About this episode
An interview with legendary playwright Sarah Ruhl discussing her career and various works.
Today, I’m thrilled to announce my interview with legendary playwright Sarah Ruhl. Tune in to hear some of the stories of her legendary career, including her experience breaking the fourth wall in EURYDICE, telling her own story in LETTERS FROM MAX, watching the audience response to IN THE NEXT ROOM, teaching at the Yale School of Drama, addressing addiction in BECKY NURSE OF SALEM, exploring Virginia Woolf’s portrayal of gender in ORLANDO, the advice she got from Paula Vogel, doing research to create the three parts of PASSION PLAY, exploring Chekhov’s writing when adapting THE THREE SISTERS, how a writing exercise led to HOW TO TRANSCEND A HAPPY MARRIAGE, passing the torch to Philip Howze, turning MELANCHOLY PLAY into a musical, telling a metatheatrical story in STAGE KISS, and so much more. Don’t miss this wide-ranging conversation with a brilliant writer.
People in this episode
Guest: Sarah Ruhl
Topics covered
- playwriting
- theater
- interviews
- addiction
- gender studies
- metatheater
- creative process
Keywords
- Sarah Ruhl
- playwright
- theater
- EURYDICE
- LETTERS FROM MAX
- addiction
- gender
- metatheater
- creative writing
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Yale School of Drama
Books & works: EURYDICE, LETTERS FROM MAX, IN THE NEXT ROOM, BECKY NURSE OF SALEM, ORLANDO, PASSION PLAY, THE THREE SISTERS, HOW TO TRANSCEND A HAPPY MARRIAGE, MELANCHOLY PLAY, STAGE KISS
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