Episode 61 - Tylie Shider - On his new play “Labor”, & the hustle of navigating the industry


Episode 61 - Tylie Shider - On his new play “Labor”, & the hustle of navigating the industry


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Website: Tylie

Working on: Labor

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TyLie Shider is the recipient of the 2021-22 Liberty Live Commission at Premiere Stages, a 2020-21 Playwrights' Center Jerome Fellow, and an I Am Soul Playwright Resident at the National Black Theatre. His plays include Parable of the Backyard Roots (2019 Bay Area Playwrights Festival, Finalist), Bastard, Platform States of Mind and Talk. His work has been developed by The Kennedy Center, Liberation Theatre Company, Dixon Place, La MaMa, Frank Silvera Writers' Workshop, SPACE on Ryder Farm, Harlem 9, Homebase Theatre Collective, 3:5 Creative[s], Yendor Arts, The Classical Theatre of Harlem, Luna Stage, Joust Theatre co., New York New Works Theater Festival, and The Theater Project. Awards include: Drama Desk from Delaware State University, and The Theater Project's One-Act competition 2015 Best Play and Audience Favorite. Member: Dramatist Guild of America, 2018 Playwright in residence at the Liberation Theatre Company, 2019-20 Playwrights' Center Jerome Fellow, and the 2020-21 The Civilians R&D Group. He holds a BA in journalism from Delaware State University and an MFA in playwriting from New York University.

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Some Questions I Ask:

What draws you to writing? (2:00)

On the day he started to write. (2:32)

What about playwrighting specifically interests you? (3:04)

What's process of writing? Does it vary project to project or is it the same? (4:31)

What inspires you or most interests you currently? (5:54)

Where did inspiration for your new play "Labor" come from? (7:50)

What is "Labor" about? (9:45)

On working with actors with a new play. (12:27)

What distinguishes character voice on the page? How do you make them different on the page? (13:24)

What is process of a writer bringing their work to theaters & getting their work in front of producers? (16:59)

What advice do you have for aspiring writers? (18:26)

When you think of the word "creative" who comes to mind for you and why? (20:24)

How can people connect with you? (21:32)

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