Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Working in the Theatre - The Play That Changed My Life - December, 2009
American Theatre Wing: "What was The Play That Changed Your Life? Not only the title of a new American Theatre Wing book, which posed that question to 19 of America's most distinguished playwrights, but the start of a discussion by two of those playwrights, Tina Howe and Diana Son. They also talk about which of their own plays changed their lives; what role theatre played while growing up; if there were teachers who inspired them to get involved in theatre writing; what drew them to playwriting; how much of themselves are in their characters; and their role as mentors for young writers."
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I think the question "what was the play that changed my life" is a very important consideration that we should all think about every once in a while to remind ourselves of what intrigued us so much about theatre and why we chose this as a career. If we ponder this question more, it could help us figure out what kind of theatre we want to create and facilitate the process of creating the kind of theatre that we love. Especially for playwrights and directors, I think it's important that they keep in mind how they want to affect the audiences that will be experiencing their theatrical work, and should be conscious of how different elements in theatre can inspire or influence people. Hopefully, this is a question that all people in the theatrical world have asked themselves more than once during their careers.
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