Playwright's Spotlight with Laura King

In this episode, I speak to playwright Laura King about the benefits of a dramaturge and taking the MFA path to becoming a playwright. We also discuss how to approach teen and young adult theatre, the elements of bravery and honesty when applied to playwriting, the pros and cons of directing your own work, and the importance of production versus publication. Laura is very insightful and offers a lot of resources that many playwrights will find quite useful. I hope you enjoy this episode as much as I enjoyed recording it.

Laura King is an award-winning playwright with an MFA from the Playwright's Lab at Hollins University and is an instructor of theatre in Georgia. Laura's plays are available at StageRights, YouthPLAYS, Polychoron Press, and the New Play Exchange. She is a member of the Dramatists Guild, Working Title Playwrights, and the Southeastern Theatre Conference.

Links to resources discussed in this episode -

Hollins Playwrights Lab
https://www.hollins.edu/academics/graduate-degrees/playwriting-mfa/playwriting_banner/

Play Submission Helper -
https://psh.playsubmissionshelper.com/psh-membership

New York City Playwrights -
https://www.nycplaywrights.org

StageRights -
https://www.stagerights.com

Southeastern Theatre Conference -
https://www.setc.org

Ready to Publish -
https://www.setc.org/scholarships-awards/awards/ready-to-publish/

YouthPLAYS -
https://www.youthplays.com/

Write Now -
http://writenow.co

Child's Play Arizona -
https://www.childsplayaz.org/

Purple Crayon -
https://www.purplecrayonplayers.com

Working Title Playwrights -
https://workingtitleplaywrights.com

Dramatic Publishing -
https://www.dramaticpublishing.com

American Association for Community Theatre -
https://aact.org
Websites and socials for James Elden, Punk Monkey Productions and Playwright's Spotlight

Punk Monkey Productions -
www.punkmonkeyproductions.com

PLAY Noir -
www.playnoir.com

PLAY Noir Anthology –
www.punkmonkeyproductions.com/contact.html

James Elden -
Twitter - @jameseldensauer
IG - @alakardrake
FB - fb.com/jameseldensauer

Punk Monkey Productions and PLAY Noir -
Twitter - @punkmonkeyprods
- @playnoirla
IG - @punkmonkeyprods
- @playnoir_la

FB - fb.com/playnoir
- fb.com/punkmonkeyproductions

Playwright's Spotlight -
Twitter - @wrightlightpod
IG - @playwrights_spotlight

Playwriting services through Los Angeles Collegiate Playwrights Festival
www.losangelescollegiateplaywrightsfestival.com/services.html