How to Beat the Feedback Freeze and Keep Moving Forward
What to Do With Notes When You’re Feeling Stuck You’ve just had a table reading and got feedback on your new musical or play. Oof. You sit through the conversation, scribble some notes. And suddenly, your brain goes silent. Everything you’ve done feels wrong. You...
How to Make Progress When You Don’t Know Your Show’s Ending Yet
For Playwrights and Musical Theater Writers Who Thrive in Discovery Mode You’ve got a great setup. Characters who pop. A world that feels rich with possibilities. But there’s just one little issue… You have no idea how your show ends. Or you have an idea, but it's not...
Why Most New Plays and Musicals Stall in Development
Why Most New Plays and Musicals Stall in Development (And What Actually Moves Them Forward) Let’s say the quiet part out loud. Most new plays and musicals don’t stall out because they’re bad.They stall out because the people making them are doing many different...
Don’t Write Passive Protagonists
Stop Writing Passive Protagonists (Or: Why Your Play Feels Flat Even Though the Writing Is Good) Let me say something I wish more writers heard early: Most scripts don’t fail because the dialogue is bad.They fail because the protagonist doesn’t do anything. I read a...
Building Your Musical One Song at a Time
How Daily Songwriting Habits Can Move Your Musical Forward Writing a musical can feel like climbing a mountain (I see you singing the song right now) —and doing it alone makes the peak look farther and steeper. And definitely harder. Here's the truth: the best...
The Daily Draft: How to Avoid Getting Lost Rewriting the Same Scene
Ever find yourself “working on your show” for hours… only to realize you’ve just reworked the same five lines over and over again? Yeah, it happens to everyone. Rewriting is the very essence of writing—but if you do it too soon, it can also become a trap. You start...
Tips to Write Characters So Real They Practically Pay Rent
You’ve got a great premise. You’ve outlined a killer plot. But your characters? They’re… fine. They’re saying all the right things, but somehow, it’s just not clicking. It’s like they’re reading cue cards instead of living inside the world of your play or musical. And...
How Not to Lose Momentum in Writing Your Play
Staying productive between sparks of inspiration If you’ve ever stared at your script and had absolutely no idea of what to write, you’re not alone. You're only human. Inspiration is powerful, but fleeting. If you only write when the muse shows up, your show might...
Masta Ace Brings THE FALLING SEASON Musical Preview to The Green Room 42
Masta Ace Brings THE FALLING SEASON Musical Preview to The Green Room 42The Green Room 42 will present a special one-night-only concert performance of THE FALLING SEASON, a new hip-hop musical by internationally acclaimed rapper and storyteller Masta Ace, on Thursday,...