Interview with Playwright James Lantz

James Lantz discusses his play, The Bus.  What was your inspiration for this play? A few years ago there was a spate of heartbreaking suicides of gay teens, and some of them had a connection to a church or religion, and the whole thing just made me profoundly sad and...

Interview with Playwright Zoe Kamil

Zoe Kamil discusses her play, Nine Hours. What was your inspiration for the play? This play has been a part of my life for just about 2 years (more than that, if we’re counting the period of time where the play existed as a feeling and an idea rather than words), and...

Interview with Playwright Aleks Merilo

Aleks Merilo discusses his play, Tango Mike.  What was your inspiration for this play? My grandfather. He was an army veteran with a stoic nature, but I learned that towards the end of his life, he scheduled these terse phone calls with a retired navy officer who...

Interview with Playwright David Jacobi

  David Jacobi discusses his play, Mai Dang Lao. What was your inspiration for the play? I hope this doesn’t spoil the ending. The play was born from two separate ideas. The incident that occurs in the play is based on true events that occurred in 2004 at a...

Interview with Playwright Chris Holbrook

Chris Holbrook discusses his play, Ski Lift. What was your inspiration for this play? A ski lift, for me, is the perfect place for great theater. You’re stuck with strangers whom you would never talk to otherwise, and there is no escape. Even better, once you arrive...

Interview with Playwright Augusto Frederico Amador

Augusto Frederico Amador discusses his play, Kissing Che. What was your inspiration for this play? I’m very obsessed with historical events and the impact on human lives that they exact, whether just or unjust. What caught my attention was that the persecution of...