Necessarily, I'm always involved in casting, as any playwright is, because the whole process of putting on a play is a collaborative, organic effort on the part of a bunch of people trying to think alike.
Necessarily, I'm always involved in casting, as any playwright is, because the whole process of putting on a play is a collaborative, organic effort … - David Ives
Necessarily, I'm always involved in casting, as any playwright is, because the whole process of putting on a play is a collaborative, organic effort …
- David Ives
With my plays, when the lights go down, at least the audience isn't thinking, 'Oh, God, two more hours of this. - David Ives
With my plays, when the lights go down, at least the audience isn't thinking, 'Oh, God, two more hours of this.
Writing a play, you start with less, so more is demanded of you. It's as if you have to not only write a symphony, but invent the instruments as well. - David Ives
Writing a play, you start with less, so more is demanded of you. It's as if you have to not only write a symphony, but invent the instruments as well.
I've taught both screenwriting and playwriting, and playwriting is both much harder and much more rewarding. One can teach people how to tell a story… - David Ives
I've taught both screenwriting and playwriting, and playwriting is both much harder and much more rewarding. One can teach people how to tell a story…
Learning to write for the theatre is learning to be a human being, because the theatre by its very nature makes you deal with other human beings. - David Ives
Learning to write for the theatre is learning to be a human being, because the theatre by its very nature makes you deal with other human beings.
Lists are anti-democratic, discriminatory, elitist, and sometimes the print is too small. - David Ives
Lists are anti-democratic, discriminatory, elitist, and sometimes the print is too small.
I think everything should be in verse. 'The New York Times' should be in verse. - David Ives
I think everything should be in verse. 'The New York Times' should be in verse.
I admire pop songs that are perfect at three minutes. - David Ives
I admire pop songs that are perfect at three minutes.
All reviews should carry a Surgeon General's warning. The good ones turn your head, the bad ones break your heart. - David Ives
All reviews should carry a Surgeon General's warning. The good ones turn your head, the bad ones break your heart.
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