C. Troutman ALWAYS on brand with the literary recommendations. 💗 I am, perhaps, like you, that authors and creators must use their empathy to branch out and grow as artists, while also being self-aware about their ignorance. I would love to hear your thoughts about identity politics for playwriting sometime, there’s an intersecting dimension of on-stage representation that goes hand-in-hand with the playwright’s storytelling that would be interesting to explore.
P.S. Hayley William’s “Petals for Armor” came out about two weeks ago and NEWS FLASH, it is more organic and heartfelt than anything she did with Paramore.
I have been waiting for the right moment for "Petals of Armor," and I think I need to just go for it. Are there any specific plays that come to mind for you? I'm familiar with a lot of conversations that are focused on Shakespeare, and some more recent convos about representation in TV writers' rooms...but that connection between writing and acting is so interesting to me, and how it relates to representation, I imagine, is complex. I'd love to dive in more. Thanks for reading, Zoe!
My expertise lies in late modern and contemporary drama, so my recommendations come from the last 200 years to now. There are also books ~about~ drama (not textbooks) that are influential too. Could be an interesting tangent to go on someday. 😉
C. Troutman ALWAYS on brand with the literary recommendations. 💗 I am, perhaps, like you, that authors and creators must use their empathy to branch out and grow as artists, while also being self-aware about their ignorance. I would love to hear your thoughts about identity politics for playwriting sometime, there’s an intersecting dimension of on-stage representation that goes hand-in-hand with the playwright’s storytelling that would be interesting to explore.
P.S. Hayley William’s “Petals for Armor” came out about two weeks ago and NEWS FLASH, it is more organic and heartfelt than anything she did with Paramore.
I have been waiting for the right moment for "Petals of Armor," and I think I need to just go for it. Are there any specific plays that come to mind for you? I'm familiar with a lot of conversations that are focused on Shakespeare, and some more recent convos about representation in TV writers' rooms...but that connection between writing and acting is so interesting to me, and how it relates to representation, I imagine, is complex. I'd love to dive in more. Thanks for reading, Zoe!
My expertise lies in late modern and contemporary drama, so my recommendations come from the last 200 years to now. There are also books ~about~ drama (not textbooks) that are influential too. Could be an interesting tangent to go on someday. 😉