I May Think I Have

I Don't Think I've Ever Written Anything Even Remotely Naturalistic. The Closest Probably Would Be Seen As 'frankie And Johnny,' And That's Only 'cause They Eat A Sandwich And Make An Omelet In Act Two. But It's A Romantic Fairy Tale, And I'm Very Aware Of That. I Don't Think It Helps The Actors In My Plays To Lose Themselves In The Reality Of Talking To Another Person. A Good Mcnally Actor Always Knows He's In A Play With An Audience.

In Those Days, You Had To Like One Or The Other. You Couldn't Like Sutherland And Callas.

Technology Promises To Let Us Do Anything From Anywhere With Anyone. But It Also Drains Us As We Try To Do Everything Everywhere. In A Surprising Twist, Relentless Connection Leads To A New Solitude.

I'm Of The School 'write What You Know.' You Can Educate Yourself, But The Best Writing Usually Comes From The Heart.

Work With Good Directors. Without Them Your Play Is Doomed. At The Time Of My First Play, I Thought A Good Director Was Someone Who Liked My Play. I Was Rudely Awakened From That Fantasy When He Directed It As If He Loathed It. . . . Work With Good Actors. A Good Actor Hears The Way You (and No One Else) Write. A Good Actor Makes Rewrites Easy. A Good Actor Tells You Things About Your Play You Didn't Know.