Working in the Theatre Playwrights (Season 28, Episode 10)
TV Episode | Documentary, Talk-Show

Working in the Theatre

Playwrights (Season 28, Episode 10)

TV Episode | Documentary, Talk-Show

Playwrights Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa (Dark Matters), Douglas Carter Beane (The Little Dog Laughed), Kia Corthron (Breath Boom), Daisy Foote (Bhutan) and Adam Rapp (Red Light Winter) discuss why they, as products of the age of electronic ...See morePlaywrights Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa (Dark Matters), Douglas Carter Beane (The Little Dog Laughed), Kia Corthron (Breath Boom), Daisy Foote (Bhutan) and Adam Rapp (Red Light Winter) discuss why they, as products of the age of electronic entertainment -- and as writers who work in various forms -- choose to tell certain stories in the theatre; consider whether one can be taught playwriting or whether one simply learns it; ponder the prevalence of 90 minute plays against the three-act classics of the past; and reflect upon the writers who most influenced their own work. Written by ATW See less

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6 cast members

Name	Known for
Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa Self Self See fewer	Carrie (2013)
Douglas Carter Beane Self Self See fewer	To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar (1995)
Kia Corthron Self Self See fewer	The Wire (2002)
Daisy Foote Self Self See fewer	American Playhouse (1980)
Adam Rapp Self Self See fewer	Blackbird (2007)
Howard Sherman Self - Moderator Self - Moderator See fewer	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)