Okay, I haven't done any of that. I have talked about skipping rope a lot, but that is the extent of it. That is a shame! Why haven't I listened to the Rocky Theme. I'm going to do that. Do you mind? Thanks, just a sec.
And done! Aah, the magic of the internet. You should take a minute to listen to it too. The blog will be here when you get back. I promise, you won't regret it.
Done? Great! Let's get back to me.
You may not know, but I am a playwright. As an aside, if you are interested in why it is spelled that way (I wondered) you can check out this article. Fascinating. Anyway, I am a playwright. Of course, I am not a successful playwright. I'm not a published or produced playwright. However, I have crafted a full-length play, half a musical (minus lyrics), uncountable short pieces (two have been performed by me, one received honorable mention in a high school contest), and have two other plays in progress. I think that qualifies as a playwright.
I will let you know as soon as I add the words successful, published, or produced to that title.
Anyway, I was reading an article about becoming a better playwright. Among it's suggestions was to read a lot of plays. Fortunately, this is something that I do anyway. However, I have not read many one-act plays. I haven't seen any one-act plays that I can remember. In fact, I am completely unfamiliar with the pacing.
Shortly after receiving the invitation to the project I was at Deseret Industries looking for a baseball glove for myself and my son. Different story, I won't go into the details. Suffice it to say that I spent $5 on baseball gloves and it was money well spent. While there I found something I wasn't trying to find.
I immediately thought, "I should read that." So, I did. I read a play or two a day over the last few weeks. I reviewed it on Goodreads. It was a short review. Basically, some plays were great, others not so much. I think my major complaint would be that most of the plays were older (the book was compiled in 1958) and while each had a unique style there was a generational tone that seemed to run through them all. It was a different world and not a time period I feel comfortable writing about (yet). Still, the biographies for the authors had this little gem about Arthur Miller: "He is married to Marilyn Monroe and at present lives in Roxbury, Connecticut." Old books are moments frozen in time.
After, I wanted to read more current one-act plays. I found a collection of short-plays from the 1980's at the local library. While grabbing that book I pulled some nearby items off the shelves. I love the library! Here is my current reading list:
Fortunately, plays are quick to read as I only have ten more days to prepare. Unfortunately, I've gotten bogged down in the Dedication of Peter Pan. And yes, it is Peter Pan the stage production not the novel. I won't finish all of them before Friday, but I'll do my best. The one's that I don't finish before next Friday I'll ready later because I want to read them anyway.
Any plays you think I should read? Reading suggestions are always my favorite!
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