Alex talks to Ryann about coming from an acting background, moving from writing more collaboratively to writing on her own, Westerns, TV vs plays, mim...
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Episode 04: David McGee

Alex talks to David about being silly, sitting in the middle of wanting to make big plays but being drawn to things you once found “boring,” and allow...
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