Thanks to Jeff Sweet for flagging this post from the Guardian blog. Of course, it's a question that keeps coming up -- often on the pages of this very site. [ed note: see Rolando Teco's recent post: Our Fear of Ambition: Killing Us Softly And Slowly ] Here's an excerpt:
...are these prizes, readings, showcases and screenwriting compromising the next generation of playwrights? I've been reading entries for a number of new writing competitions recently and, although there have been some raw and exciting pieces, much of the work could function equally well on TV. The majority of plays have been dialogue-heavy, vicious and pacey – but what's often missing is visual ambition and theatrical flair.
Read the full post here.
https://www.rolandtecumbrella.com
