riddle-of-the-model:

people who use tiktok are like “I hate theatre kids.” meanwhile their favorite sound on that app is from a musical

I like to explain to people that all the actors they love and admire and thirst over are literally just ascended “theatre kids” and watch their faces fall.

If you’re a dramatic (gay) arts person and the pandemic has ruined your potential for cinematic angst, consider doing what I’ve been doing since I was 16 and edgy and looking at The Unsent Project.

Theatre Kids

Motifs: Playbills, Performance shoes, Costumes, Lavalier microphones, Stage lights, Auditoriums, Scripts

Values: Dedication, Talent, Fiction, Acting, Recognition, Eccentricity, Community

Colors: Any

Theatre Academia

Motifs: Old buildings, Literature

Values: Cultural wisdom, Dramaturgy

Colors: Gold, Red, Black, Grey, White

The Great Comet Characters As Things That Have Happened During Rehearsal

Pierre: I hate my life

Mayra: you hate everything tho

Pierre: yeah but so do you

Mayra: f u c k

—–

Natasha: he’s cute.. oh he’s also cute… awww he’s cute too

Sonya: you worry me sometimes-

—–

Balaga: AAAAAAAHHHHHH

Anatole: *claps* Bravo!

—–

Dolokhov And Anatole: *holding hands and shimmying across the floor* we are shrimps we are shrimps we are shrimps we are shrimps-

—–

Mary: do you maybe wanna come to frozen yogurt with us? i mean its fine if you don’t but it would be cool because I like hanging out with you and uh-

Anatole: *drops bag* I WOULD LOVE NOTHING MORE THAN TO CONSUME FROZEN YOGURT WITH MY DEAR FRIEND (I have some headcanons where anatole and mary are friends and he boosts her confidence)

—–

Pierre: whats a word to describe dolokhov?

Anatole: gay

Helene: tired

Dolokhov: *on the floor* accurate

Pierre: I mean like.. ugh nevermind-

—–

Bolkonsky: I CANT FIND THE ANT LORD

Pierre: uhm what-

Bolkonsky: ravioli ravioli where is the ant lordioli

—–

Anatole: I wonder if I could get arrested if I do a cartwheel in home depot

Dolokhov: well I mean… it wouldn’t hurt to try-

Mayra: You two are a hazard to society

—–

Pierre: yeah so like he said he wanted to take me out

Sonya: and then what happened

Pierre: well then there was a gun to my head. And if Im being honest I thought he meant on a date but I liked this way better

—–

Dolokhov: I came here to eat sushi and wallow in self pity… and Im all out of sushi

—–

Pierre: do you have a bag

Anatole: *imitating pierre* the only bags I have are under my eyes and they’re specifically designed to carry the burden of my existence

Pierre: literally all you had to say was no-

Went bowling with 2 of my friends from theater

Me: The rebooted be more chill with Will Roland is basically Jared Kleinman: the musical

My friend who is obsessed with DEH:

writingguardian:

Yes!! Even you! 

Basically, a few months ago, I was approached and asked to write a script for a play somebody had an idea for, and wanted to direct. Had I ever written anything like this before? Nope. Anyway, ‘she.’ came to be - the story of a voiceless assault victim. The experience was incredible, we worked with such an exciting cast, and donated the money to the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre. But I took one thing away from it - writing a script is life changing. Here is why EVERY WRITER needs to write a play.

1. Writing exclusively dialogue is hard.

Are you one of those writers who can write enthralling, captivating descriptions, but every conversation is an identical flop? Writing a script will challenge you - all you have to work with is dialogue! And the odd ENTER STAGE RIGHT.

2. Your audience is entirely under your control.

A novel is a private thing. A novel is for you to read, curled up in your room, to react to alone. At your own pace, you can take the time to think about it as the story unfolds overtime. But when you’re writing a play, all the information is revealed to the audience at exactly the moment you want. You (hopefully!) have the audience’s entire attention - the pauses are as you want them to be, not for as long as somebody wants to put the book down. You give them exactly as much time to think about something as you want them to. The play doesn’t have to make it to the stage for this experience. It’s all about thing about how your story  processed.

