Entries in Zayd Dohrn (4)

Wednesday
Jul152020

Portland Shakes Interview

Interesting to come across an older interview, to see what I was thinking about and working on a few years ago. Some things have changed, but what hasn't:

Be fearless. Be persistent. Be a nice person in real life, but be a total monster in your writing. Write monsters. Write monstrously. Write the scene you can’t see in real life but it would be great to see. Write a dark wish. Write something that will change the world. Write something that you get up in the middle of the night to reread. And reread and reread. And don’t let the bastards get you down. 

https://portlandshakes.org/interview-with-playwright-david-e-tolchinsky/

 

 

Thursday
Oct192017

Fun visit with Writer John Logan

With faculty members/writers Zayd Dohrn and Thomas Bradshaw and our NU MFAs in Writing for Screen and Stage.

 

Saturday
Nov122016

Inspiring visit with Pulitzer-Prize winning playwright, Ayad Akhtar (Disgraced)

Last Tuesday, Zayd Dohrn and I co-moderated an inspiring conversation with Pulitzer-prize winning playwright/screenwriter/actor Ayad Akhtar (Disgraced) with our MFA writing students.  

 

Tuesday
Sep012015

Interview in Proscenium Journal

Thoughts about my play, Clear, teaching writing, and advice for new playwrights -- 

http://prosceniumjournal.com/2015/09/01/interview-with-david-e-tolchinsky-writer-of-clear/