Episode 100! Thanks for supporting us on this journey. We would love to hear how this podcast may have helped you with your creative endeavors.
To celebrate this milestone, Rick Elice of Jersey Boys, Peter and the Star Catcher, Water for Elephants, The Addams Family, The Cher Show, and the upcoming Princess Bride Musical, was gracious enough sit in the Spotlight (TWICE) after a botched first recording. We owe this opportunity to Cameron Scott who put this entire thing into motion. Be sure to check our his episode as well.
In this discussion, Rick shares his journey to becoming a Tony-Award winning playwright, the origin of Jersey Boys, writing devices and exercises, working backwards, the need for great stories and compelling characters, and the gift of luck. We also delve into stage directions and the difference to Author's Notes, multipurpose props and set pieces, The Princess Bride and meeting William Goldman, organizing principles, the economy of storytelling, and the difference in stage versus film. We wrap up with memory plays and "reliable" narrators, theatre as a medium of metaphor, and the benefits of working on multiple projects.
It was an extreme honor to have Rick on the podcast. He is extremely humble and shares some amazing stories I know you will enjoy.
To watch the video format of this episode, visit - https://youtu.be/u2llPIM9sSY
Links to sites and resources mentioned in this episode -
Pepper's Ghost - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pepper's_ghost
Slade School - https://www.ucl.ac.uk/slade/
Samuel French (Concord Theatricals) - https://www.concordtheatricals.com/
Musical Theatre International - https://www.mtishows.com/
Theatrical Rights Worldwide - https://www.theatricalrights.com/
Websites and socials for James Elden, Punk Monkey Productions and Playwright's Spotlight
Punk Monkey Productions -
www.punkmonkeyproductions.com
PLAY Noir -
www.playnoir.com
PLAY Noir Anthology –
www.punkmonkeyproductions.com/contact.html
James Elden -
Twitter - @jameseldensauer
IG - @alakardrake
FB - fb.com/jameseldensauer
Punk Monkey Productions and PLAY Noir -
Twitter - @punkmonkeyprods
- @playnoirla
IG - @punkmonkeyprods
- @playnoir_la
FB - fb.com/playnoir
- fb.com/punkmonkeyproductions
Playwright's Spotlight -
Twitter - @wrightlightpod
IG - @playwrights_spotlight
Playwriting services through LACPFest - www.lacpfest.com
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