Playwrighting Week 9

Its the finale of the course. After several re-writes of our new ten minute plays taking into account our esteemed teacher's feedback and the input of our fellow writers, this is it. The actors are coming and we will hear our play scripts read with momentum and the spin that the actors bring to their readings. I am hoping that this is an enjoyable moment for all of us and not too terrifying. Some of our work already has a buzz to it. Which was obvious from the readings. Generally the actors, the performance art director and Daryll our stand up comedian had a head start on audience response. I have managed to throw away the unnecessary dialogue that didn't move the action forward or give a greater understanding to the play itself. I have also worked on making the words more naturalistic to allow the actors their own subtext. I'm still bashing away at the keys and making changes. The ending needs more of a moment. I also need to time a spoken read through to see how close I am to the ten minute mark.