Today I made my first real post-college purchase: a textbook. the book is called Decentered Playwrighting: Alternative Techniques for the Stage, with a foreword by David Henry Hwang. Within the first 20 pages I knew that I’ve been too pigeon-holed in my approach to playwriting, I’ve been holding on to rules that I don’t even fully understand yet, but that I definitely don’t respect. There was a reference in Hwang’s foreword that I particularly enjoyed, about letting inspiration take the wheel instead of trying to logic your way through things. That’s when the best writing happens.

So here’s where I end up when I give inspiration the reigns. This is Office Space, a 5-minute, 1 actor (technically) play. Hope you enjoy it.

—another quick note, I was inspired by the writing style in Sarah Kane’s 4.48 Psychosis, which I read last night, which is why the formatting is more liberal. I’m still figuring out my own style. More on that to come.