Hello, all! Sorry that I’ve been MIA, but I’m back!
Working on this script has been a wonderful experience. Honestly, when we were first getting started, I had a few reservations about what it would be like to work together on a piece like this. I’ve done a bit of playwriting before, but I’ve never collaborated on a script. Ever. I was nervous about my own ability to give and take on ideas and dialogue - would I become too married to my own work that I couldn’t allow the others to give input? Would my vision for the project become so strong in my head that I’d get a playwright’s version of tunnel vision? Of course, once I realized I was susceptible to this problem, I was worried my cohorts would be, as well. Yikes!
Thankfully, and knocking on cosmic wood, here, that hasn’t happened yet. We haven’t fought about ideas yet, or what should and shouldn’t go in the script. As it turns out, we’re making a really great team! I always look forwarded to devising with these folks. I get the sense that we’re pretty much on the same page regarding what we want to see happen, and lemme tell ya, that’s rare. Think about it: How often have you been put into a group of five for a project for English or Biology, and by the end of one week, you were ready to kill your partners? Or, perhaps, you were like me in school - once the other kids found out that you actually cared about your grades, AND you were smart, you got stuck doing all the work! I’m just so thankful that’s not happening. Shout out of love to my classmates!!
-Lauren
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