Besides thanking you overall for the entire session yesterday, I wanted in partcular to thank you for three things: 1) advising me to use a casting director to get actors attached to my musical Banjo Boy, which can give it traction; 2) forcing me to think more deeply about what one of my main characters wanted...you forced me to summarize what I had broken down into three parts; and 3) forcing me to move the desperation of my protagonist up closer to the beginning, in which my solution was to move his key "I Want" song up to the second song in the show, which creates just the force of propulsion I was seeking at that point in the show. I am going to scrub through the entire script to better apply your precepts. ~Randy Hobler

Thanks for a fabulous, infomative and very practical day. Clearly, TRU is making a significant contribution to to theatre community in New York. ~Richard MacDonald

I just wanted to thank you for all the tremendous information you gave on Saturday's seminar. I can't tell you how much I learned and how grateful I am to have had this opportunity. ~ Kathleen Kaan

Great workshop, full of significant realizations (like, I'm a lousy marketer), and delicious opportunities for growth. I have long resisted taking workshops, feeling they would consume my valuable writer's time, but I now see I badly need this input and exposure. ~Jean Hart

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TRU's Seminar for Playwrights provided a panel of brilliant theater experts who really listened to each participant and gave excellent recommendations to each. The specific topics were extremely helpful, conceived and presented. In one day at TRU's Playwriting Seminar you can learn what playwrights really need to know: deep insights into play structure and character, how to speak about your play, the specific costs of production, the varied theatrical opportunities throughout the country, how to make it more likely a play will be produced. I feel I benefited greatly from the experience and can most definitely recommend it! ~Janet Conrad

It was a helpful workshop and well run. Even though my work was a musical, the Practical Playwriting workshop was most helpful in guiding me towards a massive rewrite. I am finding the handouts most helpful, without them I would have lost my way and forgotten most of what I learned. Though I was aware I must keep the costs down, this workshop stressed the cost element enough to make me try to be more frugal in some areas. ~Arlene Corsano

After attending this TRU seminar, I feel more equipped to bullet-proof my manuscripts and keep my drama-dreams safe from unspeakable peril. Don't miss enrolling in this one. ~LindaAnn LoSchiavo

The seminar was well rounded and quite informative. I'd certainly recommend it. ~Steve Kunstler