Writing TV, Thinking Theatre—But With Less Urgency
The transition from writing for nothing to writing for a paycheck has been smooth. But is stage work now a dream, or just a daydream?
Category Archives: TV or Not TV
Are theatre and television brethren, cousins, something more distant—or something closer? As more and more stage dramatists are working in TV (and vice versa), the lines look blurrier than ever, and they seem to run both ways.
‘Crazy Ex-Girlfriend’: Making a Musical on a TV Schedule
Each week the CW series serves up an hourlong musical comedy about its characters’ tangled inner lives.
Tell a Vision: Is TV Better Because of Who’s Writing for It?
After all, the last time the medium had a supposed Golden Age was when it staged plays live. Coincidence?
Playwrights and TV: It’s Not Just About the Money
Increasingly, playwrights writing for television are finding creative satisfaction they don’t always get in the theatre.
From ‘The Walking Dead’ to ‘Eclipsed,’ Danai Gurira Is Killing It
Actor. Playwright. Activist. Zombie slayer. Is there anything she can’t do?
Theatre on the Small Screen: ‘Smash’ Vs. ‘Slings & Arrows’
One show saw theatre as an island of misfit toys, the other as a glamorous roundelay of pretty people. Guess which one rings truer?
