It never, ever ceases to amaze any of us at The Inkwell... the twists and turns and flights of fancy of the playwrights mind. Man, do we love sharing what they are thinking with you, whether through their plays or as they write back to us about their experiences with The Inkwell. As I've mentioned before, we asked that the playwrights we worked with during the 2009 Inkubator Festival blog for us, if they can.
So here's a delightful little interlude from one playwright that we love... Anna Moench.
The Inkwell staged a 20-minute excerpt of Anna's play The Pillow Book as part of our By the Book showcase (there's more to share about this wonderful evening of plays, so check out the blog post of a couple of weeks ago).
Anna gave us one of the most interesting explorations of a marriage I have read or seen... a play based on the form the pillow book, a collection of observations and musings invented by a Japanese lady of court in the 10th Century.
And so it's a delight for her to share her own take on blog dialogue here, which includes a portrait of me. Please know that I am really not that scary (at least I don't think so).
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Anne McCaw, Queen of the Dramaturgs, chills in her Dramaturgy Throne.
Anna Moench, Playwright Supplicant to Dramaturgy's Insights, enters.
Moench: Oh Great Anne McCaw! I come to extend my gratitude for including my work in The Inkubator Festival!
McCaw: I don't need gratitude, woman, I need blog posts!
Moench: But Great Anne McCaw, I am frightened of the Internet and the lurking masses who shall read my words!
McCaw: Aren't you supposed to be a writer? Isn't that the whole point?
Moench: Touche.
Anne asked us writers to describe a particular moment in the Inkubator Festival process that stood out as particularly awesome, but for me, there were several. And all of them were moments I shared with The Inkwell's intrepid staff. So here they are. In a list. Because I like lists.
Great Moments With People I Met At The Inkwell
by Anna Moench
1. Discussing my piece with my dramaturg, Deb Sivigny. Deb's questions and observations were insightful, and she gave me the thing that every writer really needs while revising a new piece: an intelligent, critical outsider's perspective. Thanks, Deb!
2. Watching the series of excerpt readings. The group of actors who played characters in each piece were so talented, so committed, so up for anything, and, perhaps most importantly, so supportive of each other and the plays they were showcasing. Plus, the actors who were in my excerpt did a fantastic job. Thanks, guys!
3. Observing a young, dynamic theater company do something ambitious and important. It is incredibly difficult to read through hundreds of script submissions, to organize and run a festival that involves dozens of writers, actors, directors, dramaturgs, technicians, staff, and the like, and to do it all with panache. But The Inkwell did it. And they've only been around for a few years. Booyah. I was so impressed with everyone I met and worked with, and I can't thank you all enough for doing what you do.
So here's a delightful little interlude from one playwright that we love... Anna Moench.
The Inkwell staged a 20-minute excerpt of Anna's play The Pillow Book as part of our By the Book showcase (there's more to share about this wonderful evening of plays, so check out the blog post of a couple of weeks ago).
Anna gave us one of the most interesting explorations of a marriage I have read or seen... a play based on the form the pillow book, a collection of observations and musings invented by a Japanese lady of court in the 10th Century.
And so it's a delight for her to share her own take on blog dialogue here, which includes a portrait of me. Please know that I am really not that scary (at least I don't think so).
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Anne McCaw, Queen of the Dramaturgs, chills in her Dramaturgy Throne.
Anna Moench, Playwright Supplicant to Dramaturgy's Insights, enters.
Moench: Oh Great Anne McCaw! I come to extend my gratitude for including my work in The Inkubator Festival!
McCaw: I don't need gratitude, woman, I need blog posts!
Moench: But Great Anne McCaw, I am frightened of the Internet and the lurking masses who shall read my words!
McCaw: Aren't you supposed to be a writer? Isn't that the whole point?
Moench: Touche.
Anne asked us writers to describe a particular moment in the Inkubator Festival process that stood out as particularly awesome, but for me, there were several. And all of them were moments I shared with The Inkwell's intrepid staff. So here they are. In a list. Because I like lists.
Great Moments With People I Met At The Inkwell
by Anna Moench
1. Discussing my piece with my dramaturg, Deb Sivigny. Deb's questions and observations were insightful, and she gave me the thing that every writer really needs while revising a new piece: an intelligent, critical outsider's perspective. Thanks, Deb!
2. Watching the series of excerpt readings. The group of actors who played characters in each piece were so talented, so committed, so up for anything, and, perhaps most importantly, so supportive of each other and the plays they were showcasing. Plus, the actors who were in my excerpt did a fantastic job. Thanks, guys!
3. Observing a young, dynamic theater company do something ambitious and important. It is incredibly difficult to read through hundreds of script submissions, to organize and run a festival that involves dozens of writers, actors, directors, dramaturgs, technicians, staff, and the like, and to do it all with panache. But The Inkwell did it. And they've only been around for a few years. Booyah. I was so impressed with everyone I met and worked with, and I can't thank you all enough for doing what you do.
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