Rough Readings

Studying the Stars in our Universe of New Plays by Heather Helinsky, Playwrights Foundation Literary Manager 2021 Applicant Demographics Report prepared by Kieran Beccia, Associate Literary Manager    Playwrights Foundation strives to put the writer at the center of the dramatic universe. But the path writers make each season---applying...

[caption id="attachment_8885" align="alignleft" width="150"] Michael Gene Sullivan[/caption] What made you want to become a writer? My fourth grade class had to do a drama project, and I convinced my fellow students to write something about school funding. They agreed, but all dropped out of the creation process, which left...

[caption id="attachment_6274" align="alignleft" width="150"] Bennett Fisher[/caption] What made you want to become a writer? I studied theater in college and initially wanted to pursue acting. When I graduated and moved back to the Bay Area, I bounced around doing a lot of different things - acting, dramaturgy, directing,...