Coming together Quote by Romulus Linney

A play's an interpretation. It is not a report. And that is the beginning of its poetry because, in order to interpret, you have…

— Arthur Miller

The impulse to write the poem, that impulse is a great dramatic impulse. But hell, anybody could write a play. I do know this:…

— August Wilson

Plays are just all sort of playful asides, and there's a great deal of reference here to Greek mythology, plays, and dramas. The idea…

— Lauren Groff

Play: It is an an activity which proceeds within certain limits of time and space, in a visible order, according to rules freely accepted,…

— Johan Huizinga

Music is rhythm, and all theater is rhythm. It's about tempo and change and pulse, whether you're doing a verse play by Shakespeare or…

— Diane Paulus

If you think of dramaturgy in North America, which is so realistic and so literal sometimes, sometimes what theaters - especially dramaturgs - ask…

— Nilo Cruz

Performance poetry is not one genre. Some chant, sing and dance. Some stand rooted to the spot and stare. Some chat their way in…

— Michael Rosen

When the drama attains a characterization which makes the play a revelation of human conduct and a dialogue which characterizes yet pleases for itself,…

— Anonymous

By whatever means it is accomplished, the prime business of a play is to arouse the passions of its audience so that by the…

— Arthur Miller

I've learned that in the theater the story is everything. Every lyric, every line and every musical gesture has to propel the journey of…

— Trey Anastasio

I don't pay much attention to how the plays relate thematically to each other. I think that's very dangerous to do, because in the…

— Edward Albee

Writing for the theater is a whole different can of fish. The music now has the responsibility of so many things. The plot could…

— Frank Wildhorn