How to be a Playwright with Martin Follose

Martin Follose is a playwright, drama teacher and director based out of Southern Oregon.  With 36 years of writing, Martin opens up about the journey of writing plays and musicals, and covers such topics as:

·         How to get published as a playwright

·         How to collaborate on writing a musical

·         What it is like to teach high school music and theater

·         What to do when a high school drama program’s budget gets cut

·         How it feels to see your plays get done at other theaters

·         What his writing process is like

·         Working with actors and others on your script

·         The rehearsal process when directing your own show 

·         Becoming a Board President of a community theatre

·         And so much more!

You can see Martin Follose’s repertory of plays and musicals available at his website: www.martinfollose.com

Martin has plays published at Pioneer, Heuer, Brooklyn and Eldridge publishing companies.  He also has a selection of plays and musicals not available for publishing that he will premiere at theaters.  You can contact Marty through his website for more information.  

Martin Follose is an educator who loves writing, music, directing and more.  He is currently the Board President of the Umpqua Actors Community Theatre in Roseburg, Oregon (www.uact-theatre.com)

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