Libraries, Confidence, the Process of Revision, and Saving Your Darlings - Playwright's Spotlight with Olivia Sawatzki

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Olivia Sawatzki came by Playwright's Spotlight after the West Coast Premiere of her play Being Alive (& other big jokes) at the Raven Playhouse in North Hollywood.
We discuss seeing your work onstage, writing strategies, evolving as a playwright, being influenced and deconstructing playwrights' works, the process of revision, writing tricks and rituals as well as breaking habits. We also talk about confidence, finding motivation, character descriptions, detailed stage directions, and living an artists life. As an emerging playwright, Olivia has some wonderful information that any playwright at whatever stage in the career can benefit from. Enjoy!
Olivia Sawatzki is a Los Angeles-based playwright. Originally from Columbus, Ohio. She is an alumna of Ohio State University, where she graduated Magna Cum Laude with a BA in Theatre in 2020. She won the 2019 Gerald R. Black Prize for Recognition of Excellence in Playwriting. Her plays have been produced in Ohio and California and include Men of Might, LZRDGRL, Bleed Me Dry, and for sale, baby shoes. Most recently, her play Being Alive (& other big jokes) sold-out its West Coast Premiere run at in Los Angeles, CA, and she is a member of the Dramatists Guild.
To watch the video format of this episode, visit -
https://youtu.be/MEG5VRKejqQ
Links to resources mentioned in this episode -
Stuart Rogers & Theatre Tribe -
https://stuartrogersstudios.com/la-theatre/
New Play Exchange -
https://newplayexchange.org
Dramatists Guild -
https://www.dramatistsguild.com
Playwrights' Center -
https://new.pwcenter.org
NYCPlaywrights -
https://www.nycplaywrights.org
Website and Socials for Olivia Sawatzki -
IG - @olivsawa
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PLAY Noir -
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IG - @alakardrake
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