Daniel Rashid, author of Fenced, shares how he incorporates ritual and mindfulness into his creative life.

Jonathan Dorf is the founder of YouthPLAYS, and the author of such plays as Dear Chuck (one-act and full-length), Rumors of Polar Bears, The Locker Next 2 Mine and Harry's Hotter at Twilight. He works extensively with playwrights of all ages and is available worldwide as a guest artist.

Playwright Barbara Lindsay, author of An Actual Baby Person and An Old-Fashioned Christmas, answers questions about her career, playwriting and the theatre.

Matt Buchanan, author of Directing Kids, as well as An Avalanche of Murder, Alice on the Other Side, One Smart Pig, and many other plays, discusses ways (and reasons) to make production week less frantic and stressful.

Tina Howe has been quoted as saying that her characters are splinters of herself. Is this true for you and your characters? Where do your characters come from? YouthPLAYS authors respond.

Playwright Nina Mansfield, author of Erasing the Brain, answers questions about her career, playwriting, and the theatre.

Who is your theatre hero? Why? YouthPLAYS authors respond.

Playwright Tom Smith, author of ESL , What Comes Around…, A Christmas Carol, The Wild and Wacky Rhyming Stories of Miss Henrietta Humpledowning and Johnny and Sally Ann, answers questions about his career, playwriting, and the theatre.

How do we, as theatre artists, cultivate new audiences so theatre doesn’t die out in the next 100 years? YouthPLAYS authors respond.

Daniel Rashid, actor/writer and recent USC graduate, navigates life as a post-grad artist in Los Angeles. In this first installment of a blog series about life after college for young theatre artists, he talks about finding your voice.