Tag: script
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runaway projects
Some of you may remember the stage play that I wrote a while back called Runaway. Produced as part of The Windsor Writers Series in 2017, the play is a surreal family drama that reached people in a way I didn’t anticipate. I still get asked about it by friends and audience members. Is the…
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48 hr film
Every year, WIFF hosts a challenge: you can sign up a team to write, film, edit and submit a 1-5 minute film in 48 hours. I participated last year, so was very excited when our friend got a team together for the 2017 iteration. We went to the kick-off event. We met around our dining…
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post-show
I took some time off from writing. A play I wrote was onstage almost a month ago, and I thought a break would do me well. It’s draining and wonderful and humbling to be a part of any theatre production, and this one was no exception. The play is called Runaway, and was about a…
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second draft shakes
So I’m part of this playwrighting circle. Usually, we meet at a pub or a coffeeshop, read through a script together and then discuss it. It’s a chill and intelligent group and I enjoy talking theatre with them. This past meeting, however, was particularly intense for me. I had an edited draft of my play…
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first drafts are meant to be written on
It’s 40 pages high. The printer ink is sharp against the new paper. There’s a title, a character list. It’s pristine, and I’m fooling myself, but it looks finished. Sometimes, I start out writing scenes by hand. Whatever paper happens to be around, even if it’s only a sticky note. I then type out what…
brittni in ink 