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Advice on Advice, Plus my Own Two Cents by Chuck Mondry

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I have not updated since Jul 14, but my answer is the same: writing a play and working on my dissertation ;) Dec 19

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John Patrick Bray commented on Jacob Coakley's blog post 'Blog for Money'

Hi, Jacob, My name is John Patrick Bray. I am a PhD Candidate (All But Dissertation) in Theatre Studies at Louisiana State University (my dissertation deals with new play development within the larger production apparatus of American theatre), havi…

December 1

John Patrick Bray replied to Victoria's discussion 'Advice on Advice, Plus my Own Two Cents by Chuck Mondry'

I really enjoyed this post. When I'm stuck (or when my students are stuck), I tell them to write the crap they think they're going to write anyway. And if that doesn't work, I tell them (or me, but I'll try to keep it to my students for now) to set…

August 18

John Patrick Bray commented on Jacob Coakley's group 'Plays and Playwriting'

My play, HOUND, has been published by NEXT STAGE PRESS. It is a surreal take on The Hound of the Baskervilles, with Watson front and center as a man dealing with the death of his wife, the emergence of Holmes (from a presumably watery grave), and a…

August 18

writing a play and working on my dissertation. :)

July 14

is about to write a paper that ties into much of our discussion involving playwriting pedagogy.

December 5, 2009

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What's the last show you worked on?

Hound

What's your current project?

It's Scary, Y'all!

What theatres or schools have you attended?

SUNY New Paltz, BS
Actors Studio/ New School MFA
LSU, PhD Student

What's your job in theatre now?

Playwright/ Graduate Assistant

What do you aspire to?

Playwright/ Professor

What's your best advice to someone wanting to be in the theatre?

Do it.

Are you currently receiving Stage Directions magazine

No.

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At 10:44am on August 24, 2009, Carol androski Piersol said…: Thanks, John - I'd love to read your plays - let me know when you have something running in NYC or DC.
Carol

At 10:21am on August 24, 2009, John Patrick Bray said…: Hey, folks. I'm keeping my page open (not private). Feel free to contact me about any of my plays. I had a very productive season Off-Off Broadway - 3 full length productions, a one-act, and a full-length staged-reading. Two were commissions, one under a grant from the NEA. I also have a short about Lincoln and Robert E. Lee, which was commissioned in Louisiana. It was given a staged-reading featuring Louisiana Secretary of State Jay Dardenne. Two of my one-acts are published: www.therianttheatre.com.

As always, I'm looking to meet producers, artistic directors, and anyone else interested in new (or, at least, "new-ish") works ;)

Best,
JpB