3. You can experiment with things you just can’t do in a novel.

bUt yOu CaN dO whatever YoU WaNt iN yOuR NoVEl. Not as much as you can do on a stage! In terms of narrative, and plot development, and backstory - again, it doesn’t have to make it to a stage, it’s just about changing the way you think as a writer. In a play, you can put scenes wherever you think works, make everything a mess which suddenly dawns in the last scene. The world is yer erster!

4. You unlock a whole new world of tools to work with.

Lemme say it one more time - YOUR PLAY DOES NOT HAVE TO MAKE IT TO A STAGE FOR YOU TO LEARN FROM THESE  But you suddenly have several new ways to tell your story. Lighting! (COLD LIGHT floods the stage.) What a way to convey a mood! Stage directions! Parentheticals! Cuts and transitions!

5. Wait, so how am I meant to apply this to my novel?

How, exactly, are you meant to apply this to your beloved WIP? I don’t want to be a playwright, you say! I’m a novelist! Well, let me tell you, your dialogue will have improved. Massively. You’ll have a new, interesting mindset on writing stories. And maybe, someday, you’ll make it to Broadway..

-

I hope this was helpful! As always, if anyone has any writing related questions, feel free to message me, Aoife, @writingguardian

My next post will likely be some with actual play writing advice - so stay tuned! X

Yes!! Even you! 

Basically, a few months ago, I was approached and asked to write a script for a play somebody had an idea for, and wanted to direct. Had I ever written anything like this before? Nope. Anyway, ‘she.’ came to be - the story of a voiceless assault victim. The experience was incredible, we worked with such an exciting cast, and donated the money to the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre. But I took one thing away from it - writing a script is life changing. Here is why EVERY WRITER needs to write a play.

1. Writing exclusively dialogue is hard.

Are you one of those writers who can write enthralling, captivating descriptions, but every conversation is an identical flop? Writing a script will challenge you - all you have to work with is dialogue! And the odd ENTER STAGE RIGHT.

2. Your audience is entirely under your control.

A novel is a private thing. A novel is for you to read, curled up in your room, to react to alone. At your own pace, you can take the time to think about it as the story unfolds overtime. But when you’re writing a play, all the information is revealed to the audience at exactly the moment you want. You (hopefully!) have the audience’s entire attention - the pauses are as you want them to be, not for as long as somebody wants to put the book down. You give them exactly as much time to think about something as you want them to. The play doesn’t have to make it to the stage for this experience. It’s all about thing about how your story  processed.

3. You can experiment with things you just can’t do in a novel.

bUt yOu CaN dO whatever YoU WaNt iN yOuR NoVEl. Not as much as you can do on a stage! In terms of narrative, and plot development, and backstory - again, it doesn’t have to make it to a stage, it’s just about changing the way you think as a writer. In a play, you can put scenes wherever you think works, make everything a mess which suddenly dawns in the last scene. The world is yer erster!

4. You unlock a whole new world of tools to work with.

Lemme say it one more time - YOUR PLAY DOES NOT HAVE TO MAKE IT TO A STAGE FOR YOU TO LEARN FROM THESE  But you suddenly have several new ways to tell your story. Lighting! (COLD LIGHT floods the stage.) What a way to convey a mood! Stage directions! Parentheticals! Cuts and transitions!

5. Wait, so how am I meant to apply this to my novel?

How, exactly, are you meant to apply this to your beloved WIP? I don’t want to be a playwright, you say! I’m a novelist! Well, let me tell you, your dialogue will have improved. Massively. You’ll have a new, interesting mindset on writing stories. And maybe, someday, you’ll make it to Broadway..

-

I hope this was helpful! As always, if anyone has any writing related questions, feel free to message me, Aoife, @writingguardian

My next post will likely be some with actual play writing advice - so stay tuned! X