On Craft

Our Chicago Dramatists playwrights and teachers discuss their craft and share inspiration and advice on a host of topics.  Columns originally appeared in the Chicago Dramatists newsletter and are edited here for general interest.

October 24, 2025
Dana Formby takes a detour through prose and discovers a stronger voice
October 24, 2025
Catherine Yu probes religious persecution in the time of Shakespeare
October 24, 2025
Dana Lynn Formby is back to shine a light on grief, structure and the onstage manifestation
October 24, 2025
Joe Janes on where to find humor and how to get it into your writing
October 24, 2025
Ruth Margraff on the writing of “Locket Arias”
October 24, 2025
Reginald Edmund shares the formula
October 24, 2025
Toccara Castleman and Stefan Brün share insights on plays that go “Pow!”