Harvey Brownstone Interviews Luke Yankee, Playwright, Author, “The Art of Writing for the Theatre: An Introduction to Script Analysis, Criticism and Playwriting”

Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Luke Yankee, Playwright, Author, “The Art of Writing for the Theatre: An Introduction to Script Analysis, Criticism and Playwriting” 

About Harvey's guest: 

Today’s special guest, Luke Yankee, is a highly accomplished playwright, director, producer and author, who last appeared on our show to discuss his wonderful memoir, “Just Outside the Spotlight:  Growing Up with Eileen Heckart”, which I’ve said before and I’ll say again, is the BEST celebrity memoir I’ve ever read.    

Our guest studied at the Juilliard School of Drama, NYU, Circle in the Square and Northwestern.  And he holds a Masters of Fine Arts degree in playwriting and screenwriting from the University of California Riverside.  He’s written many critically acclaimed plays that have been produced all over the country, including “A Place at Forest Lawn”, The Lavender Mafia”, “The Man Who Killed the Cure”, “The Last Lifeboat”, and my favourite, “Marilyn, Mom & Me”, which won the prestigious Stanley Award for Drama this year.   

Our guest has been the assistant director for SIX Broadway plays, and he’s directed and produced Off-Broadway AND at regional theatres throughout the country and abroad.  He served as the Producing Artistic Director of the Long Beach Civic Light Opera in California, AND the Struthers Library Theatre in Pennsylvania.   He’s also a highly sought-after guest director, and he teaches playwriting at California State Fullerton, and Chapman University.   

He’s here to discuss his brand new book, entitled “The Art of Writing for the Theatre: An Introduction to Script Analysis, Criticism and Playwriting.”  The book provides practical advice for aspiring playwrights and theatre critics.  In addition to the wealth of instructive material, the book contains fascinating pearls of wisdom from interviews the author conducted with 18 internationally acclaimed playwrights, lyricists, librettists and critics.  

The book is rapidly becoming required reading in university theatre courses, but as you’re about to find out, the book is of interest not only to those aspiring to write for the theatre, but to every theatre lover, because it provides illuminating insights into the creative process. 

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