Tag: theatre
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Playwriting Books Every Dramatist Should Have on their Bookshelf
Books on playwriting are a great way to hone your craft, learn the basics, and practice elements of dramatic writing. Most playwrights have their favorite tomes sitting on their bookshelf. There are also books for different stages of playwriting experience, whether you are just starting out or are an experienced writer looking to fine tune…
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Publicizing Your Play or Staged Reading: DIY Theatre Promotion Ideas
You’ve written a play and have decided to self-produce, either a full production or a staged reading. You’ve gathered a cast of actors and secured a date and venue. Now you need an audience. If you want an audience, you need to publicize. The good news is that in the digital age, you can do…
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Play Submissions Process: Where and How to Submit Your Work
One of the most common questions aspiring playwrights ask is where to submit their plays. How do you find play submission opportunities? Thankfully, many calls for scripts can easily be found on the internet. In the past, I would pore over the Dramatist Guild’s directory, highlighting each opportunity that might fit the play I was…
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How to Produce a Community Theatre Staged Reading on a Budget
Submitting a play and waiting for that elusive congratulations email from a theatre telling you that they want to perform your work is a long process. As playwrights, we’re used to getting more rejections than acceptances. A number of years ago, I got tired of waiting, so I decided to produce my own staged reading.…
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Stage Left to Premiere Mad Underground
Spokane, Washington’s Stage Left Theater will produce the world premiere of MAD UNDERGROUND, a comedy by playwright Sandra Hosking, in September 2026. The play follows a young boy Alick who is lost in the underground of an amusement park in 1963 where he meets a cast of strange characters including a washed-up old princess and…
Sandra Hosking | Author, Playwright, Poet, Photographer 