In their first episode of 2023, Tori and Mabelle talk with Franky D. Gonzalez about his writing rituals, the importance of community, and how a chance bus ride and kindness led to his writing stint on “13 Reasons Why.” He also shares his shift from writing plays to please others to writing plays for his […]
Tori and Mabelle talk with Inda about her journey from sketch comedy in Chicago to Dramatic Writing at USC and beyond! Inda shares about motherhood, the moment at an audition when she realized she needed to make a life change, and how she found her voice as a playwright. https://open.spotify.com/episode/2fGcRxIX2A19ks2d3tj8Ge?si=c4668665719f4583 Writing Prompt (courtesy of Inda Craig-Galván) […]
Tori and Mabelle talk with Joanne Ruelos Diaz about her incredible book, “The Little Book of Joy: 365 Ways to Celebrate Every Day.” Other topics include mom-ing and writing; Joanne’s work with educational literacy publications and Sesame Street in Communities; streaming shows centering Asian characters; and finding your joy. Writing prompt (courtesy of Joanne Ruelos […]
In their first Hey Playwright Book Club episode, Tori and Mabelle talk with playwright and educator, Guillermo Reyes, about his play, “That Day in Tucson,” which centers on Daniel Hernandez Jr., the young man credited with saving congresswoman Gabby Giffords’s life when a man opened fire on a crowd hitting 19 people and killing six. […]
Tori and Mabelle talk with educator and TYA playwright, Starry Krueger, about the Imaginary Theater Company, her pivot to teaching and producing online theatre, and the importance of art as a tool for catharsis and empathy. Go to show notes.
Tori and Mabelle talk with Cygnet Theatre’s Associate Artistic Director, accomplished theatre-maker and all-around beautiful human being, Robby Lutfy. Robby shares his approach to reading plays through multiple judgement-free reads using his *vomit writing* free-writes to lift the rocks created by the playwright. Robby discusses wrestling with his own artistic mission statement by taking the […]
Tori and Mabelle host the second Hey Playwright festival — V-Minute Valentines. Listen to the whole show of love-filled short plays. Though there is no prompt for this episode, we hope it’ll inspire you to write something to do with love connections (and lack thereof). Go to show notes.
On Saturday, February 13, 2021, we had a magical night where we got to experience the wonderful works of nine playwrights. They brought us joy, laughter, and hope. We hope you enjoy them as much as we did.