If there ever was a time that demanded that we put our actions where our mouths were and do what we do best, this is it. Here’s a fine example of truly positive thinking.
The idea struck Molly Smith, Arena Stage’s artistic director, on a morning of the pandemic when she was reading the newspaper and reflecting on what a theater company might make when it can’t make theater:
NOTE FROM LB: For a couple of fine years, Bri Castellini (and her thoughts as communicated by her Bri’s Own World blog) was so popular that for all practical purposes it owned Fridays here at TVWriter™. Recently, a new job with more responsibilities – and at least one other personal bit of business – caused her blogging to slow down.
What was that personal business thing? Glad you asked, ‘cuz she’s here (at last) to tell us now.
It’s been a terrible week in a terrible year, but sometimes distractions can be a good thing, and today we believe we’ve come up with one that will rank with the best:
Doctors Assemble is a new episode made by fans of Doctor Who, co-starring not one or two or even three, but thirteen different Doctors, and you don’t have to feel guilty about watching and enjoying it because it’s legally licensed from the BBC.
Here’s how the folks at the Doctor Who: LOCKDOWN YouTube Channel put it:
A website devoted to coming up with Doctor Who Things to Do while we’re hunkered down to survive the current pandemic? Sounds just fine to us. Here’s what’s happening on that very website as of Week 5.
Welcome to Staying in the TARDIS. There’s amazing things out there in the universe, but life at home can be an adventure too. Here inside the TARDIS each week we’ll have fun challenges to do at home – activities such as recipes, printable colouring sheets and word searches from the vortex. There’ll even be some special treats too! Get exploring, it’s bigger on the inside after all…
Make Your Own TARDIS
TVWriter™ is right this very minute preparing a TVWriter™ University class on writing podcast fiction/audio fiction/radio-type drama. It will be taught by the esteemed Bob Tinsley, our go-to podcast fiction/audio fiction/radio-type drama/yada yada guy, and there will be more news about it as soon as all the details are worked out.
Until that glorious day arrives, however, here’s a very solid intro to, you know, the basics.
A comedy sketch presenting the basic concepts of writing for audio theater/ radio drama. By the award-winning audio dramatist, Roger Gregg of Crazy Dog Audio Theatre. In a special edition profiling his work,BBC Radio 4’s A World In Your Ear hailed Gregg as ‘one of a handful of truly great radio dramatists.’