Thompson Scribner Playwriting Blog

Hey everyone! I met with a good friend of mine to discuss my ideas for this play, and it got me excited enough to write another scene. After the conversation, I realized that my former title for this project (The Economics of Gender) didn’t fit my goals anymore, so I changed the title (again, tentatively)… Read more

I started a new playwrighting project today! I’ve given it the very tentative title of “The Economics of Gender,” and it’s an absurdist exploration of trans-gender identity, and the idea of killing off past and future versions of yourself in order to live authentically. I’m excited to see where this goes, because this is my… Read more

Here’s the second scene! I had fun writing this one, but I definitely felt like I was hitting a wall with the beginning sections. It can definitely be hard for me to get into the zone when I’m writing, and I often feel like the first few pages come off as a little more forced,… Read more